Tokyo, December 10-12, 1998
Expected Participants and a Tentative Program
SESSION 1: TONOGENESIS AROUND THE WORLD
James Matisoff (Southeast Asian languages)
Jean-Claude Riviere (New Caledonian languages)
TBA (New Guinean languages)
Wilfrid Haacke (Khoekhoe, Namibia)
Laurent Sagart (Chinese)
Discussion
SESSION 2: TONE vs. ACCENT: A TYPOLOGICAL STUDY
Matthew Chen (Chinese dialects)
Carlos Gussenhoven (Dutch dialects)
Zendou Uwano (Japanese dialects)
Larry Hyman (African languages)
Teruhiro Hayata (Asian languages)
Discussion
SESSION 3: DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES OF TONAL LANGUAGES
Didier Demolin (Sudanic languages)
Joseph Djongakodi (Tetela, Zaire)
Charles Kisseberth (Emakhuwa, Mozambique)
TBA (North American Languages)
TBA (South American languages)
Discussion