Grammar of Mimetics
Date: 10 May 2013Time: 10:00 AM
Finishes: 11 May 2013Time: 5:00 PM
Venue: Brunei GalleryRoom: B104
Type of Event: Workshop
Mimetic or “sound-symbolic” words in Japanese (giongo/giseigo/gitaigo) constitute a significant lexical category. Due to the prominent non-arbitrary relationships between form and meaning, their sound symbolism has been extensively studied, especially from phonological and semantic perspectives. Mimetic words appear to exist as a grammatical sub-system in all languages, but their scope and productivity varies greatly. They play a central role in the grammar of Japanese, featuring very early in children’s language. The workshop aims to focus on these grammatical aspects, using Japanese as a model or starting-point for analyses of mimetics in other languages.
We aim to publish an edited volume in English of selected papers from the workshop.
The workshop organisers are Noriko Iwasaki (SOAS, University of London), Mika Kizu (SOAS, University of London) and Peter Sells (University of York).
Programme
| Day/Time | Description |
|---|---|
| Friday, 10 May 2013 | |
| 10:00 | Opening & Introductory Remarks |
| 10:10-10:40 | Overview: The Grammar of Mimetics Peter Sells (University of York) |
| 10:40-11:40 | Keynote 1
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| 11:40-12:00 | Break |
| 12:00-13:00 | Session 1: Grammar of Mimetic Adverbs
Adverbial Mimetics and Lexical Aspect |
| 13:00-14:10 | Lunch |
| 14:10-15:10 | Keynote 2
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| 15:20-16:50 | Session 2: Typological/Comparative Perspectives
Expressiveness in Mimetic Syntax: Quantitative evidence from Japanese and English Some Notes on Noun Formation by Derivation and Compounding of Mimetics in Japanese and Romanian |
| 17:00-18:00 | Drinks Reception |
| Saturday, 11 May 2013 | |
| 10:00-11:00 | Keynote 3Mimetics and Onomaopoeia as Japanese Root Infinitive Analogues |
| 11:10-12:10 | Session 3: L1 & L2 Acquisition of MimeticsIs There Any Similarity in the Use of Mimetics between L1 and L2 Japanese? Describing Motion Events in L2 Japanese: Rolling, flying up and crashing |
| 12:10-13:50 | Lunch |
| 13:50-15:20 | Session 4: Mimetics and TranslationThe Grammar of Mimetic Neologisms in Japanese Translations of Lewis Carroll’s Poem “Jabberwocky” The functions of Japanese Sound Symbolic Words in Different Types of Texts and their Translation Translating into Japanese Mimetics |
| 15:20-15:30 | Break |
| 15:30-16:20 | Discussion and Future Planning |
Registration
Registration is required of all participants. Online registration will close at noon, Thursday, 9 May 2013.
The registration fee includes attendance at the workshop, tea/coffee/water breaks and light lunch.
| Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Standard | £30 |
| Full-time students | £15 |
*Students must show a valid student ID card on the day.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Cancellations must be reported in writing to the Conference Manager. Cancellations must be received by 25 April 2013 in which case registration fees will be refunded, less a £10 processing fee. No refund will be given to cancellations received after 25 April 2013.
Organiser: Co-organized by SOAS Dept of Linguistics and Dept of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea
Contact email: centres@soas.ac.uk
Contact Tel: 020 7898 4892/3
Sponsor: The workshop is generously supported through a Meiji Jingu Research Grant, a Daiwa Foundation Small Grant, and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation
