Speaker:
Shobhana L. Chelliah (University of North Texas)

Abstract:
The predominant case marking pattern observed for Tibeto-Burman is non-obligatory morphological marking of A (transitive subject) and often the same marking of S (intransitive subject) under various pragmatic and discourse conditions which cast A or S as a contrastive topic or an otherwise foregrounded NP. This motivation for marking makes it difficult to characterize Tibeto-Burman case systems under existing case-marking typologies. Furthermore, when surveying recent descriptions of ergative languages (e.g. Gooniyandi (McGregor 2010), split-ergative languages (e.g. Hindi and Nepali (Butt& Poudel 2007)), nominative-accusative languages (e.g. Korean (Kwon& Zribi-Hertz 2008)), and active-stative languages (e.g. Northern Pomo (Deal& O’Connor 2010), we see A /S marking curiously parallel in distribution to that found in Tibeto-Burman. In each instance, pragmatics or discourse structure determines the distribution of A/S marking. It has been argued that case systems with pragmatic or discourse motivated marking have evolved from one of the known case-marking types due to language contact or obsolescence. Given the cross-linguistic tendency for A/S case marking to develop contrastive topic readings even with robust languages that have undergone little contact, it would appear that some other factor is at work. I will argue that these atypical case systems have developed through a general process of language change by which certain grammatical categories increasingly reflect speaker perspective.

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Speaker:
Juan-Luis Arsuaga, Centro de Evolución y Comportamiento Humanos (UCM-ISCIII), Madrid, Spain

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Speaker:
Christine Jourdan (Concordia University, Montreal)

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Speaker:
Richard Wrangham, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University

Abstract:

• 13:00 Richard Wrangham: Adaptive and evolutionary significance of the control of fire
• 14:30 Discussion and (soft) drinks just outside the lecture hall

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Speaker:
Dr. Eimear Kenny, Dept. of Genetics, Stanford University

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Anett Pechstein, +49 341 3550-504

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Speaker:
Sarah Marshall-Pescini, Università di Milano

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Speaker:
Amir Kapetanovi&#263; (Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics, Zagreb & MPI-EVA)

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Claudia Büchel
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Interaktive Stationen, Vorträge und Filmvorführungen

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Sandra Jacob, 0341 3550-122

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Abstract:

14:00 Amanda Henry:
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14:45 Martin Surbeck:
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Speaker:
Dorthe Berntsen, Aarhus University, Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Denmark

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Speaker:
Carel van Schaik, Anthropological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich

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• 14:00 Carel van Schaik: Title to be announced
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Contact:
ALT 10 Organizing Committee
Department of Linguistics
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
Germany

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