FOS: Fwd: Carol Myers-Scotton and "Talking Black in America" Film Screening

[Suzanne Evans Wagner]

FOS,

MSU emerita Dr Myers-Scotton is giving a talk at University of Michigan
this Thursday. Her talk will be followed by a screening of *Talking Black
in America*. Details are below. It looks like a very worthwhile afternoon!

Suzanne

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From: Rachel Elizabeth Weissler <racheliw at umich.edu>
Date: Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 7:36 AM
Subject: Carol Myers-Scotton and "Talking Black in America" Film Screening
To: <so-con-di at umich.edu>


Hi All,

Two more events happening this week that I'd like to bring to your
attention -

*Thursday, October 26th at 4:00 in Lorch 265*

Carol Myers-Scotton will deliver at 4:00PM a lecture in Lorch 265.  The
title of the public lecture is: The abstract nature of morpheme types with
evidence from contact phenomena.


*The abstract nature of morpheme types with evidence from contact phenomena*


This presentation suggests that recognizing differences at the abstract
level in morpheme types offers some explanations for differences in their
distribution in language contact phenomena.  The level at which morpheme
types are elected may affect their distribution in surface level
constructions; that is, there is a contrast between morphemes that convey
more semantic/pragmatic information from those realizing hierarchical
structures.  Such differences may also lie behind the preferences for
selecting one language over another in some structures in some bilingual
data. I look especially at codeswitching, but also consider examples from
borrowing across languages and discuss briefly mixed languages and creole
development.  I will be referring to an Asymmetry Principle and the Matrix
Language Frame (MLF) model, but more to the 4-M model of morpheme
classification.  I will present several hypotheses that seem to explain
some surface distributions.

*Thursday, October 26th at 5:00-7:00pm in Lorch 140 (Askwith Auditorium)*

"Talking Black in America" film screening and panel discussion.

Talking Black in America follows the unique circumstances of the
descendants of American slaves and their incredible impact on American life
and language. Speech varieties from the African American community reflect
the imprint of African language systems, the influences of regional British
and Southern American dialects, and the creativity and resilience of people
living through oppression, segregation and the fight for equality. Filmed
across the United States, Talking Black in America is a startling
revelation of language as legacy, identity and triumph over adversity. With
Reverend Jeremiah Wright, DJ Nabs, Professor Griff, Quest M.C.O.D.Y.,
Dahlia the Poet, Nicky Sunshine and many others.

"Talking Black in America" film screening and discussion panel with
executive producer Walt Wolfram, Quest MCODY, who appears in the film, and
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in LSA Angela Dillard,
responding to the film and comments from the audience.


-- 
Be Well,
Rachel Elizabeth Weissler
Ph.D. Student in Linguistics
University of Michigan
-- 
Suzanne Evans Wagner
Associate Professor of Linguistics
B-401 Wells Hall
Department of Linguistics and Languages
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824

Tel: +1 (517) 355-9739
http://www.msu.edu/~wagnersu
sociolinguistics.linglang.msu.edu

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