African Linguistics Workshop

Event details

Following the 2026 Robert Le Page Lecture, the Department of Language and Linguistic Science will host a half-day African Linguistics Workshop on Friday 13 March 2026.

Organised by Dr Imke Driemel and Judith Ahlijah, the workshop brings together staff and postgraduate researchers to present current work on the semantics, sociolinguistics, conversation analysis and syntax of various African languages. Professor Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam), the 2026 Le Page speaker, will also be in attendance to engage with the research.

The event will take place in the Alcuin East Wing (AEW/106) and is open to all.

Programme

09:30

Welcome

Judith Ahlijah and Dr Imke Driemel

09:45 – 10:15

Investigating the meaning of logophoric pronouns: Elicitation techniques and challenges

Dr Imke Driemel (University of York)

10:15 – 10:45

A sociolinguistic study of phonological variation in Tongu and Anglo Ewe

Judith Ahlijah (University of York)

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 – 11:45

Ethnicity, conflict and language choice in rural development: The case of northern Ghana

Prof Paul Kerswill (University of York) and Dr Edward Salifu Mahama (University for Development Studies)

11:45 – 12:15

The Preface of Pain: A conversation-analytic study of interjections in medical consultations – The case of Setswana language

Malebogo Moji (University of York)

12:15 – 12:45

Determiner agreement in the Eegimaa noun phrase

Prof Dunstan Brown (University of York) and Dr Serge Sagna (University of Manchester)