International workshop on Information structure of Austronesian languages

*This event has already been held.

Aims

This workshop brings together researchers with a more general theoretical background in information structure (IS) research and specialists on Austronesian languages with a more language-specific, genealogical-areal interest in information structure. We expect this combination of perspectives on Information Structure in Austronesian Languages will yield novel insights on and meaningful contributions to the understanding of both IS in general, and the structure of Austronesian languages. The below is the link to the further explanation of this project.

http://www.aa.tufs.ac.jp/en/projects/jrp/jrp194

Date/Time

13 December 2013 (Fri.) – 15 December 2013 (Sun.)

Venue

Room 303, 3F, ILCAA, TUFS

Speakers

• John BOWDEN (Jakarta Field Station, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary)
• Rik De BUSSER (National Chengchi University)
• Nancy HEDBERG (Simon Fraser University)
• Kazuya INAGAKI(ILCAA Joint Researcher, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University)
• Hiroaki KITANO(ILCAA Joint Researcher, Aichi University of Education
• Anja LATROUITE (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
• Yoshimi MIYAKE (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Akita University)
• Kunio NISHIYAMA (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Ibaraki University)
• Midori OSUMI (ILCAA Joint Researcher,Tokyo Woman’s Christian University)
• Michael Raymon M. PANGILINAN (ILCAA)
• Hiroko SATO (University of Hawai’i at Manoa)
• Stefan SCHNELL (La Trobe University)
• Asako SHIOHARA (ILCAA)
• Naomi TSUKIDA (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Aichi Prefectural University)
• Atsuko UTSUMI (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Meisei University)
• Yanti (Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia)
• Masahiko NOSE (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Shiga University)
• Antonia SORIENTE (University of Naples “L’Orientale”)
• Isabelle BRIL (LACITO-CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research))
• Daniel KAUFMAN (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Endangered Language Alliance)

Co-ordinators

Atsuko UTSUMI (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Meisei University)
Asako SHIOHARA (ILCAA)

Program

13th December

9:30–10:00
Registration

10:00–10:15
Opening Remarks

10:15–11:00
Nancy HEDBERG
General Issues
Applying the Givenness Hierarchy Framework: Methodological Issues
Abstract (68KB), Proceeding (234KB)

11:05–11:50
Isabelle BRIL
General Issues
Informational status and informational hierarchy in Natauran-Amis (Formosan)
Abstract (27KB), Proceeding (248KB)

11:50–12:00
Tea Break

12:00–12:45
Kunio NISHIYAMA
CMP (Lamaholot)
The syntax of information structures in Lamaholot
Abstract (57KB), Proceeding (57KB)

12:45–13:30
Lunch

13:30–14:15
Hiroko SATO
Oceanic languages
Definiteness and specificity in Kove
Abstract (34KB), Proceeding (238KB),

14:20–15:05
Stefan SCHNELL
Oceanic languages
Topicalisation and pronominalisation across genres: A usage-based approach to left-dislocation and pronominal resumption in Vera’a (North Vanuatu)
Abstract (21KB),

15:05–15:15
Tea Break

15:15–16:00
Midori OSUMI
Oceanic languages
Information Structure in Tinrin & Neku: topicalization, impersonal constructions, & passive
Abstract (62KB), Proceeding (310KB)

16:05–16:50
Masahiko NOSE
Papuan (Amele)
Information structure in Amele, Papua New Guinea
Abstract (15KB), Proceeding (371KB)

16:50–17:00
Tea Break

17:00–17:45
Yoshimi MIYAKE
WMP (Jawa)
The information structure of Javanese narratives of experiences
Abstract (16KB), Proceeding (147KB)

14th December

9:15–9:45
Registration / Tea and Coffee

9:45–10:30
Naomi TSUKIDA
Formosan
Topic and Focus in Seediq
Abstract (16KB), Proceeding (169KB)

10:35–11:20
Rik De BUSSER
Formosan
Information structure in Takivatan Bunun, with special attention to the role of ellipsis
Abstract (16KB), Proceeding (242KB)

11:20–11:30
Tea Break

11:30–12:15
Anja LATROUITE
WMP (Tagalog)
Information Structure and Grammaticalization in Tagalog
Abstract (52KB),

12:20–13:05
Hiroaki KITANO & Michael Raymon M. PANGILINAN
WMP (Kapampangan)
Motivations for PÁMANAKMUL AMÁNU ‘word swallowing’ in Kapampangan
Abstract (20KB), Proceeding (60KB)

13:05–13:50
Lunch

13:50–14:35
Atsuko UTSUMI
WMP (Sulawesi)
Newly introduced NPs, continuous topics, and contrastive topics in Bantik discourse
Abstract (19KB), Proceeding (220KB)

14:40–15:25
Yanti, Timothy MCKINNON, Peter COLE & Gabriella HERMON
WMP (Sumatra)
Marking Information Status in Tapus Minangkabau
Abstract (16KB),

15:25–15:35
Tea Break

15:35–16:20
John BOWDEN
WMP (Jakarta)
Towards an account of Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian information structure
Abstract (27KB),

16:25–17:10
Asako SHIOHARA
WMP (Sumbawa)
Information structure and information status of Sumbawa, Indonesia
Abstract (16KB),

17:30-19:30
RECEPTION

15th December

9:00-9:30
Registration / Tea and Coffee

9:30-10:15
Daniel KAUFMAN
General Issues
Clefting and question formation across Indonesia
Abstract (16KB),

10:20-11:05
Kazuya INAGAKI
Barito (Kalimantan)
Information structure in Kadorih
Abstract (89KB), Abstract (357KB)

11:05-11:15
Tea Break

11:15-12:00
Antonia SORIENTE
Kayan-Kenya (Kalimantan)
Informations structure devices in Punan Tubu’
Abstract (63KB)

12:00-13:00
Discussion / Closing Remarks

13:00-14:00
Lunch

14:00-18:00
Busienss meeting

Abstracts and Proceedings

Language

English

Jointly Organized by

Linguistic Dynamics Science Project (LingDy2)
ILCAA Joint Research Project “Cross-linguistic Perspective on the Information Structure of the Austronesian Languages” (Coordinator: Astuko UTSUMI(Meisei University))

Proceedings of the International Workshop on Information Structure of Austronesian Languages

ISBN: 987-4-86337-164-4
2014.4.10

Table of Contents

Applying the Givenness Hierarchy Framework: Methodological Issues
Nancy HEDBERG
pp.1-18

Referential status and informational hierarchy in Natauran-Amis (Formosan)
Isabelle BRIL
pp.19-35

Definiteness and specificity in Kove
Hiroko SATO
pp.37-45

Towards understanding information structure in Vera’a
Stefan SCHNELL
pp.47-89

Information Structure in Tinrin and Neku: topicalisation, impersonal constructions, passive
Midori OSUMI
pp.91-103

Information structure in Amele, Papua New Guinea
Masahiko NOSE
pp.105-112

The information structure of Javanese narratives
Yoshimi MIYAKE
pp.113-127

Topic and Focus in Seediq
Naomi TSUKIDA
pp.129-137

Information structure in Takivatan Bunun, topicality and the role of ellipsis
Rik De BUSSER
pp.139-158

Information Structure and Grammaticalization in Tagalog
Anja LATROUITE
pp.159-170

Motivations for PÁMANAKMUL AMÁNU ‘word swallowing’ in Kapampangan
Hiroaki KITANO & Michael Raymon M. PANGILINAN
pp.171-182

Newly Introduced NPs and given NPs in Bantik discourse
Atsuko UTSUMI
pp.183-192

Towards an account of information structure in Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian
John BOWDEN
pp.193-209

Information structure and information status in the Sumbawa language of Indonesia
Asako SHIOHARA
pp.211-228

Information structure in Kadorih
Kazuya INAGAKI
pp.229-244

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