D Adger (da4@mailer.york.ac.uk)
Mon, 2 Oct 1995 17:54:34 +0100 (BST)
Second Call For Papers SPECIFIERS To be held at The University of York the King's Manor, York, UK 21st-23rd March 1996 Abstract DEADLINE: 10th November Invited Speakers Jane Grimshaw Rita Manzini Teun Hoekstra Ian Roberts Peggy Speas "Specifier" has had a range of meanings in generative syntax, with the recent consensus that a specifier is a position structurally defined by X-bar theory. If current proposals by Chomsky are correct, then it is no longer possible to define specifier in precisely this way and the question of what a specifier is is thrown into sharp relief. There are at least four broad areas of concern: ¥ What are specifiers structurally ? Are they always present in a derivation? How do they differ from adjuncts? Differences between specifiers of lexical and functional heads; multiple specifier constructions etc. ¥ What is the Specifier-head relationship? How do the Wh-criterion and related criteria for focus, voice, negation etc. work? How does the spec-head relationship motivate movement? The directionality of checking theory; how does one capture cross-linguistic/diachronic variation in this area? "doubly-filled" effects etc. ¥ How are Specifiers relevant to fields of enquiry adjacent to syntax? Do Specifiers have a special status in L1/L2 acquisition? How are specifier positions mapped onto semantic representations? Do specifiers have a morphological status? etc. ¥ How are Specifier-specific phenomena captured in other frameworks? HPSG; Optimality theoretic syntax; LFG; categorial frameworks etc. Contributors should send 5 anonymous copies of an abstract not exceeding 1 page (a separate page containing references may be included), plus one camera ready original containing author's name, address, affiliation and e-mail address. Abstracts may not be submitted by email or fax. Presentations will be for 30 minutes + 10 minutes questions. The deadline for abstract submission is November 10th 1995. We intend to publish a volume based on the conference and with this in mind we welcome papers on a broad range of topics from psycholinguistic, acquisitional, semantic and morphological perspectives, as well as purely syntactic. For further information contact the organising committee: David Adger; Susan Pintzuk; Bernadette Plunkett and Georges Tsoulas. email: lang7@tower.york.ac.uk http://www.york.ac.uk/~lang7/ Tel: 44 (0)1904 432650 Fax: 44 (0)1904 432652 Dept. of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York, Heslington, York, YO1 5DD
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