Possession and Ownership - The Tenth International Workshop
Possession and Ownership
The Tenth International Workshop
Organised by Professors Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and R. M. W. Dixon (Language and Culture Research Group) and supported by The Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences and The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Cairns and also by The Australian Academy of the Humanities.
27 September - 2 October 2010
Auditors are welcome, at no fee but must RSVP to Elena.Rhind@jcu.edu.au. A hard copy of the Position Paper can be supplied on request.
Monday, 27 September in building E2, room 113/113a
MORNING SESSION. Chair: R. M. W. Dixon
9.00 Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (JCU) 'Possession and ownership: a cross-linguistic perspective'
10.30 Coffee
11.00 Anne Storch (University of Cologne) 'Possession in Jukun (Benue-Congo family)'
12.30 Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSION Chair: Anne Schwarz
2.00 Felix Ameka (University of Leiden) 'Possession in Likpe (Kwa family)'
3.30 Coffee
4.00 Mark Post (JCU) 'Possession in Galo (Tibeto-Burman)'
5.30 Finish
Tuesday, 28 September in building E2, room 113/113a
MORNING SESSION. Chair: Mark Post
9.00 Isabelle Bril (CNRS, Paris) 'Possession and ownership in Nêlêmwa (Oceanic branch of Austronesian)'
10.30 Coffee
11.00 Gloria Gravelle (Free University, Amsterdam) 'Possession in Moskona (Papuan region)'
12.30 Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSION Chair: Henry Chang
2.00 Yongxian Luo (University of Melbourne) 'Possession in Chinese, with notes on Zhuang (Tai family)'
3.30 Coffee
4.00 Tianqiao (Mike) Lu (JCU) 'Possession in Maonan (Tai-Kadai)'
5.30 Finish pto
Wednesday 29 September — free day
Thursday 30 September in Library, Room B1.031
MORNING SESSION. Chair: Tianqiao (Mike) Lu
9.00 Lev Michael (University of California, Berkeley) 'Possession in Nanti (Arawak family)'
10.30 Coffee
11.00 Anne Schwarz (JCU) 'Possession in Buli (Gur family)'
12.30 Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSION Chair: Ton Otto
2.00 Rosita Henry (JCU) 'Being and belonging: exchange relations and land ownership in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea'
3.30 Coffee
4.00 Michael Wood (JCU) 'Possessing the wind: Kamula property interests in the new carbon economy'
5.30 Finish
Friday 1 October in building E2, room 113/113a
MORNING SESSION. Chair: R. M. W. Dixon
9.00 Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (JCU) 'Possession and Ownership in Manambu (Ndu family, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea)'
10.30 Coffee
11.00 Professor Sandra Harding, Vice-Chancellor and President of James Cook University will welcome participants and launch Alexandra Aikhenvald's new book Imperatives and Commands (Oxford University Press).
11.10 Zygmunt Frajzyngier (University of Colorado at Boulder) 'Possession in Wandala (Chadic subgroup of Afro-asiatic)'
12.40 Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSION Chair: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
2.00 Alan Dench (University of Western Australia) 'Possession and ownership in Martuthunira (Australian)'
3.30 Coffee
4.00 Group discussion
5.00 Finish
Saturday 2 October in building E2, room 113/113a
NOTE: 9.30 start
Chair: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
9.30 R. M. W. Dixon (JCU) 'What can we conclude?'
11.00 Coffee
11.30 Group discussion and publication plans
1.00 Finish
Elena Rhind
Administrative Officer
The Cairns Institute
James Cook University CAIRNS QLD 4870
Location: Building A4, Room 244
Phone: [07] 4042 1887
Fax: [07] 4042 1880
www.jcu.edu.au/cairnsinstitute
Posted at 09:59AM Sep 20, 2010 in News |
