Call for papers: workshop on the acquisition of Romance languages

[Torrens]

THE ROMANCE TURN
Workshop on the Acquisition of Syntax on  Romance Languages
17-18 September 2004

Madrid (Spain)

 

Plenary speakers: Luigi Rizzi (University of Siena) and Kenneth Wexler (M.I.T.)
 

Papers are invited in the area of syntax of Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish or any other Romance language. All topics in the fields of first and second language acquisition from a generative perspective will be considered (agreement, tense, aspect, clitics, case, etc.).

 

Presentations will be 20-minutes long plus 10 minutes for discussion. Also there will be poster presentations. Oral presentations and posters will be in English.

 

Authors are invited to send one copy of a one-page abstract in English for review. Abstracts should be submitted via e-mail to maescobar at flog.uned.es or vtorrens at psi.uned.es. Please submit the abstract as an attachment in one of two formats: Microsoft Word or RTF (Rich Text Format). In the body of the e-mail message include the title, language, name, academic affiliation, current address, phone and fax number, e-mail, and audiovisual requests. Indicate whether you want your abstract to be considered as an oral or poster presentation.

 

Authors may submit up to two abstracts, one individual and one joint.

 

Deadline for receipt of abstracts: February 1, 2004.

Acceptance will be notified by March 1, 2004.

 

More information on the web page address http://www.uned.es/congreso-romance-turn

 

Organizing committee: Linda Escobar (U.N.E.D.), Anna Gavarró (U.A.B.), Vicenç Torrens (U.N.E.D.) and Kenneth Wexler (M.I.T.).

 

Contact:

 

Linda Escobar

Facultad de Filología

Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

Paseo Senda del Rey, 7

28040 Madrid (Spain)

Tel. (34) 913988709

Fax. (34) 913986840

 

Vicenç Torrens

Facultad de Psicología

Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

Ciudad Universitaria, s/n

28040 Madrid (Spain)

Tel. (34) 913988650

Fax. (34) 913987951

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