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 one of the organizers—Maarten Bogaards, Irina Morozova and Stéphane Térosier.
Upcoming talks
Spring/Summer 2024
29 Feb Malte Koot (LUCL) 14 Mar Kyle Jerro (University of Essex) 4 AprGert-Jan Schoenmakers
(POSTPONED)18 Apr Karen De Clercq
(CNRS/Université Paris Cité)2 May George Walkden
(Universität Konstanz)16 May Jens Fleischhauer
(Heinrich-Heine Universität
Düsseldorf)6 Jun Marcel den Dikken
(Eötvös Loránd University)13 Jun Stéphane Térosier (LUCL) 21 Jun Bridget Copley
(CNRS/Université Paris 8)8 Jul Yu-Yin Hsu (許又尹)
(Hong Kong Polytechnic)11 Jul Jesús Olguín Martinez
(Illinois State University)The first two talks are in Lipsius 1.28, the talk on 21 June is in Lipsius 1.31, all other talks are in Lipsius 1.33. All talks will be livestreamed on Zoom—please join our mailing list for the links.
Author Archives: Bogaards M.P.M.
Thu 18 Apr – Karen De Clercq
Speaker: Karen De Clercq (CNRS/LLF/Université Paris Cité)Title: The internal structure of sentential negation: A view from suppletionDate: Thu 18 AprilLocation: Lipsius 1.33Time: 16.15 – 17.30 There are four different ways in which TAM-morphology and sentential negators (SNs) may interact, summarised in (1). (1) Type A … Continue reading
Final program: One more bonus talk!
There’s one final addition to the program: Bridget Copley will give a talk on Friday 21 June, 16:30-17:45 in Lipsius 1.31 (note day, time and room changes). This is directly following the final class of the LOT school. Furthermore, George … Continue reading
Changes to program: Two bonus talks!
We have a few last-minute changes to the program to announce: Two extra talks and two talks which will be on another date. First, we’re happy to announce two additional ComSyn talks this semester, by Marcel den Dikken (6 June) … Continue reading
ComSyn: Spring/Summer 2024
With the new semester quickly approaching, we’re delighted to announce the program for the upcoming season of ComSyn talks. The timeslot remains Thursdays, 16:15-17:30 (CET). The first two talks are in Lipsius 1.28, the remaining six are in Lipsius 1.33. … Continue reading
Thu 12 Oct – Mieke Slim
Speaker: Mieke Slim (Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics) Title: Are all, every and each all the same? The trajectory of universality in the development of English universal quantifiers Date: Thu 12 Oct Location: Lipsius 2.17 Time: 16:15–17:30 Most languages have multiple universal quantifiers, like … Continue reading
Thu 28 Sep – Sjef Barbiers & Irina Morozova
Speakers: Sjef Barbiers & Irina Morozova (LUCL) Title: How and why ONE is different Date: Thu 28 Sep Location: Lipsius 2.17 Time: 16:15–17:30 ONE has been regarded as different from the other cardinals by Borer (2005), Barbiers (2005), (2007), Her & Lai … Continue reading
ComSyn: Fall/Winter 2023
We’re looking forward to a varied programme of ComSyn talks in the upcoming season, running from September to December. All talks will be held at the usual timeslot of Thursdays, 16:15-17:30 CET. Here’s the list of speakers and dates: Speaker(s) Date … Continue reading
Thu 22 Jun – Anikó Lipták & Crit Cremers
Speakers: Anikó Lipták & Crit Cremers (LUCL) Title: Left node not raising: Word part ellipsis revisited Date: Thu 22 Jun Location: Lipsius 0.01 (note room change) Time: 16:15-17:30 Abstract: In this talk, we describe a novel ellipsis phenomenon that deletes the … Continue reading
Thu 4 May – Iva Kovač (University of Vienna)
Speaker: Iva Kovač (UniWien) Title: Dissecting habituality: The Croatian know and its kin Date: Thu 4 May Location: Lipsius 2.23 Time: 16:15-17:30 Abstract: Habituality is a versatile concept bordering categories such as aspect, modality, and iterativity, and has been used to describe a … Continue reading
Wed 26 April – Charlotte Sant (UiT)
Speaker: Charlotte Sant (Arctic University of Norway) Title: Comparing apples and oranges: What grinding and portioning can tell us about gender and atomicity Date: Wednesday 26th April Location: Lipsius 1.30 (note day and room change) Time: 16:15-17:30 Abstract: It is … Continue reading