About ComSyn
ComSyn started out as discussion group about Comparative Syntax at Leiden University Center for Linguistics (LUCL). It has since grown into a series of lectures about (Comparative) Syntax. Speakers from all over the world are welcome to present their work in an informal setting. ComSyn is the perfect place to present work in progress, do a dry run for a conference, or simply share a syntactic puzzle with fellow linguists. If you have any suggestions, please contact Irina Morozova.
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Upcoming talks
Fall/Winter 2024
6 Mar Irina Morozova &
Sjef Barbiers (LUCL)20 Mar Melle Groen
(Tübingen)17 Apr Miriam Schiele (Tübingen) 15 May Guglielmo Cinque (Venice) 12 June Joanna Wall (UCR) 26 June Paula Fenger (Leipzig) ComSyn talks are on Thursdays from 16:15-17:30 and are livestreamed on Zoom.
Author Archives: Elisabeth Kerr
Thu 25 May – Claudia Pañeda
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
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Thu 11 May – Molly Rolf (Konstanz)
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
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Thu 6 April – Tamirand Nnena de Lisser (Guyana)
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
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Thu 16 March – Elisabeth Kerr (LUCL)
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
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ComSyn: Spring/Summer 2023
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
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Thursday 19 May – Giuseppe Rugna
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
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Thursday 12 May – Jutta Hartmann
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
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Thursday 11 Nov – Halima Husić
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
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Friday 5 Nov – Ur Shlonsky
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
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Thursday 28 Oct – Marjo van Koppen
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
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