28.1719, Calls: Morphology, Syntax/Poland

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LINGUIST List: Vol-28-1719. Sat Apr 08 2017. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 28.1719, Calls: Morphology, Syntax/Poland

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Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2017 13:35:03
From: Paulina Łęska [pleska at wa.amu.edu.pl]
Subject: Variation as the New Norm in Syntactic Research

 
Full Title: Variation as the New Norm in Syntactic Research 

Date: 18-Sep-2017 - 20-Sep-2017
Location: Poznań, Poland 
Contact Person: Jacek Witkoś
Meeting Email: wjacek at amu.edu.pl

Linguistic Field(s): Morphology; Syntax 

Call Deadline: 21-Apr-2017 

Meeting Description:

This thematic session is devoted to the issue of expected and unexpected
variation in the data and how current syntactic theories account for it.
Typically, streamlined and elegant theories aimed at capturing key
observations in a variety of data are brutally confronted with a rich array of
linguistic facts that force principled accounts of expected and unexpected
variation. For instance, despite long-standing theoretical claims that the
licensing of nominative on DP and valuation of ɸ-features on T operate in
tandem, one can easily come across picture-perfect dative or accusative
subjects in different languages. Or multiple scope opportunities predicted for
QPs in a given type of constructions disappear and QPs freeze rigid for no
apparent reason. 

In such cases the requirement of empirical adequacy forces novel theoretical
solutions, usually based on extensions of the general and (now less) elegant
theories. Yet, in the process of testing the theories new solutions and 
generalizations emerge, leading to novel, richer and more valuable theoretical
accounts.

Confirmed speakers:

Joanna Błaszczak (University of Wrocław/Potsdam)
Anna Bondaruk (Catholic University of Lublin)
Grete Dalmi (University of Kielce/Budapest)
Ewelina Mokrosz (Catholic University of Lublin)
Bożena Rozwadowska (University of Wrocław)
Volker Struckmeier (University of Cologne) 
Ewa Willim (Jagiellonian University)


2nd Call for Papers:

For this session we invite papers on syntax and morpho-syntax which address
the issue of unexpected variation, if not deficiency, not provided for by
general programmatic theories. The thematic scope ‘construction-wise’ is not
limited, so contributions dealing with the structure of left periphery and
overall sentence cartography are welcome to appear next to presentations on
case theory, projection labeling and quantifier scope reconstruction. Nor do
we limit the type of linguistic data we are interested in, though
contributions on Slavic languages are particularly welcome. As far as the
general methodology of the session is concerned, we expect contributions
aligned with broad outlines and principles of generative grammar in its
minimalist orientation.

Session Call deadline: 21 April 2017
Notification of acceptance: 15 May 2017

Please visit PLM website for detailed abstract submission guidelines.
http://wa.amu.edu.pl/plm/2017/Abstract_submission




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