31.1879, Support: Morphology; Syntax: PhD, KU Leuven

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Subject: 31.1879, Support: Morphology; Syntax: PhD, KU Leuven

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Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2020 13:02:06
From: Jeroen van Craenenbroeck [jeroen.vancraenenbroeck at kuleuven.be]
Subject: Morphology; Syntax: PhD, KU Leuven, Belgium

 Institution/Organization: KU Leuven 
Department: CRISSP 
Web Address: https://www.crissp.be 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Morphology; Syntax 
 

Description:

The research group Formal and Computational Linguistics (ComForT) and the
Center for Research in Syntax, Semantics, and Phonology (CRISSP) at KU Leuven
invites submissions for two PhD‐positions in formal linguistics.

Project Summary:
The COMIC‐project will investigate the morphology, syntax, and semantics of
adjectival comparative constructions of the type illustrated in (1).

(1) Jill is taller than Fred.

Compared to the positive degree (Jill is tall), the comparative construction
adds two pieces of material. First, the comparative morpheme –er is added to
the adjective tall, and second, the comparative adjective taller introduces
the phrase than Fred, which contains the comparative standard Fred, to which
Jill is compared. The comparative standard is introduced by the standard
marker than. Comparative constructions thus combine morphological marking (the
–er‐morpheme), syntactic structure (the than‐phrase), and a semantic
interpretation, in which two entities are compared with respect to a certain
property (in this example Jill and Fred with respect to their height).

Existing approaches typically study the morphology or the syntax or the
semantics of comparativeadjectives.
Thishasledtoasituationwheretheoutcomesofthedifferentperspectives do not
properly link up with one another: semantic analyses do not take into
account—and are sometimes incompatible with—typological observations and
generalisations, and syntactic and morphological approaches are insufficiently
informed by the insights of compositional semantics. The COMIC‐project aims to
fill this gap by developing a fully integrated analysis of these three aspects
of comparative constructions.

Full project description:
https://www.crissp.be/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Project-description.pdf 

Your Profile:
- An MA degree in Linguistics, or Language(s) with a specialisation in
linguistics.
- A curious, enterprising, and creative mind; excellent analytical skills.
- Fluency in both written and spoken English. Knowledge of Dutch is an asset
but not required at the time of application.
- An interest in relating intricate language data to advanced linguistic
theorizing.
- An outstanding record of undergraduate and Master’s level work.
- An ability to work both independently and to function in a group.

Our offer:
ComForT and CRISSP offer an environment where intellectual creativity and
independence are encouraged to thrive. They foster the lively exchange of
ideas, and provide strong intellectual, moral, and logistical support to its
PhD students, postdocs, and other collaborators.

The positions start in October 2020. One PhD‐student will be mainly located in
Brussels and the other in Leuven, but geographical flexibility will be
expected from both.

Remuneration is in accordance with the official Belgian scales for academic
personnel and bursaries, which offer internationally highly competitive pay
(see the KU Leuven jobsite for more information:
https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/en).

Instructions for Application:
If you are interested, please apply via the KU Leuven online application tool
at the application link provided below no later than July 3, 2020. 

Include with your application:
- A letter of motivation,
- A CV,
- A copy of your MA thesis (or a draft thereof),
- A copy of relevant publications (if any), and 
- The contact details of one or more referents (name, affiliation, email,
telephone number).
 

Application Deadline: 03-Jul-2020 

Web Address for Applications: https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/55692401?hl=en&lang=en 

Contact Information: 
	Prof. Dr. Guido Vanden Wyngaerd guido.vandenwyngaerd at kuleuven.be +32 2 609 88 83
	Prof. Dr. Dany Jaspers dany.jaspers at kuleuven.be +32 2 447 18 92
	Prof. Dr. Jeroen van Craenenbroeck jeroen.vancraenenbroeck at kuleuven.be +32 16 37 79 36  


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