33.2068, Calls: Syntax / Languages (Jrnl)

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LINGUIST List: Vol-33-2068. Mon Jun 20 2022. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 33.2068, Calls:  Syntax / Languages (Jrnl)

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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 19:32:13
From: Lumi Xie [lumi.xie at mdpi.com]
Subject: Syntax / Languages (Jrnl)

 
Full Title: Languages 


Linguistic Field(s): Syntax 

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 02-Dec-2022 

Call for Papers:

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a Special Issue of Languages,
entitled “Escaping African ‘Islands’”, devoted entirely to islands and their
porousness/absence in African languages. To the best of our knowledge, the
volume will represent the first of its kind in the literature.

The phenomenon of islandhood has played a central role in generative syntactic
theory ever since Ross’s (1967) seminal work. Island effects have long been
regarded as evidence for domain-specific innate constraints on language and,
as such, have been cited as one motivation for the need for universal grammar.
Decades of literature on islands have uncovered similarities in island effects
across a wide range of languages, leading to the conclusion that a number of
Ross’s island constraints are candidates for language universals. The
languages surveyed that have given rise to this impression, however, tend not
to be African languages.

This Special Issue brings together research on African languages that
seemingly represent counterexamples to classical island constraints in order
to address the issue of the universality of island constraints and enrich our
understanding of the nature of islands. Articles submitted for consideration
of publication should both document instances of purported “island violations”
in African languages and provide argumentation for the claim that escape (i.e.
movement) took place in such cases. Articles should also discuss whether the
“violations” in question reflect instances of “surface island variation” or
“deep island violation” in Phillips’ (2013a,b) sense and, if possible,
speculate on why the relevant domains do not have island status in the
language(s).  

We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors
initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 400-600 words summarizing
their intended contribution. Please send it either to Guest Editor Jason
Kandybowicz (jkandybowicz at gc.cuny.edu) or to the Languages Editorial Office
(languages at mdpi.com). Abstracts will be reviewed by the Guest Editor for the
purposes of ensuring proper fit within the scope of the Special Issue. Full
manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer-review. 

Keywords:

- island insensitivity
- extraction from islands
- probe-agree into islands
- A-bar relations across island boundaries
- African languages

Tentative completion schedule:
- Abstract submission deadline: September 12, 2022
- Notification of abstract acceptance: October 3, 2022
- Full manuscript deadline: December 2, 2022




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