26th Arabic Linguistics Symposium
March 1-3, 2012
Milbank Chapel, Teachers College, Columbia University
An open forum for scholars interested in the application of current linguistic theories and analysis to Arabic.
The Arabic Linguistics Society, Teachers College,and Adelphi University are pleased to announce the
26th Arabic Linguistics Symposium
March 1-3, 2012
Milbank Chapel, Teachers College
Columbia University
An open forum for scholars interested in the application of current linguistic theories and analysis to Arabic.
Registration & Fees
All attendees must pay for ALS Membership when registering for this event. The fee is $35, or $25 for students.
- Pre-Registration (Before January 27, 2012): $50 + ALS Membership Fee
- Regular Registration: $60 + ALS Membership Fee
Attendees can register online with a credit card, or download the Registration Form(PDF 565KB) and register by mail with a check or international money order. Please note: ALS Membership Fees must be paid via check or money order.
Travel Information
- Directions and Transportation (PDF 209KB)
- Area Hotels (PDF 197KB)
Program
Thursday, March 1, 2012 | |
| 8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks |
Phonology | |
| 9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | Saudi Arabic Speech Rhythm Download Abstract Ghazi Algethami -- University of York, UK |
| 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. | Does Secondary Stress Exist in Cairene Arabic? Download Abstract Rajaa Aquil -- Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | How Simplex Are Arabic Dialects? Download Abstract Samira Farwaneh -- University of Arizona |
| 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | Prosodic Focus Marking in Moroccan Arabic Download Abstract Sara Phillips-Bourass -- The Ohio State University |
| 11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | Prosodic Features of a Sana'ani Arabic Language Game Download Abstract Samantha Wray -- University of Arizona |
| 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Schizophrenic Paradigms! Evidence from Lebanese Arabic Phonology Download Abstract Youssef A. Haddad and Caroline Wiltshire -- University of Florida |
| 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m. | Keynote Address: "Is Phonological Opacity Real? Evidence from Arabic" |
| 2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | Coffee Break |
Semantics/Pragmatics | |
| 2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | Disjunction in Egyptian Arabic Download Abstract Lauren Winans -- UCLA |
| 3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Terms of Endearment and Anger in Levantine Arabic: Praying for and Against Someone Download Abstract Mohammad Mohammad -- University of Texas, Austin |
| 3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | "Chesting" Lists and "Necking" Religion: Deriving Verbs from Body Parts in Arabic Download Abstract Dana Abdulrahim -- University of Alberta |
Syntax | |
| 4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. | The Arabic Grammar of Count/Mass Download Abstract Abdelkader Fassi Fehri -- Linguistic Society of Morocco, Rabat |
| 4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m. | Coffee Break |
| 4:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m. | Keynote Address: "The Life Cycle of Language Change: Qaf in Jordan as a Case Study" |
| 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. | Dinner and Reception in honor of Dr. Mushira Eid |
Friday, March 2, 2012 | |
Syntax | |
| 9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | Prosodic Constituency and Locality in Levantine Arabic Long-Distance Negative Concord Download Abstract Frederick Hoyt -- University of New England |
| 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. | Position of the Subject and Negation in Sana'ani Download Abstract Abbas Benmamoun -- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Khaled Al-Asbahi -- Sana'a University, Yemen Mahmoud Abunasser -- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Splitting Neg: Sentential Negation Patterns in Cairene Egyptian Arabic Revisited Download Abstract Usama Soltan -- Middlebury College |
| 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | Multiple Agreement in Arabic: In with the Old and Out with the New Download Abstract Hamid Ouali -- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
| 11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | Restrictions on Pronoun Combinations and a Parallelis between Subject Agreement and Cliticization in Classical Arabic Download Abstract Martin Walkow -- University of Massachusetts |
| 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | The Construct State Revisited Download Abstract Murad Salem Sam -- Houston State University |
| 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m. | Keynote Address: Jamal Ouhalla -- University College, Dublin |
| 2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | Coffee Break |
Language Acquisition | |
| 2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | On the L1 Development of Final Consonant Clusters in Cairene Arabic Download Abstract Marwa Ragheb and Stuart Davis -- Indiana University |
| 3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Variation and the Reversal Acquisition of Linguistic Rules in Rural Syrian Child and Adolescent Language Download Abstract Rania Habib -- Syracuse University |
| 3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | Acquisition of Modern Standard Arabic by Speakers of Different Arabic Dialects: Resumption in Object Relative Clauses Download Abstract Sami Alresaini -- The University of York, UK |
| 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Keynote Address: "Arabic Computational Linguistics: Past, Present, and Future" |
| 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. | Open house at the Columbia Arabic Modeling (CaDiM) Group |
Saturday, March 3, 2012 | |
Sociolinguistics | |
| 9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | The Future in Arabic Varieties: a Diachronic and Synchronic Study Download Abstract Abbas Benmamon, Mahmoud Abunasser, Rania Al-Sabbagh, Abdelaadim Bidaoui & Dana Shalash -- University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign |
| 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. | The Diversity of Pre-Islamic Dialects and the Development Of Arabic Download Abstract Alexander Magidow -- University of Texas, Austin |
| 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Language Contact Influence on the Morphological Typology of the Arabic of Bukhara Download Abstract Kerith Miller -- University of Arizona |
| 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | Neurocognitive Modeling of the Two Language Varieties in Arabic Diglossia Download Abstract Reem Khamis-Dakwar & Karen Froud -- Adelphi University |
| 11:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | Being in the Middle: The Emerging Identity of Israeli Arab Youth Download Abstract Dana Shalash -- University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign |
| 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Language Attitude Among Native Arabic Speakers: The Case of the Moroccan, Egyptian and Levantine Dialects Download Abstract Emilie Durand-Zuniga -- University of Texas, Austin |
| 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m. | Love-Fear Relationship: Arab Attitudes Towards the Arabic Language Download Abstract Zeinab Ibrahim -- Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar |
Published Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012