LINGUIST List 26.601
Wed Jan 28 2015
Calls: Syntax/Canada
Editor for this issue: Anna White <awhitelinguistlist.org>
Date: 26-Jan-2015
From: Bronwyn Bjorkman <bronwyn.bjorkman
utoronto.ca>
Subject: Contrast in Syntax
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Date: 24-Apr-2015 - 25-Apr-2015
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Contact Person: Bronwyn Bjorkman
Meeting Email:
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https://sites.google.com/site/contrastinsyntax/
Linguistic Field(s): Syntax
Call Deadline: 15-Feb-2015
Meeting Description:
Contrast in Syntax is a two-day workshop being hosted by the Department of Linguistics at the University of Toronto (April 24-25, 2015). It is being organized in honour of Elizabeth Cowper, in the wake of her retirement in June 2014.
The workshop aims to investigate the role of contrast in syntactic theory, particularly the representation of syntactic features. Much of Elizabeth’s research has focused on the nature of grammatical features, both in identifying the set of features active in a particular language or stage of a language, and in arguing that properties of different languages may fall out from differences in the set of oppositions they employ.
The workshop will feature invited talks by 14 of Elizabeth’s former students and advisees, as well as a poster session and presentations by current students.
Invited Speakers:
Michael Barrie (Sogang University)
Andrew Carnie (University of Arizona)
Lisa Cheng (Leiden University)
Jila Ghomeshi (University of Manitoba )
Daniel Currie Hall (St. Mary’s University)
Paivi Koiskenen (Kwantlen Polytechnic University)
Julie Legate (University of Pennsylvania)
Martha McGinnis-Archibald (University of Victoria)
Kenji Oda (University of Syracuse)
Nick Pendar (Skytree)
Elizabeth Ritter (University of Calgary/Ben Gurion University)
Leslie Saxon (University of Victoria)
Carson Schutze (University of California, Los Angeles)
Call for Papers:
We invite submissions for participation in the poster session of the workshop. Submissions can be on any topic related to the theme of the workshop. We particularly welcome submissions from those who have been influenced by Elizabeth Cowper’s work.
One-page abstracts (11 or 12 pt font) should be submitted in PDF format by email to Bronwyn Bjorkman (bronwyn.bjorkman
utoronto.ca).
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