33.3467, Calls: Romance; Lang Acquisition, Ling Theories, Morphology, Syntax, Text/Corpus Ling/Germany

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LINGUIST List: Vol-33-3467. Sun Nov 06 2022. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 33.3467, Calls: Romance; Lang Acquisition, Ling Theories, Morphology, Syntax, Text/Corpus Ling/Germany

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Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2022 21:46:13
From: Peter Herbeck [herbeck at uni-wuppertal.de]
Subject: Panel: NULL in Morphology and Syntax (XXXVIII. Romanistentag)

Full Title: Panel: NULL in Morphology and Syntax (XXXVIII. Romanistentag) 

Date: 24-Sep-2023 - 27-Sep-2023
Location: Leipzig, Germany 
Contact Person: Peter Herbeck
Meeting Email: herbeck at uni-wuppertal.de

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition; Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Language Family(ies): Romance 

Call Deadline: 31-Dec-2022 

Meeting Description:

The panel ‘NULL in morphology and syntax’ is organized as part of the XXXVIII.
Romanistentag, which will take place at the University of Leipzig from
September 24th to 27th, 2023. It seeks to investigate the theoretical and
empirical necessity of postulating null elements in morphology (such as null
allomorphs and null morphemes) and syntax (empty categories such as pro, PRO
and trace) by examining data from Romance languages and varieties.

Confirmed speakers:
- Eulàlia Bonet (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
- Guido Mensching (Universität Göttingen)

A full description of the panel’s topic can be found on our institutional
homepage:
https://www.romanistik.uni-wuppertal.de/de/null-in-morphology-and-syntax/ 

For more information about the XXXVIII. Romanistentag in Leipzig, see
https://www.deutscher-romanistenverband.de/romanistentag/ (the local
organizers will provide more information as soon as possible)

Call for Papers:

The goal of this panel is to bring together linguists from various theoretical
approaches and methodologies that argue for or against the postulation of null
elements in morphology and/or syntax. We would like to discuss and provide new
insights into the empirical and theoretic necessity of the controversial
concept of NULL in different theories of grammar by focusing on Romance
languages and varieties. 

Abstract submissions to the panel can focus on one of the following issues,
among others:

- What evidence do we find in favor or against null elements in linguistic
theory?
- What insights do Romance languages and varieties offer us into the theory of
null elements?
- What insights can offer a comparative and/or diachronic perspective on null
elements?
- How is NULL in morphology and/or syntax acquired by L1 and/or L2 speakers?
- Are null elements in (a) morphology and syntax or (b) derivation and
inflection similar or different types of null elements?
- What are the alternative analyses to empty categories? How do different
theoretical approaches deal with NULL?
- How many types of null elements are there in morphology and/or syntax and by
means of which criteria are they differentiated?

Empirical approaches to NULL from a Romance perspective that examine data of
lesser studied varieties, as well as acquisition studies and corpus-based
approaches are also particularly welcome.

Submission guidelines:

Abstracts should be anonymous and no longer than 4000 characters (including
spaces and references). Submissions are limited to a maximum of one individual
and one joint abstract, or two joint abstracts, per author.
The language of the workshop is any Romance language, German, or English.

The abstracts should be submitted as an anonymized pdf and doc file to the two
organizers of the workshop (please indicate your name and contact details in
the body of the email):
Peter Herbeck (herbeck at uni-wuppertal.de)
Natascha Pomino (pomino at uni-wuppertal.de)  

Deadline for abstract submission: 31st of December 2022 
Notification of acceptance: no later than 17th of February 2023

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