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Mon 28 Mar 1994

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Central European Summer School in Generative Syntax

Olomouc - Czech Republic

22 August - 2 September 1994

A generative grammar summer school which is:

. high level (teachers from leading research centres)
. intensive (2 weeks of interactive learning and research)
. cheap (no fees, low local living costs, central location)
. charming (small peaceful medieval city)
. young (teachers' average age <30)

The summer school offers an intensive introduction to generative
linguistics. It will be centered around syntax and offers: results
of the latest research, current issues and open problems, basic
philosophy, methodology.

The program will be divided into two parts, week 1: overviews of
the Principles-and-Parameters theory from both general viewpoints
and specific topics; week 2, advanced classes focussing on current
research issues. Classes will be taught in English.

The school is open to students from all over Europe - East and West
alike: it is cheap enough for everybody to attend, and it also
includes discussion of Germanic, Romance and Slavic languages.

Teachers:

. Piero BOTTARI (Perugia) bottariipgcuic.bitnet
. Gerhard BRUGGER (Vienna) bruggerunive.it
. Anna CARDINALETTI (Venice) cardinunive.it
. Damir CAVAR (Potsdam) cavarhp.rz.uni-potsdam.de
. Giuliana GIUSTI (Venice) giustiunive.it
. Ana MADEIRA (London) uclyammucl.ac.uk
. Maaike SCHOORLEMMER (Utrecht) schoorlemmerruu.nl
. Michal STARKE (Geneva) starkeuni2a.unige.ch
. Chris WILDER (Berlin) chrissskyline.asg.ag-berlin.mpg.de

Courses:

Week 1

 General Introduction
 Introduction to the Syntax of Noun Phrases
 Null-Subjects and Expletives
 Logical Form
 Introduction to Morphology
 Acquisition of Language

Week 2

 Scrambling and the Structure of the Clause
 Clitic-Second Effects in Slavic
 Complementisers and Small Clauses
 Case-Theory
 The Syntax of Coordination
 Theories of the Determiner System

Costs:

Fees There are no fees. The school is free.

Accommodation University Residences are available:
 40$ for the two weeks, in multiple bed rooms.
 (see below for grants)

Meals Cheap meals available on the campus.
 (see below for grants)

Grants:
Students from eastern european countries can apply for grants:
 (the two types of grant are not exclusive)

Living grants covering accommodation are available

Travel grants are also available for travelling to and from
 the summer school

Recipients of grants will have absolutely no expenses for the summer
 school. Others will maximally have travel and 40$ living costs.

Practical Information:
All relevant information (where is Olomouc, how do I get there, etc.)
will be sent upon receipt of the registrations.

Registration: Send the form below to one of these addresses:

 Anna Cardinaletti Chris Wilder
 Seminario di Linguistica Max Planck Gesellschaft
 Universita di Venezia Jdgerstrasse 10-11
 San Marco 3417 D-10117
 30124 Venezia / Italy Germany
 fax: +39-41-52 87 683 fax: +49-30-20 192 452

Deadline: The form must be received by the 30 April 1994.

Contacts: For any additional information contact Michal Starke or
Chris Wilder at the above address for the Max Planck Gesellschaft,
Berlin, or e-mail the teachers directly.