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Prudence de Pontbriand, Syntactic Optionality and null objects in Old French
Prudence de Pontbriand (University of Göttingen) will give a talk for the RoLinC on ‘Syntactic Optionality and null objects in Old French‘. If interested, please email the organizers
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Ian Roberts & Dalina Kallulli
Ian Roberts (Downing College, Cambridge) and Dalina Kallulli (University of Vienna) will be giving a talk for the Romance Linguistics Circle with the title ‘The cross-linguistic realisation of non-active Voice: comparing Albanian with Romance‘. If interested, please send an email to the RoLinC organizers
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Advancing code-switching research
The International workshop ‘Advancing code-switching research’ will take place on 6-7 October 2022 at the University of Vigo. It can be followed entirely online. Attendance is free but registration is compulsory. More information about the program can be found here.
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Morpho-Syn Syndicate Speaker Series & Reading Group
The “Synners” speaker series and reading group takes place every other week on Monday afternoon at 4pm (Utrecht time) at Penn State (online), starting on 26 September. The program is as follows: Sept. 26 – Greetings / Reading & discussion of Ramchand (2022) Oct. 10 – Cora Cavirani-Pots (KU Leuven) Oct. 24 – Maria Arche (University of Greenwich)…
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Syntax Interface Lecture: Richard Kayne
On the 27th of October Richard Kayne (NYU) will give a Syntax Interface Lecture. Title and abstract: t.b.a. All welcome! If you are not in the SIL Teams group, please contact the organizers
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UiL-OTS Colloquium: Norbert Corver
On the 15th of September our new director Norbert Corver will inaugurate the 22-23 UiL-OTS (Institute for Language Science) Colloquium with a talk entitled There is plenty of manner! All invited! Abstract There is plenty of manner in human life. When we do things, we often do them in a particular way. You wake up happily,…
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BCGL 15: Argument structure, theta-roles, and their realization
The fifteenth installment of the BCGL (Brussels Conference on Generative Linguistics) will take place in Brussels on October 6-7, 2022. Invited speakers: Elena Anagnostopoulou (University of Crete) Chris Collins (New York University) Dalina Kallulli (University of Vienna) & Ian Roberts (University of Cambridge) Yining Nie (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) The program is available online at this link For further information, please check the…
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