Author Archives: Elisabeth Kerr

Speaker:  Claudia Pañeda (University of the Basque Country) Title: Wh-island effects are similar in English and Spanish Date: Thu 25 May Location: Lipsius 2.23/Zoom [online talk] Time: 16:15-17:30 Abstract: A-bar extraction from an embedded wh-question (e.g. ‘What did the politician want … Continue reading →

Speaker:  Molly Rolf (University of Konstanz) Title: The functional load shift from case to adposition: the role of L2-difficulty. Date: Thu 11 May Location: Lipsius 2.23 Time: 16:15-17:30 Abstract: This talk proposes that a mixed realisation of case features in the … Continue reading →

Speaker: Tamirand Nnena de Lisser (University of Guyana) Title: The Three Phases of Early Missing Subjects: Evidence from Creole Language Acquisition Date: Thursday 6th April Location: Lipsius 2.23/Zoom [online talk] Time: 16:15-17:30 Abstract: This talk will explore the null subject … Continue reading →

Speaker: Elisabeth J. Kerr (LUCL) Title: Tunen syntax within a structural typology of Aux-O-V word orders Date: Thursday 16th March Location: Lipsius 2.23 Time: 16:15-17:30 Abstract: Aux-O-V word order is an interesting case of disharmonic word order, where a head-initial … Continue reading →

We are looking forward to a full programme of ComSyn talks in the upcoming season, running from March-June. All talks will be held at the usual timeslot of Thursdays, 16:15-17:30 CET (aside from 26th April; see below).  Here is the list of … Continue reading →

Speakers: Giuseppe Rugna (University of Florence/LUCL) Title: The morphosyntax of wh-paradigms and wh-copying Date: Thursday 19 May Venue: Lipsius 123 [note room change] Time: 15.00 – 16.15 hrs [note time change] Abstract This talk addresses the question of how grammars can … Continue reading →

Speakers: Jutta Hartmann (University of Bielefeld) Title: Syntax-Information-Structure Interaction: Data and analysis Date: Thursday 12 May Venue: Online (join our mailing list to receive link) / watch on campus in Lipsius 121 Time: 16.15 – 17.30 hrs Abstract In this talk, … Continue reading →

Speaker: Halima Husić (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) Title: Individuation and Countability of Event Nominals Date: Thursday 11 November Venue: Lipsius 207 Time: 16.15 – 17.30 hrs Abstract: Derived nominals which carry an eventive meaning have been thoroughly discussed in syntax and semantics with … Continue reading →

This Friday there will be an extra in-person ComSyn Talk by Ur Shlonsky (University of Geneva): Speaker: Ur Shlonsky (University of Geneva) Title: Focus preposing and its role in Bantu inversion, inverted copular sentences and contrastive ellipsis Date: Friday 5 … Continue reading →

Speaker: Marjo van Koppen (Utrecht University/UiL-OTS and Meertens Institute) Title: Negation in the work of De Ruyter and Hooft: Negation in 17th century Dutch intra-speaker variation Date: Thursday 28 October Venue: Lipsius 207 Time: 16.15 – 17.30 hrs Abstract: The … Continue reading →