Copius: Winterschool 2020

The 8th Winter School of Finno-Ugric Studies under the aegis of the COPIUS project will be held at the Eötvös Loránd University Budapest.

Date: 27th January 2020 - 1st February 2020.
Venue: Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Humanities – 1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 4. Building R, lecture room 423 (campus map)

The Winter School offers the following courses:

Komi-Permyak language (beginners’ course) (Nikolett F. Gulyás)
WS I: Linguistic typology and Finno-Ugric languages (Erika Asztalos, Nikolett F. Gulyás, and Laura Horváth)
WS II: Linguistic contacts between Uralic and Turkic (András Czentnár)
Guest lecture I: Typology to the rescue (Ksenia Shagal)
Guest lecture II: Identity and archeology - and related questions (Bence Gulyás)

Preliminary program:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
9:00- 10:30	Opening Komi- Permyak	Komi- Permyak	Komi- Permyak	Komi- Permyak	Komi- Permyak	Colloquium
10:30- 11:00	Coffee break
11:00- 12:30	Komi- Permyak	Komi- Permyak	Komi- Permyak	Komi- Permyak	Komi- Permyak	Colloquium, Closing
12:30- 14:00	Lunch break
14:00- 15:30	WS I	WS I	WS I	WS II	WS II	Guided city tour (optional)
15:30- 16:00	Coffee break
16:00- 17:30	WS I	Guest lecture I	WS II	Guest lecture II	WS I
			Dinner (19:00-22:00)		Ugri-Mugri evening (18:30-24:00)

WS I
Erika Asztalos, Nikolett F. Gulyás, Laura Horváth (Eötvös Loránd University): Linguistic typology and Finno-Ugric languages
Linguistic typology as a framework of language comparison has been incorporated into the study of Uralic languages in recent decades, but still there remain numerous Uralic languages and even more linguistic phenomena that have not been the subject of systematic research from the viewpoint of linguistic typology. In the first part of the workshop we will provide a general introduction to the field of linguistic typology including basic terms and methodological questions. The second part of the course will consist of case studies from different Uralic languages about various linguistic topics, including word order, aspect, and valence-changing operations.

WS II
András Czentnár (Eötvös Loránd University): Linguistic contacts between Uralic and Turkic
One of the major language families the Uralic languages have been living together with throughout history is the Turkic language family. Contacts between Uralic and Turkic occurred in ancient as well as in recent times and in various geographical locations of Eurasia. The depth of such contacts can also vary on a large scale from lexical borrowings to impacts in phonology. The aim of the course is to give an overview of these layers by presenting multiple examples from different ages and areas and of different types.

Guest lecture I
Ksenia Shagal (University of Helsinki): Typology to the rescue
Uralic language family is among the best known in the world, with a long tradition of historical-comparative and ethnolinguistic studies. Many of the available descriptions of Uralic languages do not, however, make use of the recent advances in linguistic typology, such as generalizations based on large-scale cross-linguistic research. In this lecture, I will discuss the ways in which Uralists can benefit from collaboration with typologists and provide examples of linguistic phenomena in Uralic languages for a better understanding of which typological knowledge is particularly crucial.

Guest lecture II
Bence Gulyás (Eötvös Loránd University): Identity and archeology - and related questions
Archaeological research of identity is a discipline rife with ambiguities. In spite of the ever-increasing body of methodological literature, strict methodology has yet to be applied to the study of the steppe people of the Carpathian Basin (Huns, Avars, Hungarians). As archaeological research pertaining to these people is of central importance to identity building, archaeological results are often published in simplified form. In my lecture, I will focus on methodological questions of the interpretation of research results: should we as archaeologists incorporate new discoveries of historians and linguists into our work? Are we able to do that? How do scientific findings such as radiocarbon dating and paleogenetics affect archaeological interpretations? Is there a real conversation between academics from these fields? My talk is an attempt to answer these questions and to clarify what the term “interdisciplinarity” means from the viewpoint of contemporary archaeology.

General instructions for students
For this Winter school you can get 5 ECTS points - how they will be acknowledged in your studies will be decided at each student's home department. In order to get them each student must:

participate at all courses on all working days of the Winter School (1,5 ECTS points);
pass the test in the language course (Komi-Permyak, 2,0 ECTS points);
make an active contribution in one of the workshops or the colloquium (1,0 ECTS points)
write a course diary / learning portfolio (for the teacher in charge at the student's home department) or make a report about the winter school at the student's home department (0,5 ECTS points).

Active contributions
Students must prepare an active contribution: a 15 minute talk held in one of the workshops, or in Saturday's colloquium; or a written contribution (if appropriate for a given topic). Team efforts are permissible (2-3 people), but must be greater in scope, and must involve all members of the team. Information on the possibilities in the individual workshops / in the colloquium can be found on the relevant pages.

Please inform Nikolett F. Gulyás (nikolett.fgulyas"AT"btk.elte.hu) of your choice by the 15th of January. You can consult with your local professor regarding the topic of your presentation – but, don't hesitate to ask us for advice if you are feeling unsure in your choice of topic!

Participant grants
Participant grants are lump sums of 681 EUR for participants from Hamburg, Helsinki, Munich, Tartu, Turku and Uppsala or 586 for participants from Szeged and Vienna, and are only paid out after the winter school, once your participation has been confirmed. The exact payment procedures depend on your university - please discuss the exact details with your local professor.
You do not generally have to submit any invoices, but: please keep copies of them nevertheless. It is possible that in the course of an audit, you will be asked to show some documentation on your travels.

How to get to Budapest?
You can get to Budapest by bus, train, and plane. From the airport you can reach the city center by buses 100E or 200E. If you come to Budapest by train or bus, we recommend to use the subway and the subway replacement buses. You can browse the timetables here.

Public transport
Local public transport company BKK offers different types of daily and weekly tickets and mobile tickets.

Accomodation
There won't be a designated hotel for the winter school, students are supposed to book their own accommodation. We suggest the following hotels and hostels:

Hotels nearby:
Hotel Ibis Kálvin tér
Maverick City Lodge
Pal’s Hostel & Apartments
Central Hotel 21
Amber Gardenview Studios
Budapest Museum Central
Astra Apartments
Avantgarde Apartments
City Hotel Matyas

Hostels nearby:
Wombat City Hostel
Grand Backpackers
Baraka Hostel
Hostel One Basilica
Meander Hostel
Corvin Point Rooms and Apartments
Maverick City Lodge
Pal’s Hostel & Apartments
Pal’s Mini Hostel

Please check our Facebook page for additional information. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the local organizing committee:

Nikolett F. Gulyás: nikolett.fgulyas"AT"btk.elte.hu
Ditta Szabó: szadibotta"AT"gmail.com
Bogáta Timár: timar.bogata@gmail.com(timar.bogata"AT"gmail.com)