http://illinois.edu/calendar/list/2952 Displays events sponsored or co-sponsored by the Modern Greek Studies program http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2952/28566117 Workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2952/28566117 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:00:00 CDT Program 11:00-11:15: Opening remarks 11.15am-12.15pm: Plenary speaker: Anastassia Loukina (PhD Oxford, 2008): ''Nature versus nurture in phonetic variation: what can we learn from Greek dialects?'' Lunch 1.00-1.30: Chilin Shih (UIUC): ''The effect of articulatory factors on Greek duration'' 1:30-2:00: Jason Merchant (Chicago): "Theoretical implications of non-locally conditioned stem allomorphy in Greek'' 2:00-2:30: Natalia Pavlou (Chicago): ''The connection between focus and exhaustivity: An investigation of the Cypriot Greek clefts in context'' 2:30-3:00: Anastasia Giannakidou (Chicago): ''What is the force of obligation in Greek? Coffee break 3:30-4:00: Brian Joseph (OSU): ''Ottoman-era Adrianoupolis Greek: Lessons for Greco-Turkish language contact, and for contact linguistics more generally'' 4:00-4:30: Nikos Vergis (UIUC): ''In-context interpretation of insults: The role of speaker''s emotional state'' 4:30-5:00: Marina Terkourafi (UIUC): '' ''I''m sorry that is that I''m eating like this'': a corpus analysis of a Greek interjection'' http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2952/28566322 Other http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2952/28566322 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:00:00 CDT 11:00-11:15: Opening remarks 11.15am-12.15pm: Plenary speaker: Anastassia Loukina (PhD Oxford, 2008): ''Nature versus nurture in phonetic variation: what can we learn from Greek dialects?'' Lunch 1.00-1.30: Chilin Shih (UIUC): ''The effect of articulatory factors on Greek duration'' 1:30-2:00: Jason Merchant (Chicago): "Theoretical implications of non-locally conditioned stem allomorphy in Greek'' 2:00-2:30: Natalia Pavlou (Chicago): ''The connection between focus and exhaustivity: An investigation of the Cypriot Greek clefts in context'' 2:30-3:00: Anastasia Giannakidou (Chicago): ''What is the force of obligation in Greek? Coffee break 3:30-4:00: Brian Joseph (OSU): ''Ottoman-era Adrianoupolis Greek: Lessons for Greco-Turkish language contact, and for contact linguistics more generally'' 4:00-4:30: Nikos Vergis (UIUC): ''In-context interpretation of insults: The role of speaker''s emotional state'' 4:30-5:00: Marina Terkourafi (UIUC): '' ''I''m sorry that is that I''m eating like this'': a corpus analysis of a Greek interjection'' http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2952/28567207 Lecture http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2952/28567207 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:00:00 CST Abstract: Why do Greek governments fail? The question, of course, is somewhat unfair: governments in Athens have achieved great national projects in key historical periods. But, governance in Greece suffers from seemingly endemic organizational problems - of contrasts between rigid rules, yet weak control and coordination; of clientelism, but poor commitment; of generous staffing, but low-skills and resources. Every student of the Greek Constitution learns of the near-unrestrained powers of the Prime Minister. And, if effective management of the government is to occur, then it must stem from the Prime Minister. But here I will argue that successive prime ministers have been 'Emperors without clothes'. The internal dysfunctionalities of government emanate from this weakness at the core. As a result, expectations for governments to deliver have been thwarted from major weaknesses of capability, quite aside from any doubts of political will. The constraints are those of a cultural mind-set as to the ways of conducting politics. The recent debt crisis now exposes these weaknesses and prompts a new debate on establishing more effective governance. This is likely to be crucial for Greece's role in Europe. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2952/28567208 Public Lecture http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2952/28567208 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:00:00 CST Abstract: Why do Greek governments fail? The question, of course, is somewhat unfair: governments in Athens have achieved great national projects in key historical periods. But, governance in Greece suffers from seemingly endemic organizational problems - of contrasts between rigid rules, yet weak control and coordination; of clientelism, but poor commitment; of generous staffing, but low-skills and resources. Every student of the Greek Constitution learns of the near-unrestrained powers of the Prime Minister. And, if effective management of the government is to occur, then it must stem from the Prime Minister. But here I will argue that successive prime ministers have been 'Emperors without clothes'. The internal dysfunctionalities of government emanate from this weakness at the core. As a result, expectations for governments to deliver have been thwarted from major weaknesses of capability, quite aside from any doubts of political will. The constraints are those of a cultural mind-set as to the ways of conducting politics. The recent debt crisis now exposes these weaknesses and prompts a new debate on establishing more effective governance. This is likely to be crucial for Greece's role in Europe.