Time: Friday, April 25 at 2:15–3:45 pm EEST, followed by a drinks reception
Venue: Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, Fabianinkatu 24 A, Common Room and online
Atlantic languages, a small and heterogenous group of Niger-Congo languages, are not well known outside specialist circles. This volume presents the first ever overview of Atlantic languages from historical-linguistic, typological, descriptive and sociolinguistic perspectives, contributing to uncovering the range of the world’s linguistic diversity. The launch event highlights central properties of these languages and their complex sociolinguistic environment, and includes the chance to win a copy of the book.
Programme
14:15: Quiz: Test your knowledge of Atlantic languages and win a copy of the book (for in-person participants only)
14:30: What you always wanted to know about Atlantic languages but were afraid to ask (Friederike Lüpke, University of Helsinki)
14:45: Liquid salts and roundish birds: noun class semantics in Atlantic languages unravelled (Alexander Cobbinah, University of São Paulo)
15:15: Stay classy: Theories of grammatical number meet Atlantic noun class systems (Silva Nurmio, University of Helsinki)
Registration
If you wish to participate online, please register by completing the form below by April 24:
Registration for online participants.
Registered online participants will receive the Zoom link via email on the day of the event.