DATE & TIME
Friday, December 1, 2017
5:45 p.m. – 7 p.m.
5:45 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Conferences & lectures
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Syntax, Morphology & Language
Analyzing Aboriginal Languages
SPEAKER(S)
Prof. Richard Compton, UQÀM
COST
This event is free
ORGANIZATION
The Linguistics Student Association
WHERE
Henry F. Hall Building
1455 De Maisonneuve W.
Room 527
WHEEL CHAIR ACCESSIBLE
Yes
Richard Compton is a professor in the Department of Linguistics at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM). He will present research focused on the nature of polysynthetic languages in the Inuit language, particularly in the dialects of Eastern Canadian Inuktitut. They include subjects such as lexical and functional categories, nominal incorporation, verbal agreement, linearization and word formation.