Selected Presentations

Refereed conference presentations

2017

Sammons, Olivia N. “Nominal classification in Michif.” 49th Algonquian Conference, Montreal, Québec. October 27–29.

Sammons, Olivia N. and Katie Grant. “Developing corpora for endangered languages: An example from Sauk.” 49th Algonquian Conference, Montreal, Québec. October 27–29.

2016

Rosen, Nicole, Stewart, Jesse, and Olivia N. Sammons. Diachronic effects of language contact in the synchronic Michif vowel system. New Ways of Analyzing Variation 45. Vancouver, BC. November 3–6.

Rosen, Nicole, Stewart, Jesse, and Olivia N. Sammons. “Diachronic effects of language contact in the synchronic Michif vowel system.” Poster presented at 90th Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, Washington, D.C. January 7–10.

2015

Sammons, Olivia N. “From technical to teachable: The role of texts in documentation and pedagogy.” Paper given at the 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation as part of an NSF-sponsored Special Session on Pedagogy and Language Conservation, University of Hawaii Manoa. Honolulu, Hawaii, February 26–March 1.

Rosen, Nicole, Stewart, Jesse, and Olivia N. Sammons. “Phonetics of the synchronic Michif vowel system.” 47th Algonquian Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba. October 22–25.

2014

Rosenblum, Daisy and Sammons, Olivia N. “Documenting multimodal interaction: Workflows, data management, and archiving.” Paper given as part of a special organized session, Documenting Conversation, sponsored by the Committee on Endangered Languages and their Preservation. Annual meeting of the Linguistic Society of America. Minneapolis, Minnesota. January 2–5.

2013

Sammons, Olivia N. “Collaboration, communities, and distance.” Poster presentation as part of a special organized session, Methodology and Practice in Collaborative Endangered Language Research, sponsored by the Committee on Endangered Languages and their Preservation. Annual meeting of the Linguistic Society of America. Boston, Massachusetts. January 6–9.

Sammons, Olivia N. “Linguistic variation and language revitalization: Perspectives from Michif.” Poster presentation as part of a special session, Reclaiming Canada’s Indigenous languages. Annual meeting of the Canadian Linguistic Association. Victoria, British Columbia. June 1–3.

Sammons, Olivia N. “Inflectional morphology in contact: Michif possessive constructions.” Language Documentation and Linguistic Theory 4. School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK. December 7–8.

2011

Sammons, Olivia N. “Grammar guides to accompany Master-Apprentice Sauk language learning.” 2nd International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation. Honolulu, Hawaii, February 11–13.

Sammons, Olivia N. “Variation in the past tense of aller and être in Ontarian French.” Change and Variation in Canada V. Victoria, British Columbia, May 14–15.

Sammons, Olivia N. and Wesley Y. Leonard. “Breathing new life into Algonquian languages: The Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages.” 43rd Annual Algonquian Conference. Ann Arbor, Michigan. October 20–23.

Sammons, Olivia N., Nadasdi, Terry, and Raymond Mougeon. “’Moving’ through the past: Thirty years of avoir été in Ontario French.” New Ways of Analyzing Variation 40. Washington, D.C. October 27–30.

2010

Sammons, Olivia N. “Towards a typology of direction.” 2nd Leipzig Students’ Conference in Linguistics. Leipzig, Germany. September 1.

Sammons, Olivia N. “Algonquian languages in Oklahoma.” 42nd Algonquian Conference. St. John’s, Newfoundland. October 21–24.

2009

Sammons, Olivia N. “Kicking the bucket: The development of locational vocabulary in Sauk.” 2nd Annual Oklahoma Workshop on Native American Languages. Tahlequah, Oklahoma. April 18–19.

Sammons, Olivia N. “Updating the Sauk lexicon: Implications for language revitalization.” 12th Annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages. Santa Barbara, California. May 8–9.

Sammons, Olivia N. “A study of lexical borrowing in Sauk.” 41st Algonquian Conference. Montréal, Québec. October 29–November 1.

2008

Sammons, Olivia N. “Sauk language revitalization in Oklahoma: Past, present, and future.” Poster presented at 4th Annual Conference on the Endangered Languages of North America. Salt Lake City, Utah. March 28–30, 2008.

Sammons, Olivia N. “A review of Sauk verbal inflection.” 1st Annual Oklahoma Workshop on Native American Languages. Tahlequah, Oklahoma. April 19, 2008.

Non-refereed conference presentations

Sammons, Olivia N. “Applicatives in Ile-a-la-Crosse Michif.” Alberta Conference on Linguistics. University of Lethbridge. November 3, 2012.

Invited presentations

Sammons, Olivia N. “Enriching the record: The role of conversation in language documentation.” Language in the Present. Victoria, British Columbia. September 26–27, 2015.

Sammons, Olivia N. “Documenting Michif in Manitoba communities.” Department of Native Studies, Brandon University. September 27, 2013.

Sammons, Olivia N. “The diversity of Michif.” Michif Language Workshop, Métis Nation of Alberta, Calgary. June 16, 2012.

Sammons, Olivia N. “Working your way into the field: Approaching graduate studies and linguistic fieldwork.” LINGUIST List, Eastern Michigan University. October 20, 2011.

Sammons, Olivia N. “Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages.” Language Documentation and Research Cluster, University of Alberta. December 2, 2011.

Sammons, Olivia N. “Endangered language documentation and revitalization.” Undergraduate Linguistics Club, University of Alberta, February 4, 2010.

Beck, David, Cox, Christopher, and Olivia N. Sammons. Discussion panel member for screening of ‘The Linguists’, Edmonton, Alberta, March 22, 2010. 

 

Teaching Presentations and Workshops

“Annotation methods using ELAN and SayMore.” Invited two-day workshop on written and oral annotation methods using ELAN and SayMore software for members of NSF-funded project Beyond Words: Documenting Ojibwe [CIW] Caregivers. Minneapolis, Minnesota. June 9–10, 2017.

“Oral Annotation Using SayMore.” Invited workshop on oral annotation techniques using SayMore software for Sauk Language Department staff. Funded by Sauk Narrative Project, National Science Foundation. Stroud, Oklahoma. October 14, 2016.

“Total Physical Response Workshop, Part 1,” with Jordan Lachler and Christopher Cox. Invited four-day workshop on Total Physical Response (TPR) teaching methods for Southern Tutchone language teachers. Organized by Council of Yukon First Nations, Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, and Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Development Institute. Haines Junction, Yukon Territory. May 23–26, 2015.

“Total Physical Response Workshop, Part 2,” with Jordan Lachler and Christopher Cox. Invited four-day workshop on Total Physical Response (TPR) teaching methods for Southern Tutchone language teachers, with an emphasis on Total Physical Response Storytelling (TPRS). Organized by Council of Yukon First Nations, Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, and Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Development Institute. Haines Junction, Yukon Territory. June 16–19, 2015.

“Transcription in ELAN: An Introduction.” Invited three-day workshop on transcription methods using ELAN software for Sauk Language Department staff. Funded by Sauk Narrative Project, National Science Foundation. Stroud, Oklahoma. September 9, 11, 14, 2015.

“Much more Michif!” Invited one-day workshop on language teaching methods and techniques offered for Michif language instructors in southwestern Manitoba. Brandon, Manitoba, December 1, 2012.

“Introduction to Sauk grammar.” Invited three-day workshop offered for Sauk Language Department Master-Apprentice interns. Stroud, Oklahoma, June 14–16, 2010.

“Creating in language,” with the Oklahoma Native Languages Association (ONLA) Teaching Team. Legacy 1909–2009: 37th Annual Symposium of the American Indian, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, April 15–18, 2009.

“Native language youth video workshop,” with Kristin Dowell, Mary S. Linn, and Michael McCarty. NSF-funded training workshop in video production and editing for Native American high school students. Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, Oklahoma, February 6, 7, 21, 2009 and June 5, 6, 12, 13, 2009.

“The basics of digital audio recording,” with Mary S. Linn and Michael McCarty. Oklahoma Native Language Association 12th Annual Conference. Preston, Oklahoma, October 9–10, 2008.

“Time and storytelling: An introduction to teaching tense and aspect in Native American languages,” with the ONLA Teaching Team. The Sun, the Moon, the Stars: Rhythms of Life: 36th Annual Symposium of the American Indian, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. April 17–18, 2008.

“Morphology and syntax: Ingenuity of Native languages,” with the ONLA Teaching Team. Still the Waters Run: 35th Annual Symposium of the American Indian, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, April 20, 2007.

“What are teaching methods? Terms and trends explained,” with the ONLA Teaching Team. Oklahoma Native Language Association 11th Annual Conference. Preston, Oklahoma, October 11–12, 2007.