McGill Linguistics will be hosting a virtual mini Kirundi language workshop the afternoon of Thursday, April 14th 2022, from 3:00–4:30, showcasing research local on the Kirundi (Bantu) language. The schedule is below:
3:00–3:15 – welcome
3:15–3:30 – Katya Morgunova: The Kirundi augment
3:30–3:45 – David Shanks: Copying your neighbour: The Kirundi augment as total vowel assimilation
3:45–4:00 – Claire Henderson: Antipassives in Kirundi: What’s going –an?
4:00–4:15 – Willie Myers: How many arguments does it take to make a causative?: Variation in Kirundi causative argument structure
4:15–4:30 – Terrance Gatchalian: What’s in a copula (or what’s a copula in?): Non-verbal predication in Kirundi
Please contact Jessica Coon for Zoom registration info.
