May 16-18, 2023
Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
32nd Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (SEALS 2023)
The meeting will be done in hybrid format with two days on-site and one day with live online presentations.
Registration for SEALS 2023 @ CMU
Chiang Mai, Thailand
16-18 May 2023
Chiang Mai University (CMU) was founded in January 1964, under a Royal Charter granted by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. CMU is the first provincial university in Thailand, based on the government’s policy and the objectives of the northern people, as a center for academic and occupational knowledge in order to benefit the region and the country as a whole.
Learn MoreAll participants must register for the conference. There are different rates for online and on-site participation. All participants are responsible for any incurred transfer fee.
| Participants | USD | THB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onsite | General | 100 | 3,550 |
| Students | 75 | 2,650 | |
| Online | General | 75 | 2,650 |
| Students | 50 | 1,750 |
All participants must register for the conference. There are different rates for online and on-site participation. Please note the early-bird registration deadline. All participants are responsible for any incurred transfer fee. **Cannot be refunded**
Acceptable forms of payment include bank transfer and Paypal.
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Bank address : 239, Huay Kaew Road, Muang District Chiang Mai Thailand, 50200
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The local organizing committee consists of
Associate Dean for Research and Academic Excellence, Faculty of Humanities, CMU
Head of the Myanmar Center, CMU
Senior researcher, Faculty of Humanities, CMU
University of Sydney
SIL International & Payap University
PhD in linguistics from
La Trobe University (Australia)
Certain
tone changes are more common than others—e.g., low falling > mid falling is
observed in many more languages than mid falling > low falling (Yang & Xu 2019). These directionality trends
suggest that there may be (near) universal phonetic constraints at play in tone
change, but few studies have explored this possibility. Pittayaporn (2018)
accounts for the changes observed in Bangkok Thai tone during the 20th
century through biases in tone production and perception. In this talk, I
extend Pittayaporn’s phonetically-based model by examining ongoing tone change
in Lahu Na (Tibeto-Burman) and completed tone change in Standard Mandarin. In
both cases, there are striking parallels between synchronic tone variation and
diachronic tone change. Specifically, carryover effects and delay of f0 turning
points generate allotones that over time expand beyond their original phonetic
environment, thus engendering a tone change. Both carryover and delay result in
retiming of the tonal alignment, which suggests that gestural retiming is not
only an important mechanism underlying many common changes in segments, but
also in tones.
References
Pittayaporn, Pittayawat. 2018. Phonetic and systemic biases in tonal
contour changes in Bangkok Thai. In Haruo Kubozono & Mikio Giriko (eds.), Tonal
change and neutralization, vol. 27, 249–278. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
Yang, Cathryn & Yi Xu. 2019. Crosslinguistic trends in tone
change: A review of tone change studies in East and Southeast Asia. Diachronica 36(3). 417–459.
PhD from the University of California, Berkeley
In this talk, I
present an inventory of Proto-Kra-Dai (PKD) consonants and discuss their
reconstruction. I have previously established that PKD etyma are basically
disyllabic (Ostapirat 2018). Here I will focus on the reconstruction of the
first syllable consonants and their influence on the consonants of final
syllables. It is well-known that various Kra-Dai languages may have distinct
laryngeal features (e.g. aspirated, glottalized, breathy) accompanying the
reflexes of syllable onsets in monosyllabic words. These laryngeal features are
usually residual of early first syllable consonants and responsible for diverse
tonal splits in modern daughter languages. The nature of the
relationships between Kra-Dai and Chinese and between Kra-Dai and Austronesian are
also once again revealed by the exclusive layers of consonant series. Proto-Tai
voiced stops (e.g. *b-, *d-), for example, are mainly found in words relatable
to Chinese and cannot be traced back to any higher proto-levels. Proto-Tai
pre-glotalized or implosive stops (e.g. *ɓ-, *ɗ-), on the other hand, appear in
words distributed widely in various Kra-Dai branches and represent the
true PKD voiced stop series. These PKD voiced stops usually correspond to
Proto-Austronesian voiced stops in words relatable to Austronesian’s which
attested to the Austro-Tai configuration.
Keywords:
Kra-Dai, Reconstruction, Sino-Tai, Austro-Tai
References
Ostapirat, Weera. 2018. Reconstructing disyllabic
Kra-Dai. Keynote talk at 28th Southeast Asian Linguistics Conference, May
17-19, Wenzao University, Kaohsiung.
Chiang Mai is a city in mountainous northern Thailand. Founded in 1296, it was capital of the independent Lanna Kingdom until 1558.
Tha Phae Road begins at Nawarat Bridge and ends at Tha Phae Gate. The road boasts a vibrant cultural scene where ancient and modern architectures meet. Along the way are antique shops, handicraft boutiques, art galleries, and restaurants—most of which are situated in lovingly restored merchant houses and historical buildings. The road is, of course, filled with exciting and unique finds. Most Buddhist temples have the tall white chedi influenced by the Burmese architecture while such buildings as viharas and ordination halls are of typical Lanna style.
At 4 p.m. every Sunday, Tha Phae Road transforms into a busy but charming night market. Hundreds of stalls offer street food, souvenirs, textiles, paintings, handicrafts, and hill tribe products. It is surely a perfect venue where tourists and locals can practice bargaining for any purchases and appreciate live musical performances or special local events. Tourists can take a break and refresh themselves with fruit juice and foot massage.
Doi Pui is home to Hmong hilltribe villagers. Tourists can experience Hmong hilltribe life styles and enjoy a leisure walk. Be prepared to smell the aroma of noodles in the market. Shoppers would enjoy handmade bags and other souvenirs in the market. Their community’s garden displays flowers, pine trees, and a small waterfall. Sipping a cup of Hmong coffee while looking at the view of mountains can make your day. Doi Pui Hmong Village is 6 kilometers away from Wat Phra That Doi Suthep.
It takes about an hour to finish this two-kilometer nature trail. Along the trail, hikers may see vines, tree tunnels, small creaks and some birds. The trailhead starts from west of Chiang Mai University, near Chiang Mai zoo, and ends at Wat Pha Lat, a serene and gorgeous temple where water falls onto boulders. The hiking trail continues all the way to Phra That Doi Suthep Temple.
Located at the foot of Doi Suthep, next to Chiang Mai zoo, Huey Kaew Waterfall is the closest fall to the city. Water flows through this 10-meter high waterfall all year round. This is a popular place for local people to relax in a beautiful landscape. Travelling up for four kilometers, on the left side of the road, there is the second waterfall called Wang Bua Ban Waterfall. The city can be viewed at Pha Ngoep Cliff, next to the fall.
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