Trondheim Summer School -2nd announcement

Wed Mar 5 16:04:48 UTC 2003

Trondheim Summer School - 2nd announcement

Multi-verb Constructions in Constraint-Based Grammar
in macro- and micro-typological perspectives

June 23 - 27, 2003

The following message gives you an update of the course schedule (June 
23-25) and detailed course descriptions.
It contains a final call for papers for our two days workshop on complex 
predicates (June 26-27).

The Deadline for submission has been extended to March 17th

PROVISIONAL COURSE PROGRAM
Monday, June 23  -   Wednesday June 25:

9.15-10.30:
Miriam Butt, UMIST:
Introduction to LFG and its applications to multi-verb constructions

11.00 - 12.15
Stephen M. Wechsler, University of Texas at Austin:
Introduction to HPSG and its applications to multi-verb constructions

14.00 - 15.15
Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, University of Ghana:
Introduction to a 'micro-comparative' perspective on multi-verb 
constructions in the Volta Basin area (including Ga, Dangme, Gurune, Ewe, 
and other languages)

15.45 - 17.00
Kweku E. Osam, University of Ghana:
Introduction to the structure of Akan: its verbal and multi-verbal system

Course Descriptions

Verbal Predicates and Complex Predicates in LFG
Miriam Butt, UMIST

This course will provide a brief introduction to the treatment of verbal 
predication (argument structure,
grammatical relations, linking theory) in LFG and then move on to examine 
the problems posed by
complex predication as discussed in Alsina 1996, Butt 1995 and Mohanan 
1994. The data ranges over
periphrastic and morphological causatives in Bantu, Romance and South Asian 
languages such as Urdu,
Marathi and Malayalam, as well as N-V complex predicates in Hindi and V-V 
complex predicates in Urdu.
The synchronic evidence will be augmented by a look at some of the 
available historical evidence with
respect to light verbs and complex predication. Finally, the course will 
wind up with a look at a recent
implementation (Butt and King 2003) of Urdu V-V complex predicates via the 
Restriction Operator (Wedekind
and Maxwell 1993) within the XLE grammar development platform.

Introduction to HPSG and its application to multi-verb constructions
Stephen M. Wechsler, University of Texas at Austin

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.

Introduction to multi-verb constructions in the languages of the Volta Basin
Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, University of Ghana

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.

Introduction to the structure of Akan: its verbal and multi-verbal system
Kweku E. Osam, University of Ghana

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.

Workshop on multi-verb constructions (June 26-27)
The ensuing workshop focuses on the same and related themes, with invited 
talks as well as selected papers. The invited speakers are Felix Ameka, 
University of Leiden, Miriam Butt, UMIST, Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, 
University of Ghana, and Stephen M. Wechsler, 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.

Final Call for Papers
The Deadline for submission has been extended to March 17th

We invite papers for 40 min. talks (30 min. presentation + 10 min. 
discussion). The contributions should address
the topics of multi-verb and complex predicate constructions, possibly with 
data from other language areas than those
in focus for the course, and not necessarily presented in the frameworks 
highlighted in the course.

SUBMISSION SPECIFICATION
Maximum length of abstracts is 3 pages.
The following information should be provided on a separate page or in
the body of the email:

PAPER TITLE:
(for each author:)
NAME:
AFFILIATION:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:

Please let us know, together with your  official submission, if you are a 
student. We have special time slots reserved for student papers.

(for author of contact:)
MAIL ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER:

Regular Mail:
Include:
- Four copies of the abstract/paper.
- A card or cover sheet with author information.
- Address:

Multiverbs
Department of Linguistics, NTNU,
Dragvoll
7491 Trondheim
Norway

Email:
Include the author information in the body of your email message.
Include or preferably attach your abstract. The preferred file
formats are PDF or plain ASCII; also Word attachments will be fine.

Address:
multiverb at hf.ntnu.no

Deadlines:
Abstracts should be received by March 17
Notification of acceptance will be given on April 10.

PARTICIPATION FEES, ACCOMMODATION AND MORE

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.)

Links to more information about the area and the university:

http://www.trondheim.com/
http://www.ntnu.no/maler/info/index_e.php

More details will be provided in later announcements.

Greetings, and hoping to see you in Trondheim in the last week of June!

Organizing committee:

Lars Hellan: lars.hellan at hf.ntnu.no
Dorothee Beermann : dorothee.beermann at hf.ntnu.no
Eli Andenes: eli.andenes at hf.ntnu.no

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