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We have now completed 19 monthly online seminars that guide researchers through the process of compiling a sketch corpus and writing an acquisition sketch (see the recordings and slides below). Following on from that, we have started a new series of online seminars. The sessions of the new series will be recorded and available for one month, for those who are unable to attend the session in real time. Unlike the tutorial sessions, the sessions will not be permanently available. A link to view the presentation will be sent out via the Acquisition Sketch Google Group mailing list.

FUTURE SCHEDULE

Our new series focuses on sketches in progress. In each session, one or more people will present advances and issues from their ongoing sketches. This will give us all a chance to see other sketches in development and discuss questions.

Meetings will be held once per month, on the second Wednesday of the month. Each session will only be held once. We will alternate times each month - usually one month at Berlin 9 am and the next month at Berlin 5 pm.

Next meetings:

Weds May 13 at 5 pm Berlin time: "An in-progress look at the Berber Acquisition Sketch” presented by Abdellah Elouatiq

Weds June 10 at 9 am Berlin time: "An in-progress look at the Mongolian Acquisition Sketch” presented by Dorjderem Byambasuren

Weds July 8 at 5 pm Berlin time: "An in-progress look at the Batangas Tagalog Acquisition Sketch” presented by Eva Huber

Weds August 12 at 9 am Berlin time: "An in-progress look at the Bangla Acquisition Sketch” presented by Asifa Sultana and team

Weds September 9 at 5 pm Berlin time: "An in-progress look at the Maltese Acquisition Sketch” presented by Alexandra Vella and team

Weds October 14 at 9 am Berlin time: "An in-progress look at the Lhukonjo Acquisition Sketch” presented by Celestino Oriikiriza & Sigal Uziel-Karl

Let us know if you’d like to present your work - everyone is welcome!

Overview of our previous sketches-in-progress meetings:

MeetingDatePresenter(s)Language
1November 12, 2025Lucinda DavidsonMurrinhpatha
2December, 10, 2025Nino Tsintsadze, Tinatin Chincharauli, 
Tamara Kalkhitashvili, Teona Damenia
Georgian
3January 14, 2026Celeste EscobarGuarani
4March, 11, 2026Maria BardajiTotoli
5April 8, 2026Rowena GarciaManila Tagalog

Previous seminars:

Sketch Meeting 1 (May 17 2023): Introduction and Overview

Sketch Meeting 2 (July 19 2023): Corpus 1 - structural aspects

Sketch Meeting 3 (October 18 2023): Corpus 2 - practical aspects

Sketch Meeting 4 (December 13 2023): Ethical Considerations

Sketch Meeting 5 (March 6 2024): Data Processing 1

Sketch Meeting 6 (April 17 2024): Data Processing 2

Sketch Meeting 7 (May 8 2024): Archiving and Overview of Data

Sketch Meeting 8 (June 12 2024): Background Information

Sketch Meeting 9 (August 14 2024): Child-Directed Language - general issues

Sketch Meeting 10 (September 11 2024): Child Language - general issues

Sketch Meeting 11 (October 8/9 2024): Phonology and Prosody 1 - child-directed language

Sketch Meeting 12 (November 12/13 2024): Phonology and Prosody 2 - child language

Sketch Meeting 13 (December 11 2024): Lexicon and Semantics 1 - child-directed language

Sketch Meeting 14 (January 14/15 2025): Lexicon and Semantics 2 - child language

Sketch Meeting 15 (February 11/12 2025): Morphosyntax 1 - child-directed language

Sketch Meeting 16 (March 11/12 2025): Morphosyntax 2 - child language morphology

Sketch Meeting 17 (April 8/9 2025): Morphosyntax 3 - child language syntax

Sketch Meeting 18 (May 13/14 2025): Gestures - child-directed language and child language

Sketch Meeting 19 (June 10/11 2025): Community report