30.3131, Calls: Gen Ling, Ling Theories, Morphology, Semantics, Syntax/Czech Republic

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LINGUIST List: Vol-30-3131. Thu Aug 15 2019. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 30.3131, Calls: Gen Ling, Ling Theories, Morphology, Semantics, Syntax/Czech Republic

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Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 01:02:27
From: Radek Šimík [radek.simik at ff.cuni.cz]
Subject: Workshop Relatives, Interrogatives, Alternatives

 
Full Title: Workshop Relatives, Interrogatives, Alternatives 

Date: 13-Nov-2019 - 15-Nov-2019
Location: Prague, Czech Republic 
Contact Person: Radek Šimík
Meeting Email: radek.simik at hu-berlin.de
Web Site: https://sites.google.com/view/rel-inter-alter/home 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Semantics; Syntax 

Call Deadline: 29-Sep-2019 

Meeting Description:

The workshop focuses on the relation between wh-based relative clauses,
interrogative clauses, and semantic alternatives, particularly those triggered
by foci or contrastive topics. While the relation between wh-questions and
focus alternatives is well-known and studied, the relation between
wh-questions and wh-based relatives still raises questions. Evidence from
various linguistic domains suggests that relatives are derived from
interrogatives: relative wh-words are derived from interrogative ones (if they
are not identical), relative wh-words always move, while interrogative ones
sometimes remain in situ, the landing site of fronted relative operators is
higher than that of interrogative ones, the set of relative wh-words is always
the subset of interrogative ones, etc. Yet, the theoretical understanding of
why this relation between interrogatives and relatives should hold is poor.
Nor is it well understood how the meaning of relative clauses/wh-words should
be compositionally derived from the meaning of interrogative clauses/wh-words.

For a more detailed description, see the workshop website.

Confirmed speakers/participants:

Hubert Truckenbrodt (Berlin)
Daniel Büring (Vienna)
Robert Truswell (Edinburgh)
Radek Šimík (Prague)
Hana Strachonova (Prague/Brno)
Elodie Winckel (Berlin)
Izabela Jordanoska (Vienna)
Muriel Assmann (Vienna)

Funding:
CENTRAL - Central European Network for Teaching and Research in Academic
Liaison


Call for Papers:

Abstracts on the topic of the workshop can be submitted by 29 September 2019
to radek.simik at ff.cuni.cz. Priority will be given to talks that address the
central question (i.e., how relatives derive from interrogatives), but all
abstracts on one of the sub-topics (interrogatives, relatives, or
alternatives) or a combination thereof will be considered. Abstracts should be
submitted in pdf and should not exceed 2 A4/US letter pages, using 12pt Times
New Roman and 2,5 cm / 1 inch margins on all sides. A third page exclusively
for references is allowed.




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