Utrecht Theoretical Linguistics

Events

28 February 2025
Senaatszaal, Academiegebouw + A. W. de Grootkamer (0.19), Trans 10, Utrecht, MsTeams

PhD defence and workshop in honor of Joanna Wall

On Friday the 28th February at 10:00am, Joanna Wall will defend her dissertation entitled Towards a label-less grammar. The PhD defence will take place in the Senaatszaal, Academiegebouw, Domplein 29 Utrecht.

In the afternoon of the 28th, there will be a short workshop to celebrate Joanna’s defence, with theoretical syntax talks and discussion related to her dissertation. This will take place in the A. W. de Grootkamer (0.19), Trans 10, Utrecht.

Program

14:45-14:55        Opening: Prof. dr. Marjo van Koppen and Prof. dr. Norbert Corver

14:55-15:40        Prof. dr. Jan-Wouter Zwart, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Syntax, LF, and PF

15:40-16:25        Prof. dr. Barbara Citko, and Prof. dr. Martina Gracanin-Yuksek, Middle East Technical University. Economy in PF Reduction: Multidominance and/or Ellipsis?

16:25-16:30        Closing

All our welcome to attend: just send Joanna a quick email (j.h.wall@uu.nl) so we can check numbers, and let her know in case you would be interested in a copy of her dissertation, which will also appear online on the LOT Publications website (https://www.lotpublications.nl/) on the 28th.

In case you would like to join online and are not already a member of the Syntax Interface Lectures team on MS teams and affiliated to the UU, please use this link.

If you would like to join the talk and are not affiliated with UU, please email us (syntax.interface@uu.nl) so that we can add you to the team.