37.1870, Confs: Modeling the Principles & Parameters of Long Distance Agreement (Spain)

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Subject: 37.1870, Confs: Modeling the Principles & Parameters of Long Distance Agreement (Spain)

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Date: 21-May-2026
From: Ángel J. Gallego [angel.gallego at uab.cat]
Subject: Modeling the Principles & Parameters of Long Distance Agreement


Modeling the Principles & Parameters of Long Distance Agreement

Date: 27-May-2026 - 27-May-2026
Location: Barcelona, Spain

Linguistic Field(s): Morphology; Syntax

This workshop explores Long Distance Agreement (LDA) phenomena,
focusing on how agreement mechanisms go beyond local domains.
We aim at discussing the implications of their findings for syntactic
theory, particularly regarding locality conditions, the interaction of
movement with agreement, the potential overlap (or lack thereof) of
Case and agreement domains, and, more generally, the variation
landscape that we may expect when we compare languages differing in
dependent types (infinitives, nominalizations, finite dependents,
etc.), feature sets or feature distribution across clausal structure.
The workshop aims to foster a broader understanding of how LDA can be
formalized within the generative framework.
The topics of interest of this workshop include:
- Mechanisms of LDA in different languages, including agreement across
clauses
- Formal models of agreement and their extension beyond local domains
- Interaction of agreement with syntactic movement, including
cross-linguistic variation and contact situations
- Theoretical approaches to feature sharing and agreement in complex
syntactic structures
- Empirical evidence for long-distance agreement, including data from
languages with multiple agreement systems
Program:
11:00   Roberta D’Alessandro (Utrecht University)
             “Agreement and Alignment”
12:00   Hedde Zeijlstra (Georg-August-University)
             “Long-distance agree(meant) in a phase-free world.”
13:00   Lunch
15:15   Javier Ormazabal (HiTT) & Juan Romero (UAB)
             “SE constructions and scattered agreement”
16:15   Break
17:00   Ricardo Etxepare (IKER / CNRS) & Ángel J. Gallego (UAB)
             “Long Distance Agremeent Across-the-BOX”
18:00   Stefan Keine (University of California, Los Angeles) [via
ZOOM]
             “In search of phases: LDA and the edge”
19:00   End
This workshop is part of the project “Microparameters and Networks in
Romance Variation” (2022-2026), funded by the Spanish Ministry of
Science, Innovation and Universities. We also thank the Spanish
Philology Department (UAB) for additional funding support.
Organizers:
Ricardo Etxepare (CNRS / IKER)
Ángel J. Gallego (UAB)



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