The 2nd CHAMP workshop (Charting Honorific and Addressee Morphosyntactic Processes 2) will take place on the 1st and 2nd of February at the University of Göttingen and online. The program can be found here Attendance is free but registration is required. You can follow the talks at these links: DAY1 (1 February)  (meeting ID: 652 5263…

The online talk series, REFLECTIONS: FOUNDATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF GENERATIVE GRAMMAR, will continue with “Generative syntax over the years: on some changes and some non-changes” by Richard Kayne (NYU) on Saturday, February 10th.  Date: 10 February 2024, 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC) Topic: Generative Syntax over the Years: on Some Changes and Some Non-changes How to attend   Zoom…

Gigi Andriani (University of Hamburg) – Determiner omissions in the Heritage Italo-Romance varieties of New York City Attendance is free, but you need to register. Please contact the organizers. Abstract: t.b.a.

Monica Irimia (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) – DOM and passives: some notes from Romance Attendance is free, but registration is needed. Please contact the organizers Abstract: TBA

Vitor Nóbrega (University of São Paulo/FAPESP) – Structuring the syntax of expressivity: The case of Brazilian Portuguese binomial DP Attendance is free but you need to register here Abstract: In this talk, I explore the descriptive and expressive meanings of two classes of nominal modifiers in Brazilian Portuguese (BP): (i) epithets (e.g., mala lit. suitcase ‘annoying’; cachorro/a lit. dog.M/F ‘shameless’; banana lit. banana ‘lazy’)…

CRISSP is happy to announce a new CRISSP Seminar, with Adam Ledgeway Lecturer: Adam Ledgeway (University of Cambridge) Title: Parameters of Microvariation in the Clausal Domain: A Pan-Romance View Date & time: Wednesday 24 January 2024, 16.00-17.30 Location:  Zoom Abstract: pdf

LiME (Linguistics @ Meertens) is happy to announce a new installment of the LiME Lecture Series with ​​Karen De Clercq on Monday 29 January 2024.   Lecturer:  Karen De Clercq (CNRS/LLF/Université Paris Cité) ​Title: Negation, TAM, and Suppletion Date & time: Monday 29 January 2024, 14.00–15.30 CET Location (in person): Meertens Institute, Oudezijds Achterburgwal 185, 1012 DK Amsterdam, room 02.18 Location…