28.2170, Confs: Gen Ling, Lang Acquisition, Ling Theories, Psycholing, Semantics/Germany

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Subject: 28.2170, Confs: Gen Ling, Lang Acquisition, Ling Theories, Psycholing, Semantics/Germany

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Date: Tue, 09 May 2017 12:06:09
From: Gulsen Yilmaz [guelsen.yilmaz at hu-berlin.de]
Subject: Workshop on (In)definiteness and (non)specificity: Meaning and usage

 
Workshop on (In)definiteness and (non)specificity: Meaning and usage 

Date: 26-Jun-2017 - 26-Jun-2017 
Location: Berlin, Germany 
Contact: Gulsen Yilmaz 
Contact Email: guelsen.yilmaz at hu-berlin.de 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Linguistic Theories; Psycholinguistics; Semantics 

Meeting Description: 

The Research Unit on Experimental Syntax and Heritage Languages (RUESHeL) of
the Humboldt University of Berlin is organizing a one-day workshop on
definiteness and specificity. The aim of this workshop is to discuss the
current issues pertaining to the acquisition, usage, meaning and
interpretation of (in)definite and (non)specific noun phrases by L1 and L2
speakers. This workshop aims to address the following questions: 

- What strategies do languages use to express definiteness and specificity?
- What are the possible meanings of the definite and specific noun phrases?
- What is the role of cross-linguistic influence in the acquisition of the L2
article system?

Despite the advances in the understanding of the referential categories across
languages, the core question of how specificity and definiteness are encoded
in the grammars of different languages is still debated (Heim 1982, Ionin
2015, Kamp 1981, Lyons 1999, von Heusinger 2011). Yet another much discussed
issue is how the absence or presence of a fully grammaticalized article system
in the native language impacts the acquisition of these features in the L2 (Ko
et al. 2010, Mayo & Hawkins 2009).  This workshop brings together leading
researchers working on both the theory of syntactic, semantic and pragmatics
of the article system and also carrying out experimental studies in L1 and L2
acquisition in order to contribute to a better understanding of the notions of
definiteness and specificity.

Invited Speakers: 
Prof. Tania Ionin (University of Illinois) 
Prof. Klaus von Heusinger (Universität zu Köln) 
Asst. Prof. Umut Özge (Middle East Technical University) 
Asst. Prof. Bert le Bruyn (Utrecht University) 

Location: 
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Room: 2070a, in the main building 
Unter den Linden 6, Berlin, 10099

Organizers:
Artemis Alexiadou
Gülsen Yılmaz 

Registration:
Places are limited, so we ask that those interested to send an email to
register for the workshop guelsen.yilmaz(at)hu-berlin.de until 10.6.2017.
 

Programme (provisional): 

10:15-10:30  
Welcome 

10:30-11:30  
Tania Ionin (University of Illinois) 
'Second language processing of articles and nominal expressions'

11:30-12:30 
Bert le Bruyn (Utrecht University) 
'L2 definites and indefinites: the old, the new and everything in between'

12:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30-15:30  
Umut Özge (Middle East Technical University) 
 'Dimensions of definiteness in the Turkish noun phrase'

15:30-16:30  
Klaus von Heusinger & Elif Bamyacı (Universität zu Köln) 
'DOM and specificity in extensional and intensional contexts in Turkish'

18:00 Drinks and/or dinner (Location tbc)

RUESHel (Research Unit in Experimental Syntax and Heritage Languages)
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Preis 2014 awarded to Prof. Artemis Alexiadou:
AL554/8-1





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