Inaugural NARNiHS Conference

Conference Program

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Friday – 21 July 2017 Jacobs Science Building, Room 321

Opening Keynote Presentation (7:00-8:30 pm)
7:00-8:30	The Present and Future of Historical Sociolinguistics Stephan Elspaß (Universität Salzburg) [ abstract \| slides ]
Social gathering immediately following the Keynote Presentation. [weather permitting, at Michler's Kentucky Native Café: https://www.michlers.com/pages/cafe]

Saturday – 22 July 2017 Jacobs Science Building, Room 321
Arrival/Registration (9:00-9:30 am)
Presentation Session #1 (9:30-10:30 am)
9:30-10:00	Reconstructing historical sociolinguistic conditions from loanwords: The case of ERIC loans in the Balkans Brian D. Joseph, The Ohio State University [ abstract \| slides ]
10:00-10:30	Dialect contact and change in an Arabic morpheme: Examining Jordanian and Palestinian dialects Uri Horesh and Enam Al-Wer, both University of Essex [ abstract \| slides ]
Coffee and Networking Break (10:30-11:00 am)
Presentation Session #2 (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
11:00-11:30	Generational differences in Voice Onset Time and Final Obstruent Neutralization in Wisconsin German and English, 1863-2013 Samantha Litty, University of Wisconsin-Madison [ abstract ]
11:30-12:00	A failed attempt of standardization in the third-person clitic pronoun system in Spanish Fernando Tejedo-Herrero, University of Wisconsin-Madison [ abstract ]
Networking Lunch (12:00-2:00 pm)
A private dining area ideal for networking is reserved for conference presenters and attendees to continue the conversations at the Fresh Food Company @ The 90. Multiple food stations are available for a reasonable price for those who wish to buy their lunch there.
Presentation Session #3 (2:00-3:00 pm)
2:00-2:30	Regional Variation of Verbal -s in Earlier African American English Nandi Sims, The Ohio State University [ abstract ]
2:30-3:00	Documenting 'Earlier' American English Michael Montgomery, University of South Carolina [ abstract ]
Coffee and Networking Break (3:00-3:30 pm)
Hands-on Workshop (3:30-6:00 pm) — Jacobs Science Building, Room 221
3:30-6:00	A Historical Sociolinguist's Digital Tools "Starter Kit" Kelly E. Wright, University of Kentucky [ abstract \| slides ]
Possibility for impromptu organization of evening meal together.

Sunday – 23 July 2017 Jacobs Science Building, Room 321
Arrival/Registration (9:00-9:30 am)
Presentation Session #4 (9:30-10:30 am)
9:30-10:00	The History of Folk Linguistics and Historical Folk Linguistics Dennis R. Preston, Oklahoma State University & Michigan State University Emeritus [ abstract \| slides ]
10:00-10:30	Historical sociolinguistics and language shift: On verticalization Joseph Salmons, University of Wisconsin-Madison [ abstract \| slides ]
Coffee and Networking Break (10:30-11:00 am)
Presentation Session #5 (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
11:00-11:30	The Relevance of Social and Cultural Histories in Understanding Heritage Language Shift Joshua R. Brown, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire [ abstract \| slides ]
11:30-12:00	Verticalization and Language Shift Among the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Benjamin E. Frey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of American Studies [ abstract \| slides ]
Networking Lunch (12:00-2:00 pm)
A private dining area ideal for networking is reserved for conference presenters and attendees to continue the conversations at the Fresh Food Company @ The 90. Multiple food stations are available for a reasonable price for those who wish to buy their lunch there.
Presentation Session #6 (2:00-3:00 pm)
2:00-2:30	Historical Sociolinguistic Studies of North American Indian Sign Language Jeffrey E. Davis, The University of Tennessee [ abstract \| slides \| handout ]
2:30-3:00	The rise of the 19th century English progressive: variation between individual verbs Alina Ladygina and Igor Yanovich, both University of Tübingen, The DFG Center for Advanced Studies "Words, Bones, Genes, Tools" [ abstract ]
Coffee and Networking Break (3:00-4:00 pm)
Poster/Software Session (4:00-6:00 pm) — Jacobs Science Building, Room 221
4:00-6:00	Athenians talk like this, but Thessalians talk like this: What the Attic plays tell us about the sociolinguistics of Classical Greek discourse Phillip Barnett and Taha Husain, both University of Kentucky [ abstract \| poster ]
4:00-6:00	The Haks Language Modeling System: Examples from Buddhist Texts in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese Christopher Handy and Michael Litchard, both Independent Scholars [ abstract \| slides ]
4:00-6:00	Additional poster participants from the LSA 2017 Linguistic Institute general poster session (Corpus Linguistics, Dialectology, Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics).
Possibility for impromptu organization of evening meal together.