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predicate-complement, entity-classifier, action-manner, action-location, and entity-location. Utilization of the structural resource ofpolysynthesis in Nuuchahnulth is not evenly distributed within the grammar. The higher degree of morphological buildup is found inverbs. Complexity found in nominal words is largely carried over from verbal word formation through nominalization.Seungho Nam (Seoul National University) Session 48Structure of directional motion event: Goal/source asymmetryTo explain the semantic and syntactic asymmetry between goal and source locatives, we propose their distinct syntactic positions andtheir different semantic contributions on event structure: (1) Goal PPs (to the house) are generated under the lower VP, whereassource PPs (from the house) are generated above vP. (2) Semantically, goal PPs compose a result state while source PPs just modifythe process subevent. Source PPs scope over the situation (lower) aspect and do not shift the aspectual character. Goal PPs play acrucial role in aspectual composition to derive a telic event by composing a core event. Assuming extended VP structures of Travis2000, 2005); Kracht 2002, and Thompson 2006, we further account for the syntactic asymmetry between goal and source in A/A-barmovement.Chandan Narayan (University of Pennsylvania) Session 53Nasal consonant perception in infancy: Effects of acoustic-perceptual salienceI present the results of six experiments investigating the perception of Filipino nasal place contrasts by both English- and Filipinohearinginfants. Inspired by the notion that typologically common contrasts, such as /ma/-/na/, are perceptually more salient than lesscommon contrasts, like /na/-/na/, this study shows that acoustic-perceptual salience affects the perception of nasal place in infancy.Nasal contrasts that are acoustically similar, like [na]-[na], may require language experience in order to be reflected in infants'perceptual space while contrasts that have an acoustically robust difference, like [ma]-[na], are discriminated across development.Lance Nathan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Session 28Temporal existentials & the amount perfectI examine new data concerning the perfect and modification by since clauses, such as It has been seven years since Henry has visitedAnaheim. Though this resembles the temporal existentials of Iatridou 2003 and the simultaneous reading sentences of von Fintel andIatridou (in progress), current theories of the perfect neither predict the sentence's acceptability nor provide an interpretation for it.Drawing on both theories, I propose a new ‘amount perfect’ meaning for the perfect, which both derives the correct meaning andensures the correct distribution of since clauses.Fallou Ngom (Western Washington University) Session 6Language analysis in asylum cases: A new subfield of (socio)linguisticsMany Western governments now use language analyses to determine the country of origin of some asylum seekers. However, thesetypes of language analyses are faced with serious problems: (1) There is extremely limited research conducted on applicants' speechcommunities and languages in many cases, and (2) experts specializing in the applicants' language(s) are often difficult to find. Iaddress some major challenges facing language analysts in such cases and highlight the key issues that need to be addressed in orderto enhance the reliability of conclusions in such serious language analyses.Michel Nguessan (Governors State University) Session 66Bertin Kouadio Yao (University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign)Ethnic groups, ethnonyms, & cartography: A study of ethnic map-making in Côte-d'IvoireI analyze the complexity of ethnic map-making in Côte-d'Ivoire, a multi-ethnic country with at least 60 different ethnic groups.Official classifications and names for ethnic groups do not correspond to the reality on the ground. The problem brings togetherterritoriality, spoken languages, and scale: (1) Where is the line between ethnic groups? (2) What is the legitimate name for a givengroup? (3) How should underrepresented or disappearing minorities be dealt with? The study discusses these ethnic groups, theirnames, and map-making initiatives and proposes solutions that give a fair treatment to ethnic minorities on maps.Michel Nguessan (Governors State University) Session 66Bertin Kouadio Yao (University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign)Why not standardize toponyms in Côte-d'Ivoire?We analyze toponymy in Côte-d'Ivoire, which represents a complex situation in the area of toponymy due to its colonial history,151