WAIL25 (2023)
All events are taking place in the McCune Conference Room (HSSB 6020) unless stated otherwise
All times listed are in Pacific Standard Time
Day 1
April 14, 2023
Conference Breakfast 9:00 - 9:30 AM
9:30 - 9:40
Conference Begins
Attendees asked to take their seats
9:40 - 10:00
Chumash blessing and prayer for the opening of WAIL
Chumash Representative(s)
Session 1, Phonetics and Phonology: 10:00 - 11:30 AM
10:00 - 10:30
Martin Renard (University of Toronto)
10:30 - 11:00
Lily Xu (UC: Los Angeles)
Phonological and morphological conditioning of syncope in Cantel K’iche’
11:00 - 11:30
Jonathan A. Geary (Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians)
Nisenan Coyote speech: Implications for document-based language revitalization
Break: 11:30 - 11:45
Session 2, Information Structure: 11:45 - 12:45 PM
11:45 - 12:15
Lauren Schneider (Simon Fraser University) and Donna B. Gerdts (Simon Fraser University)
Letting the information flow: Vs and NPs in Hul’q’umi’num’ oral paragraphs
12:15 - 12:45
Zachary O'Hagan (UC: Berkeley)
A Framework for the Study of Focus: A View from Caquinte (Arawak; Peru)
Break for Lunch 12:45 - 2:00
Session 3, Yuman Special Session: 2:00 - 3:30 PM
2:00 - 2:30
John W. W. Powell (University of Arizona)
The Insertion and Allomorphy of Pluractionals in Piipaash (Yuman)
2:30 - 3:00
Luis Barragan, Christina Lopez, Isabella Dockerty, Sierra Ward, Ron Carlos, Kelly Washington (O’odham Piipaash Language Program); Saki Gejo; and Tyler Peterson (Arizona State University)
25 Years of WAIL Retrospective: 3:30 - 4:00 PM
A Reflection on 25 Years of WAIL
Paul Barthmaier & Marianne Mithun (UC Santa Barbara)
Break: 4:00 - 4:30
Session 4, Morphology: 4:30 - 6:00 PM
5:30 - 6:00
Jorge Emilio Rosés Labrada (University of Alberta)
7:00 - 10:00
38 West Victoria (at Chapala) Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Day 2
April 15, 2023
Pre-Conference Breakfast & Socializing: 8:30 - 9:20
9:20
Conference Resumes
Attendees asked to take their seats
Session 5, Syntax: 9:30 - 11:00 PM
9:30 - 10:00
Gregory Antono (University of Toronto), Francisco França Miguel, and Isabella Coutinho Costa (Universidade Estadual de Roraima)
10:00 - 10:30
Antonio Victoria Sebastian (CIESAS)
10:30 - 11:00
Wendy Liz Arbey López Márquez (UC: Berkeley)
11:00 - 11:30
Melvatha R. Chee (University of New Mexico)
Development of the Navajo Verb: Moving from Stems to Prefixes
Break for Lunch: 11:30 - 1:00
1:00 - 2:00
Keynote Address
Contextualizing language documentation and revitalization in the contexts of human rights
Gabriela Pérez Báez (University of Oregon)
Break: 2:00 - 2:30
Session 6, Language Change, Documentation, & Revitalization: 2:30 - 4:00
3:00 - 3:30
Nicolas Tedeschi (UC: San Diego)
Frames of reference in San Juan Piñas Mixtec: a methodology for remote elicitation
3:30 - 4:00
Skye J. Anderson & Jonathan A. Geary (Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians)
Break: 4:00 - 4:30
Session 6, Language Acquisition & Revitalization: 4:30-6:00
4:30 - 5:00
Salustia Ávila (1, 5), Javier Garcia (2, 5), Abigail Hernández (2, 5), José Mendoza (2, 5), Jeremías Salazar (2, 3, 5), Nayra Guzmán Pacheco (4, 5), Guillem Belmar (3, 5), y Eric W. Campbell (3, 5)
Glosario Indígena: Justicia lingüística y documentación para proveer el apoyo para un cambio
(1) Multilingual and Migrant Education Programs at Santa Maria High School District
(2) Mixteco Indígena Community Organizing Project
(3) UC: Santa Barbara
(4) Language Justice Consultant(5) Justicia Social de Intérpretes de Lenguas Originarias
5:00 - 5:30
Ingrid Sub Cuc (UC: Davis), Magda Sotz, and Stephen Eyman (UC: Davis)
5:30 - 6:00
Tamera Yazzie (Univeristy of New Mexico) and Melvatha R. Chee (University of New Mexico)
Conference Conclusion: 6:00 - 6:15