Language contact phenomena in multilingual first language acquisition: Bringing together theory and method
The final meeting of the DFG-funded scientific network “Language contact phenomena in multilingual first language acquisition” (LaCoLA) will take place at Leipzig University on October 24th and 25th, 2024. We will have a public workshop on October 24 and an internal meeting on October 25.
Public workshop on October 24
Venue: Leipzig University, Main Campus, Universitätsstraße 1, 04109 Leipzig,
Room 202
| Time | Name | Title |
| 9:30-10:00 | Antje Quick, Stefan Hartmann, Nikolas Koch (Leipzig, Düsseldorf, München) | Welcome |
| 10-10:30 | Anna Verschik, Piret Baird & Reili Argus (Tallinn University) | Contact phenomena in English-Estonian early bilingualism. Application of Triangle model to early English-Estonian code-switching data |
| 10:30-11:00 | Philipp Wasserscheidt (HU Berlin) | Code-mixing with Wolof as a case for usage-based theories of language contact |
| 11:00-11:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:45-12:15 | Dorota Gaskins (Kings College London) | Metaphor acquisition in bilingual children: the state of art and the ways forward |
| 12:15-12:45 | Elena Lieven (University of Manchester) | Surface features in the input can explain the acquisition of complex inflectional systems |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | Lunch | |
| 15:00-15:30 | Helen Engemann (Universität Mannheim) | Cross-linguistic priming of form-function mappings in younger and older heritage speakers |
| 15:30-16:00 | Marie Barking, Maria Mos & Ad Backus (Tilburg University) | Combining Cognition and Sociality – Insights from Dutch-German Language Contact |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:30-17:00 | Steffen Höder (CAU Kiel) | In a world of exemplars, do multilinguals need schemas? |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Paul Ibbotson (The Open University) | The effects of family, culture, and sex on linguistic development across 20 languages |
| 17:30-18:00 | Ad Backus (Tilburg University) | Implications of viewing language as a cultural tool for research on Contact, Acquisition, and Change |