ILCAAMalaysia

International Workshop
CURRENT ISSUES IN RESEARCH ON LANGUAGES IN BORNEO
AND MALAY LANGUAGE

PROGRAM
7 September 2015
Main Meeting Room
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage
Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Jointly organised by
Kadazandusun Chair, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS),
Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA)
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS)&SIL Malaysia

International Workshop
CURRENT ISSUES IN RESEARCH ON LANGUAGES IN BORNEO AND MALAY LANGUAGE
Jointly organised by
Kadazandusun Chair, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS),
Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA)
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS)&SIL Malaysia
7 September 2015 (Monday)
Main Meeting Room, Faculty of Humanities, Arts & Heritage, UMS
8.00 – 9.00

Registration

9.00 – 9.30

Opening
Welcoming remarks by Professor Dr. Jacqueline Pugh-Kitingan
Holder of the Kadazandusun Chair, UMS
Speech by Dr. Mark Miller, Academic Services, SIL Malaysia
Speech by Professor Dr. Ikuya Tokoro, ILCAA, TUFS
Speech by Professor Datuk Dr. Mohd. Harun Abdullah, Vice-Chancellor, UMS
Exchange of mementos

9.30 – 11.15

Session 1: Perspectives on Languages in Sabah
Chair: Professor Dato’ Dr. Hashim Awang
Professor of Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage, UMS

9:30 – 10.00

Review of Ethnologue Descriptions of Languages in Sabah—Preliminary Findings
Dr. Mark Miller, Academic Services, SIL Malaysia
Dr. Jeannet Stephen, Deputy Dean (Research & Innovation),Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning, UMS
Professor Dr. Jacqueline Pugh-Kitingan, Holder of the Kadazandusun Chair, UMS

10:00 – 10.30

Indigeneity, Language and Identity in Sabah—a perspective from the Rungus of SabahDr. Paul Porodong
Senior Lecturer, Sociology and Social Anthropology Program
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage, UMS

10.30 – 11.00

Is Sabah Malay a Real Language?
Dr. Jane Wong Kon Ling
Senior Lecturer, Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning, UMS

11.00 – 11.15

Discussion

11.15 – 11.30 Morning Tea
11.30 – 12.45 Session 2: Topics on Indigenous Languages of Borneo
Chair: Veronica Petrus Atin
Senior Lecturer, Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning, UMS
11:30 – 12:00 Speaker Oriented Particles in Kimaragang Dusun
Associate Professor Dr. Paul Kroeger
Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics (GIAL), Dallas, Texas, USA, and SIL International
12:00 – 12:30 Morfo-Sintaksis Bahasa BelaitDyg Siti Ifwah Fauzani Binti Awang Haji Chuchu,Head, Malay Language and Linguistics Program, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD)
12.30 – 12.45

Discussion

12.45 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 16.00 Session 3: (Voice in) Malay Varieties
Chair: Dr. Jane Wong Kon Ling
Senior Lecturer, Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning, UMS
14:00 – 14:30 Pasif Semu dalam Bahasa Melayu: Satu Penggolongan SemulaPg Mohamed Pg Damit
Senior Lecturer, Malay Language and Linguistics Program,
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UBD
14:30 – 15:00 Pelaku ayat pasif dalam bahasa Melayu Klasik
Hiroki Nomoto
Lecturer, Faculty of Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Foreign Studies, TUFS
15:00 – 15:30 Voice in "eventive" coordinate clauses in Standard Indonesian
Associate Professor Dr. Asako Shiohara
ILCAA, TUFS
15.30 – 16.00

Discussion

16:00 – 16:15 Closing
16.15 – 16.30 Refreshments

Secretariat, Faculty of Humanities, Arts & Heritage, UMS
Pn. Noorfazlilawaty Ghulamdin & Pn. Diana Salakup – Registration
Pn. Pauline Yong Pau Lin – Announcer
Pn. Noor Aidah Hj. Abdul Thani – Refreshments
Cik Victoria Edward – Mementos
En. Mohazam Hussien Mohamad – Photography
En. Faizul Azahar Bin Hj Abdul Rani – PA System
Acknowledgements
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
SIL Malaysia
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage, UMS
Centre for Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning, UMS
Corporate Relations Division, UMS