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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=6><b>Trondheim Summer School -
2nd announcement<br><br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5>Multi-verb
Constructions in Constraint-Based Grammar <br>
in macro- and micro-typological
perspectives</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=6> <br><br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5>June 23 - 27,
2003<br><br>
</font><font face="Terminal, Monaco" size=4>The following message gives
you an update of the course schedule (June 23-25) and detailed course
descriptions.<br>
It contains a final call for papers for our two days workshop on complex
predicates (June 26-27).<br><br>
</font><font face="Terminal, Monaco" size=4>The Deadline for submission
has been extended to March 17th <br><br>
<br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">PROVISIONAL COURSE PROGRAM</b>
<br>
<i>Monday</i>, June 23 - <i>Wednesday</i> June
25:<br><br>
9.15-10.30: <br>
Miriam Butt, UMIST: <br>
Introduction to LFG and its applications to multi-verb constructions
<br><br>
11.00 - 12.15 <br>
Stephen M. Wechsler, University of Texas at Austin: <br>
Introduction to HPSG and its applications to multi-verb constructions
<br><br>
14.00 - 15.15 <br>
Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, University of Ghana: <br>
Introduction to a 'micro-comparative' perspective on multi-verb
constructions in the Volta Basin area (including Ga, Dangme, Gurune, Ewe,
and other languages)<br><br>
15.45 - 17.00 <br>
Kweku E. Osam, University of Ghana: <br>
Introduction to the structure of Akan: its verbal and multi-verbal
system<br><br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4><b>Course
Descriptions<br><br>
<i>Verbal Predicates and Complex Predicates in LFG<br>
</b></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">Miriam Butt,
UMIST<br><br>
</i>This course will provide a brief introduction to the treatment of
verbal predication (argument structure, <br>
grammatical relations, linking theory) in LFG and then move on to examine
the problems posed by<br>
complex predication as discussed in Alsina 1996, Butt 1995 and Mohanan
1994. The data ranges over<br>
periphrastic and morphological causatives in Bantu, Romance and South
Asian languages such as Urdu, <br>
Marathi and Malayalam, as well as N-V complex predicates in Hindi and V-V
complex predicates in Urdu. <br>
The synchronic evidence will be augmented by a look at some of the
available historical evidence with <br>
respect to light verbs and complex predication. Finally, the course will
wind up with a look at a recent <br>
implementation (Butt and King 2003) of Urdu V-V complex predicates via
the Restriction Operator (Wedekind <br>
and Maxwell 1993) within the XLE grammar development platform.<br><br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4><b><i>Introduction to
HPSG and its application to multi-verb constructions<br>
</b></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">Stephen M. Wechsler,
University of Texas at Austin<br><br>
</i>This course will first review the framework of Head-Driven Phrase
Structure Grammar, focusing especially on those aspects most relevant to
the analysis of multi-verb constructions. Then we will look at specific
HPSG analyses of such constructions, including serial verbs, causatives,
light verbs, and related phenomena. Approaches have included `argument
attraction' (in which VALENCE items are effectively transferred from a
lower to higher verb); and crucial use of a structured semantic CONTENT
field where verb meanings combine. We will also compare the proposal by
Andrews and Manning 1999 (`Complex Predicates and Information Spreading
in LFG', CSLI Publications), which blends ideas from LFG and HPSG.
<br><br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4><b><i>Introduction to
multi-verb constructions in the languages of the Volta Basin <br>
</b></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu,
University of Ghana<br><br>
</i>Most languages of the Volta Basin (both "Kwa" and Gur)
exhibit multi-verb constructions even within the structures associated
with a single lexical verb. The first day will be devoted to examining
the internal morpho-syntax of verb expressions in languages of the
southern part of the area, particularly Ga and Dangme. Special attention
will be given to headedness in this context. The second day will
similarly examine features associated with the verb in the languages of
the northern part, especially Gurene and Dagaare, drawing attention to
what the northern and southern languages have in common (or not). The
third and final lecture will be devoted to attempting an area-wide
classification of constructions involving more than one lexical head
verb.<br><br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4><b><i>Introduction to
the structure of Akan: its verbal and multi-verbal system <br>
</b></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">Kweku E. Osam</i>,
<i>University of Ghana<br><br>
</i>Akan is a Kwa language spoken in Ghana. This course will focus on the
verbal system of the language by examining its verbal morphology which
essentially involves its tense-aspect system. The view that Akan is an
aspect oriented language will be demonstrated with data from the
language. In addition, there will also be a discussion of some of the
verbal alternations in the language, with a focus on how these relations
impinge on grammatical and semantic relations. A core component of the
course will be to present the facts of the multi-verb system (focusing on
serialisation) in the language.<br><br>
<br><br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5><b>Workshop on
multi-verb constructions (June 26-27)<br>
</b></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">The ensuing workshop
focuses on the same and related themes, with invited talks as well as
selected papers. The invited speakers are <i>Felix Ameka</i>, University
of Leiden, <i>Miriam Butt</i>, UMIST, <i>Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu</i>,
University of Ghana, and <i>Stephen M. Wechsler</i>, University of Texas
at Austin. There will be about 10-12 selected papers (see below).
Participants in the workshop are welcome to also attend the
courses.<br><br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5><b>Final Call for
Papers<br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4>The Deadline for
submission has been extended to March 17th <br><br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">We invite papers for 40 min.
talks (30 min. presentation + 10 min. discussion). The contributions
should address <br>
the topics of multi-verb and complex predicate constructions, possibly
with data from other language areas than those<br>
in focus for the course, and not necessarily presented in the frameworks
highlighted in the course. <br><br>
SUBMISSION SPECIFICATION</b> <br>
Maximum length of abstracts is 3 pages. <br>
The following information should be provided on a separate page or in
<br>
the body of the email:<br><br>
PAPER TITLE: <br>
(for each author:) <br>
NAME: <br>
AFFILIATION: <br>
E-MAIL ADDRESS: <br><br>
<b>Please let us know, together with your official submission, if
you are a student. We have special time slots reserved for student
papers.<br><br>
</b>(for author of contact:) <br>
MAIL ADDRESS: <br>
PHONE NUMBER: <br>
FAX NUMBER: <br><br>
Regular Mail: <br>
Include: <br>
- Four copies of the abstract/paper. <br>
- A card or cover sheet with author information. <br>
- Address:<br><br>
<b>Multiverbs <br>
Department of Linguistics, NTNU, <br>
Dragvoll <br>
7491 Trondheim <br>
Norway<br><br>
</b>Email: <br>
Include the author information in the body of your email message. <br>
Include or preferably attach your abstract. The preferred file <br>
formats are PDF or plain ASCII; also Word attachments will be
fine.<br><br>
Address: <br>
multiverb@hf.ntnu.no <br><br>
Deadlines: <br>
Abstracts should be received by March 17<br>
Notification of acceptance will be given on April 10. <br><br>
<br><br>
<b>PARTICIPATION FEES, ACCOMMODATION AND MORE</b>… <br>
Participation fee for the whole 5-day period is NOK (Norwegian crowns)
400 (to be paid on the site). For the courses only, or the workshop only,
the fee is NOK 200. Participants will have to arrange accommodation
themselves, but the organizers will provide recommendations. (For
Norwegian students participating in the program 'Nasjonale Forskerkurs',
some special arrangements apply - please contact the organizers for
further information.) <br><br>
Links to more information about the area and the university:<br><br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://www.trondheim.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.trondheim.com/</a>
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<a href="http://www.ntnu.no/maler/info/index_e.php" eudora="autourl">http://www.ntnu.no/maler/info/index_e.php</a><br><br>
</u></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">More details will be
provided in later announcements.<br><br>
Greetings, and hoping to see you in Trondheim in the last week of
June!<br><br>
Organizing committee:<br><br>
Lars Hellan: lars.hellan@hf.ntnu.no <br>
Dorothee Beermann : dorothee.beermann@hf.ntnu.no <br>
Eli Andenes: eli.andenes@hf.ntnu.no <br><br>
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