The upcoming first workshop of AAAL will be held at Humboldt University of Berlin from June 26-28, 2025
The theme of the first workshop is on Argument/oblique alternations and variation. This meeting sets the stage for the network from a typological perspective, as it provides an overview of the morphological, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic variation in argument/oblique alternations within applicative and lexical ditransitive constructions across the languages represented in the network. We especially focus on the interaction of available lexical and morphosyntactic alternatives in a given language. Based on the presented data, we identify cross-linguistic tendencies that will be further (jointly) examined at the second meeting of WP1 and prepare the questionnaire on argument/oblique alternations for a more systematic cross-linguistic investigation.
Our two invited speakers are:
Fernando Zúñiga (University of Bern)
Peter Arkadiev (University of Potsdam)
Programme:
Day 1: Thursday, June 26
| Time | Location: Unter den Linden 6, Room 2249a |
| 11:00-13:00 | Opening lunch (provided) |
| 13:00-14:00 | Introduction (Jens Hopperdietzel, Jozina Vander Klok, András Bárány) + 15min break |
| 14:00-15:00 | Invited Talk: Fernando Zúñiga "Oblique applicatives: Charting uncharted territory" |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30-16:15 | Aleksandra Belkind “Three restrictions on secundative alignment in Kazym Khanty” |
| 16:15-17:00 | Discussion/Summary led by AAAL Coordinators Q: What are your (own) goals for/with AAAL? |
| 19:00 | Restaurant (pay on your own) |
Day 2: Friday, June 27
| Time | Location: Dorotheenstr 24, 3.246 (Dekanatsraum) |
| 09:00-09:30 | Eva van Lier “Overview of several methods for cross-linguistic research” |
| 09:30-10:00 | Fernando Zúñiga “The applicative construction questionnaire” |
| 10:00-10:30 | Jozina Vander Klok “Overview of storyboards for cross-linguistic research” |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00-12:00 | Round Table - Start of discussion of AAAL Questionnaire |
| 12:00-14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-14:45 | Andrej Malchukov “Ambivalent voice and markedness effects in applicative formation” |
| 14:45-15:00 | Power coffee break |
| 15:00-16:00 | Invited Talk: Peter Arkadiev “Northwest Caucasian applicatives beyond the argument-adjunct division” |
| 18:30 | Koempul Restaurant (Indonesian) Lychener Str. 6, 10437 Berlin (pay on your own) |
Day 3: Saturday, June 28
| Time | Location: Dorotheenstr 24, 3.246 (Dekanatsraum) |
| 09:00-09:30 | Open coffee chat |
| 09:30-10:15 | Vanya Kapitonov “Data set on Australian languages” |
| 10:15-11:00 | Cristian Juarez “Applicative and Non-Applicative Use of Spatial Morphology in Mocoví and Beyond” |
| 11:00-11:30 | Jozina Vander Klok “Data set on Indonesian-type languages” |
| 11:30-12:30 | Coffee/Light lunch break (provided) |
| 12:30-13:30 | Round Table of talks, Steps for future collaboration |
| 13:30-14:00 | Coffee break |
| 14:00-15:00 | Discussion of data collection Working group on AAAL Questionnaire |
| 15:00-15:30 | Wrap-up by Organizers, Next Steps |