Joint syntax and phonology colloquium (31.05.21 – 4-6pm)

By Anke Himmelreich Comment Closed
Dear all, We are happy to announce a joint syntax and phonology colloquium with two WOCAL talks (http://2021.wocal.net/): Date: Monday,  31.05.2021 Time: 16-18 Location: Zoom:  Please register beforehand (k.hartmann@lingua.uni-frankfurt.de) to receive the access data to zoom. Daniel Aremu & Frank Kügler: On the suspension of downstep – the case of Yoruba polar question intonation Abstract: In this talk, we present an analysis of tonal downstep in Yoruba declaratives and polar questions. Polar questions are formed in two different ways, either with sentence-initial question particles, or string-identical to statements. We show that downstep is not suspended in question intonation, which holds for all polar question formation strategies. This finding is contrary to claims made on downstep in questions (Hyman 2001).  Johannes Mursell & Katharina Hartmann: Selecting Alternatives in Eton Abstract: In this talk,  we provide a novel analysis of the augment in the Bantu language Eton, based on original fieldwork. We argue that in contrast to previous analyses, the augmentin Eton not only marks local modification of the noun but does...
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Syntax Colloquium 08.02.2021 – Nina Adam

By Anke Himmelreich Comment Closed
We are very happy to announce the next talk in our syntax colloquium this term. Nina Adam (Göttingen) will talk about "Where do Czech clitics go, and why? A constraint-based analysis”. The talk will take place online, please see the information below on how to participate. Title: "Where do Czech clitics go, and why? A constraint-based analysis” Time : 08.02.2021, 4 pm Place: Zoom (If you are not a regular member of the syntax colloquium and if you would like to listen to this talk, please contact Katharina Hartmann. You will be sent a link / ID to Zoom.) Please find the abstract below. You are all, as always, cordially invited! =================== Where do Czech clitics go, and why? A constraint-based analysis In this talk, I will present the current status of my dissertation project on Czech clitic placement. I will give a short introduction into the properties of Czech second-position clitics and the challenges they provide for syntactic analyses. I will then argue that Czech clitics should...
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Syntax Colloquium 01.02.2021 – Harold Torrence

By Anke Himmelreich Comment Closed
We are very happy to announce the next talk in our syntax colloquium this term. Harold Torrence (UCLA) will talk about "The Pathway of Successive Cyclic Movement: Evidence from Avatime Complex Predicates”. The talk will take place online, please see the information below on how to participate. Title: "The Pathway of Successive Cyclic Movement: Evidence from Avatime Complex Predicates” Time : 01.02.2021, 4 pm Place: Zoom (If you are not a regular member of the syntax colloquium and if you would like to listen to this talk, please contact Katharina Hartmann. You will be sent a link / ID to Zoom.) Please find the abstract below. You are all, as always, cordially invited! All the best, Johannes =============== "The Pathway of Successive Cyclic Movement: Evidence from Avatime Complex Predicates” Understanding the mechanism of successive cyclic A'-movement is a longstanding issue in generative syntax. Within this framework of ideas, one central concern has been to determine what are the intermediate landing sites. Related to this is the question of why particular...
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Syntax Colloquium 25.01.2021 – Nelly Kerezova and Melissa Jeckel & Anke Himmelreich

By Anke Himmelreich Comment Closed
Dear colleagues, we are very happy to announce the next session of our syntax colloquium, which will again host two talks. Nelly Kerezova will talk about "Null objects in European Portuguese" and Melissa Jeckel & Anke Himmelreich will discuss "Agreement with Coordinated Subjects in the World’s Languages". Titles: "Null objects in European Portuguese" (Kerezova); "Agreement with Coordinated Subjects in the World’s Languages" (Jeckel & Himmelreich) Time  : 25.01.2021, 4 - 6 pm Place : Zoom (If you are not a regular member of the syntax colloquium and if you would like to listen to this talk, please contact Katharina Hartmann. You will be sent a link / ID to Zoom.) You are all, as always, cordially invited! All the best, Johannes...
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Syntax Colloquium 18.01.2021 – Annika Draudt

By Anke Himmelreich Comment Closed
Dear colleagues, we are very happy to announce a second talk for the next session of our syntax colloquium this term. Annika Draudt (Frankfurt) will talk about "Possessives and Demonstratives in Swedish Noun Phrases". The talk will take place online, please see the information below on how to participate. Title: Possessives and Demonstratives in Swedish Noun Phrases Time : 18.01.2021 Place: Zoom (If you are not a regular member of the syntax colloquium and if you would like to listen to this talk, please contact Katharina Hartmann. You will be sent a link / ID to Zoom.) Note that in this session of the colloquium, we will have two talks. The talk by Annika Draudt will be preceded by a talk from Viktor Köhlich. Please find the abstract below. You are all cordially invited! =============== In this talk, I present the topic of my master thesis. My thesis deals with possessives and demonstratives in Swedish noun phrases from a nanosyntactic perspective. There are two main problems that I am...
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