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let.uva.nl>WORKSHOP INVERSION in ROMANCE University of Amsterdam 28-29 May 1998 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Thursday 28 May 1998 (Location: Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam, room 105) 8.30 - 9.20 Registration 9.20 - 9.30 Opening remarks 9.30 - 10.30 Richard Kayne & Jean-Yves Pollock (keynote speakers) New Thoughts on Stylistic Inversion 10.30 - 11.15 Vieri Samek-Lodovici When Preverbal Focus is Clause-Final: A Unified Analysis of Contrastive Focus in Italian coffee break 11.45 - 12.30 Manuela Ambar Word Order Effects of a Split CP Hypothesis 12.30 - 13.15 Joao Costa Marked vs. Unmarked Inversion and Optimality Theory lunch 14.45 - 15.45 Adriana Belletti (keynote speaker) VSO vs VOS. On Possible Positions for Postverbal Subjects in Italian (and Romance) 15.45 - 16.30 Manuel Espanol, Manuela Pinto & Maarten de Wind A Uniform Analysis of Case-Adjacency in Romance tea break 17.00 - 17.45 Pilar Barbosa On Inversion in Wh-Questions in Romance 17.45 - 18.30 Giuseppe Longobardi Two Types of 'Postverbal' Subjects in Italian 19.00 dinner Friday 29 May 1998 (Location: Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam, room 104) 9.30 - 10.30 Knut Tarald Taraldsen (keynote speaker) Stylistic Inversion, Subject Extraction and the Distribution of Expletives 10.30 - 11.15 Joost Dekkers On the Syntax and Interpretation of Stylistic Inversion coffee break 11.45 - 12.30 Geraldine Legendre Revisiting Stylistic and Complex Inversion in French 12.30 - 13.15 Artemis Alexiadou & Elena Anagnostopolou Transitivity Constraint in Inversion lunch 14.45 - 15.45 Maria Luisa Zubizarreta (keynote speaker) Inversion in Spanish and Italian: A Prosodically-Motivated Analysis 15.45 - 16.30 Sergio Baauw Subject-Verb Inversion in Spanish: A Dynamic Antisymmetry Approach tea break 17.00 - 17.45 Andrea Moro Wh-movement as Inversion 17.45 closing session drinks alternate: Cecilia Poletto: Interrogative Inversion For more information, contact: Aafke Hulk University of Amsterdam E-mail: inversionMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
alpha.montclair.edu>ANNOUNCEMENT ----------- A new mailing list (yes, yet another one) has been created to discuss some ideas which seem to get the short shrift constantly. The list is intended to serve several purposes. 1. The list is yet another language evolution/change/variation list. We already have a Nostratic list; a LanguageEvolution list, and other language lists. So why another one? The list is created as a sort of an "overflow" list for topics which do not seem to get discussed thoroughly on these lists and other lists. For other reasons, see below. 2. The list is about "quantitative methods" in language change, evolution, and variation. Obviously as can be seen, there is no difference until we can clearly see a difference between words like evolution, change, development, or variation until we can clearly specify what they are. The list will also discuss how we might go about differentiating between these concepts if necessary. 3. The list, unlike many other lists in the social sciences in which arguments take place mostly about various views of the various schools, will do more than simply allow discussants from various schools to pontificate. We will organize collective learning. This can be done by going over books which deal with quantitative methods, and also discuss linguistics books such as that of Ringe, or Dixon and do it in such a way that we can learn sufficient mathematics to be able to understand what is being said. The books by Ringe, and Dixon are simple examples. We can discuss other books and other related topics. Such cooperative efforts have been tried successfully on other lists; for example, the Chaos List for the Life Sciences discusses nonlinearity and chaos. At this point the mailing list will be "reading" a book on nonlinearity with each chapter being "lead" or "introduced" by a "facilitator" of sorts. These facilitators are volunteers from the list. We can do similar things here. 4. The list, unlike many other lists in the social sciences, is not moderated. However, it is not for fluff or useless flaming. At the same time, it is not intended that this list replace the Nostratic_list, Language_Evolution list,Language and Brain List or the Linguist or any other linguistics list. Although the list is not moderated subscribers will be expected to adhere to standards of discussion displayed on science lists, and not turn this list into a highly politicized free-for-all list. Rules for posting will be sent to the subscribers regularly. Logical fallacies should be pointed out. As soon as the list starts up, we will discuss the basics/fundamentals and which parts of "quantitative" thinking we should discuss first, which book we should discuss as well as norms and rules to follow. Since summer is around the corner it would be good if during the next few weeks we can iron out the kinks so that we can concentrate on the core material during the summer. 5. Quantitative approaches to 5.1. continuity vs discontinuity 5.2. probability theory (Ringe) 5.3. math models of language, difference equations, differential equations 5.4. measurements, measurement theory, etc 5.5. distance, similarity, analogy 5.6. nonlinearity, complexity 5.7. correlation, regression, and other probability related concepts 5.8. system theoretic concepts such as intensive vs extensive variables 5.9. biological evolution and many others can be illustrated with examples. Books/articles and ideas by Lass, Dixon, Trask, Ringe, Nichols and others will/can be discussed. 6. Any/all ideas are welcome. To subscribe send email to majordomoMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
vc.ehu.es>SUMMER COURSE TEACHING MINORITY LANGUAGES TO ADULTS: CURRICULAR INNOVATION SAN SEBASTIAN 14-17 JULY This course aims to provide a forum among language teaching practitioners to discuss the field of curricular innovation in the teaching of minority languages in Europe. The issues discussed include: teacher training programs, teaching materials, the role of the teacher, etc Course directors: Miren Azkarate & Joanba Bergara Web page for information about the program: http://www.sc.ehu.es/scwwwsu/b.htm For information about registration and grants, please see below For further information, please contact J. Bergara. E-mail: habe-didaktiMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue