LINGUIST List 9.507

Wed Apr 1 1998

FYI: Romance Langs,New List Variation,Minority Lang

Editor for this issue: Martin Jacobsen <martylinguistlist.org>

Directory

  • Joost Dekkers, Workshop: Inversion in Romance
  • MARK HUBEY, Mailing List: Lang Variation
  • Cenoz Iragui Jasone, Teaching Minority Languages to Adults

    Message 1: Workshop: Inversion in Romance

     Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 11:29:07 +0200 (MET DST)
    From: Joost Dekkers <Joost.Dekkerslet.uva.nl>
    Subject: Workshop: Inversion in Romance


    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: inversionlet.uva.nl Department of French - Romance Linguistics Spuistraat 134 Phone: 31-20-5254635 1012 VB Amsterdam Fax: 31-20-5254429 The Netherlands

    Or consult the WWW:

    http://www.leidenuniv.nl/hil/confs/inversion

    Organizing Committee: Aafke Hulk, Denis Delfitto, Joost Dekkers, Petra Sleeman, Els Verheugd, Maarten de Wind.

    Sponsors: Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW), Holland Institute of Generative Linguistics (HIL), Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), Utrecht Institute of Linguistics (UiL).

    Message 2: Mailing List: Lang Variation

     Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 19:46:41 -0400 (EDT)
    From: MARK HUBEY <hubeyhalpha.montclair.edu>
    Subject: Mailing List: Lang Variation




    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 majordomocsam.montclair.edu and in the body of the message put this one line

    subscribe Language <your_email_address>

    Message 3: Teaching Minority Languages to Adults

     Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 12:57:19 +0200 (METDST)
    From: Cenoz Iragui Jasone <fipceirjvc.ehu.es>
    Subject: Teaching Minority Languages to Adults


    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-didaktiej-gv.es DEADLINE FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS: 30 APRIL 1998

    REGISTRATION FORM FOR SUMMER COURSE TEACHING MINORITY LANGUAGES TO ADULTS: CURRICULAR INNOVATION

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    Early registration (until 1 June) 11,600 ptas. Late registration (from 2 June) 13,920 ptas.

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    You can reserve accommodation through the UPV-EHU Summer Courses in HALL OF RESIDENCE (University dorm) or HOTEL:

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    4,500 Ptas. 6,000 Ptas. +7%

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    Hotel CODINA 7,500 Ptas. 8,500 Ptas. +7% Hotel SAN SEBASTIAN 9,500 Ptas. 10,500 Ptas. +7% Hotel COSTA VASCA 10,000 Ptas. 11,000 Ptas. +7% Hotel ARANZAZU 9,200 Ptas. 10,000 Ptas. +7% Hotel ORLY 7,000 Ptas. 10,000 Ptas. +7%

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    SUMMER COURSE TEACHING MINORITY LANGUAGES TO ADULTS: CURRICULAR INNOVATION

    A limited number of grants is available. Participants who obtain a grant will have to pay 50% of the course registration or/and accommodation.

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