The 26th Workshop on Structure and Constituency of Languages of the Americas (WSCLA) took place April 28-30, 2023 at McGill. More than 60 people attended regular sessions Friday–Saturday, and students, teachers, and staff from the The Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center Kanien’kéha immersion program in Kahnawà:ke joined for the Friday afternoon special session, which focused on Haudenosaunee language and linguistics. Talks by McGill presenters included:
- Anne Bertrand (UBC), Terrance Gatchalian, Rose Underhill (UBC) – “A typology of roots in Ktunaxa”
- Seth Cable (UMass) & James Crippen – “Stative Marking in Tlingit: Evidence for the Complexity of States”
- Tehokwiráthe Cross (KOR), Terrance Gatchalian, Katya Morgunova, Willie Myers, Ro’nikonhkátste Norton (KOR) – “Lexical aspect and the stative present in Kanien’kéha”
- David Shanks – “Vowel length, epsilon, and schwa in Southern Tutchone (Dene)”
WSCLA was co-organized by James Crippen and Jessica Coon, together with a team of student organizers: Chase Boles, Terrance Gatchalian, Mateo Jimenez-Haham, Will Johnston, Bernardas Jurevicius, Katya Morgunova, Willie Myers, and David Shanks. It was supported by a SSHRC Connection Grant to James Crippen, as well as support from McGill’s Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative.
