John McWhorter - Affixless in Flores: Why Flores Is a Puzzle and What to Do About It
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- H.J. Patterson Hall
On February 27, John McWhorter joins us from Columbia University, with a talk titled "Affixless in Flores: Why Flores is a Puzzle and What to Do About It." The talk, for a language science audience, argues that "some unusual languages on the island of Flores which are useful in a lesson that languages do not have a tendency to simplify, and that when they do, it is a sign of extensive use of the language as a second or third one by adults."
No registration required.
Location
H.J. Patterson Hall
Room 2114/2118 (They are the same room, but we are removing the divider to make them one)
