This past weekend, UIUC hosted the workshop Nominals and Nominalizations in Korean and Beyond. This conference took place in the LCLB and attracted over 40 registered attendees. This conference showcased research that addresses currently debated issues in the morphology, syntax, and semantics-pragmatics of nominals and nominalizations in Korean and other languages.
This workshop consisted of talks by the following 13 speakers, including UIUC faculty, students, and alumni:
- Karlos Arregi (University of Chicago)
- Masayoshi Shibatani (Rice University/Kobe University)
- Klaus-Uwe Panther (University of Hamburg)
- Linda Thornburg (Eötvös Loránd University)
- Kyumin Kim (Chungbuk National University)
- EunHee Lee (University at Buffalo)
- Nayoung Kwon (University of Oregon)
- Tania Ionin (UIUC)
- Jonathan MacDonald (UIUC)
- Sea Hee Choi (University of Washington, UIUC Alumnus)
- Chae Eun Lee (PhD Student at UIUC)
- Isela Silvera (PhD Student at UIUC)
- Joshua Dees (PhD Student at UIUC)
- Nikolas Webster (PhD Student at UC Santa Cruz)
More information about each of these speakers can be found on the workshop website.
After the two days of the conference, the speakers and attendees enjoyed a reception at the Illini Union on May 10th.
We extend our warmest thanks to the generous sponsors and funders:
Academy of Korean Studies
Department of Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of French and Italian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Program in Translation & Interpreting Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Second Language Acquisition & Teacher Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Global Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Last, but certainly not least, a huge thanks to everyone who made this conference possible. The organizing committee of Chongwon Park, Chae Eun Lee, Isela Silvera, and James Yoon helped ensure the workshop run smoothly.
Thank you to everyone involved in this workshop!
