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ELiTU Talk: Kohei Haneda
Speakers: Kohei Haneda (International Doctorate for Experimental Approaches to Language And Brain, University of Groningen, Macquarie University, and University of Potsdam), Anja Schüppert (University of Groningen), Roel Jonkers (University of Groningen), and Anita Szakay (Macquarie University) Title: Syntax-Vision Interface: The Impact of Visual Cues in Real-time Ellipsis Resolution Place: Trans 10, 0.19 and MS teams Date/time:…
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RoLinC: Dominique Sportiche and Isabelle Charnavel
Speakers:Dominique Sportiche (UCLA) & Isabelle Charnavel (Université de Genève) Title: ϕ-features and Presupposition: Sylleptic agreement in English and French Place: Zoom Date/time: 10 February 14:00-15:00 How to join: email the organizers for the link
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SIL talk: Mara Frascarelli
Speaker: Mara Frascarelli (Roma Tre) Title: The interpretation of (c)overt Subjects in Romance Languages. An experimental comparative account Place: Trans 10, 0.19 / MS Teams Date/time: 17 March, 4-5pm Link If you’re not in the SIL MS Teams group and would like to follow the talk online please contact the organizers Abstract: The interpretation of (c)overt…
Read moreSIL lecture: Craig Tiersch
Speaker: Craig Tiersch (U Potsdam, UU) Title: Some Remarks on Head Movement Place: Kromme Nieuwegracht 80 – room 1.06 / MS Teams Date/time: 26 February 16:00-17:00 Abstract Over the last two decades there has been considerable discussion as to whether “head movement” is a part of narrow syntax or belongs partly or wholly in the phonological…
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Syntactic Pathways to Morphology: Ora Matushansky
The first Syntactic Pathways to Morphology lecture of 2026, “Constructs in construction,” will be delivered by Ora Matushansky (CNRS) on March 11, at 11am (BRT)/3pm (CET). Everyone is more than welcome to join! Please register to receive the Zoom link for the lecture: https://forms.gle/UM3K3Jiepi6KRpSe7.
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ComSyn: Hedde Zeijlstra
Speaker: Hedde Zeijlstra (Göttingen) Title: No phases Place: Lipsius 1.29 and Zoom Date/time: 9 April 16:15-17:30 Abstract
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ComSyn: Benjamin Storme
Speaker: Benjamin Storme (LUCL) Title: “‘Au Liban’, but ‘en Iran’: external sandhi in French prepositions at the syntax-phonology interface” Place: Lipsius 2.37 and Zoom Date/time: 12 February 16:15-17:30 Abstract In this presentation, I revisit two well-known external sandhi alternations in French prepositions—suppletive allomorphy (du Liban/d’Iran, au Liban/en Iran) and fusion-concatenation alternations (du Liban/de l’Iran, au Liban/à l’Iran)—and…
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