April 1-3, 2009
The Colloquium on Generative Grammar is a conference organized yearly in the Iberian Peninsula where linguists from all over the world discuss the latest proposals on the study of the language faculty within the Generative framework. The previous meetings took place in Madrid (1991), Vitoria (1992), Madrid (1993), Tarragona (1994), La Coruña (1995), Valencia (1996), Oviedo (1997), Lisbon (1998), Bellaterra (1999), Alcalá de Henares (2000), Zaragoza (2001), Lisbon (2002), Ciudad Real (2003), Porto (2004), Barcelona (2005), Madrid (2006), Girona (2007) and Lisbon (2008).
Linguists working in any theoretical framework of Generative Grammar are invited to participate. Each paper presentation will be allotted 30 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion. A limited number of abstracts will also be accepted for two poster sessions. If the authors want to submit their proposals only as either paper presentations or posters, this should be stated clearly in their e-mail message to the organizers.
Submission of Abstracts:
Authors are asked to submit their abstracts in two .PDF files, one anonymous and one with the author's name and affiliation, to the following address:
The body of the message should include the title of the paper, name of the author(s), affiliation(s), surface mail address and e-mail address. Abstracts should be no longer than two pages in length (including examples and references), in Times New Roman 12-point type, single line spacing and 2,5 cm. margins. Submissions are limited to a maximum of one individual and one joint abstract per author.
The official language of the conference will be English.
Reimbursement: The organizers might be able to cover part of the travel expenses of accepted speakers.
Deadline for abstract submission: January 23, 2009.
April 1
08:45-09:15 Registration
09:15-09:30 Welcoming remarks
09:30-10:30
Francisco Ordóñez (SUNY-Stony Brook University)
Backwards or in situ? Infinitival overt subjects in Romance
Handout (pdf, 157 KB)
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10:30-11:10
Jonathan E. MacDonald (U. Autònoma de Barcelona)
Variation and the CI interface: implications for event structure
Abstract (pdf, 56 KB)
Handout (pdf, 194 KB)
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11:10-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:10
Gabi Danon (Bar-Ilan University)
Grammatical number in numeral-noun constructions
Abstract (pdf, 52 KB)
Handout (pdf, 279 KB)
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12:10-12:50
Cristina Guardiano (Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia)
The syntax of demonstratives: A parametric analysis
Abstract (pdf, 113 KB)
Handout (pdf, 900 KB)
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12:50-13:30
Elena Soare (Université de Paris 8)
BE and epistemic construals in Romanian
Abstract (pdf, 32 KB)
Handout (pdf, 97 KB)
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13:30-15:00 Lunch break
15:00-15:40
Claudia Borgonovo (Université Laval) & Brenda Laca (Paris 8-CNRS)
Spanish aspect and pluractionality
Abstract (pdf, 83 KB)
Handout (pdf, 63 KB)
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15:40-16:20
Makoto Kaneko (Okayama University)
Full-fledged and grammaticalized indefinites conveying ignorance, derogation or anti-exhaustiveness in Japanese
Abstract (pdf, 128 KB)
Handout (pdf, 260 KB)
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16:20-16:40 Coffee break
16:40-17:20 Poster Session
Clàudia Pons Moll & Francesc Torres-Tamarit (U. Autònoma de Barcelona)
What is beyond ∂ ?
Abstract (pdf, 119 KB)
Federica Cognola (U. of Padova)
TopicPs and Relativized Minimality in Mòcheno left periphery
Abstract (pdf, 107 KB)
Handout (pdf, 143 KB)
Helen Koulidobrova (U. of Connecticut)
The intensifier itself: Evidence against long-distance anaphora in ASL
Abstract (pdf, 46 KB)
Susana Huidobro (Stony Brook University, UPV-EHU)
Datives as” concordial” case: evidence from Spanish and Galician
Abstract (pdf, 132 KB)
Handout (pdf, 214 KB)
Poster (pdf, 2 MB)
Urtzi Etxeberria (IKER-CNRS) & Anastasia Giannakidou (U. of Chicago)
The Definite Determiner as a Modifier
Abstract (pdf, 99 KB)
Handout (pdf, 273 KB)
17:20-18:00
Josep Quer (ICREA & U. Pompeu Fabra) & Luis Vicente (U. Potsdam)
Semantically triggered verb doubling in Spanish unconditionals
Abstract (pdf, 49 KB)
Handout (pdf, 116 KB)
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18:00-18:40
Milan Rezac (UMR 7023)
Dative-locative syncretisms and the Y-model
Abstract (pdf, 113 KB)
April 2
09:30-10:30
Ricardo Etxepare (CNRS-IKER)
Case, Number and Person in Basque Long Distance Agreement
Handout (pdf, 211 KB)
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10:30-11:10
Carlos de Cuba (Stony Brook University) & Barbara Ürögdi (RIL HAS)
Clausal Expletives and the Referentiality of CP
Abstract (pdf, 114 KB)
Handout (pdf, 211 KB)
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11:10-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:10 Poster Session
María Luisa Rivero, Ewelina Frackowiak & Ana Arregui (U. of Ottawa)
Variation in Circumstantial Modality
Abstract (pdf, 169 KB)
Handout (pdf, 103 KB)
Mihaela Marchis (Universität Stuttgart)
On the properties of relational adjectives in Romanian and Spanish
Abstract (pdf, 50 KB)
Handout (pdf, 138 KB)
Özge Öztürk (Max Planck Institute) & Anna Papafragou (U. of Delaware) - Second alternate for oral presentation
Evidentiality and the Language-Cognition Interface
Abstract (pdf, 21 KB)
Txuss Martín (New York University)
The Internal Structure of Dative Clitics
Abstract (pdf, 71 KB)
Susanna Padrosa Trias (U. Autònoma de Barcelona)
Exploring Compounding in Distributed Morphology
Abstract (pdf, 93 KB)
Handout (pdf, 77 KB)
12:10-12:50
Angelina Markova, Anna Gavarró & Wojciech Lewandowski (U. Autònoma de Barcelona)
Multiple interrogatives: Bulgarian vs. Polish, child and adult
Abstract (pdf, 168 KB)
Handout (pdf, 215 KB)
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12:50-13:30
Frank Drijkoningen (Utrecht Institute of Linguistics)
Floating quantifiers and the influence of topic and focus
Abstract (pdf, 81 KB)
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13:30-15:00 Lunch break
15:00-15:40
Ángel J. Gallego (U. Autònoma de Barcelona) & Juan Uriagereka (U. of Maryland)
Estar = Ser + P
Abstract (pdf, 46 KB)
15:40-16:20
Theresa Biberauer (U. of Cambridge) & Sonia Cyrino (U. of Campinas)
Negative developments in Afrikaans and Brazilian Portuguese
Abstract (pdf, 30 KB)
Handout (pdf, 291 KB)
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16:20-16:40 Coffee break
16:40-17:20
Ángel J. Gallego (U. Autònoma de Barcelona)
Ellipsis by Phase
Abstract (pdf, 52 KB)
17:20-18:20
Lisa Cheng (Leiden University)
Clefts in Durban Zulu
18:20-18:50 Business meeting
April 3
09:30-10:30
Hagit Borer (U. of Southern California)
Roots and Categories
Handout (pdf, 697 KB)
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10:30-11:10
Antje Lahne (Universität Leipzig)
Reflexes of Successive-cyclic Movement: A Uniform Reanalysis
Abstract (pdf, 47 KB)
Handout (pdf, 154 KB)
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11:10-11:50
Víctor Acedo-Matellán (U. de Barcelona)
Adjectival and non-adjectival resultative constructions: the role of morphology in their crosslinguistic Variation
Abstract (pdf, 118 KB)
Handout (pdf, 283 KB)
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11:50-12:10 Coffee break
12:10-12:50
Dalina Kallulli (University of Vienna)
Turning the world upside down: Deponents at the base
Abstract (pdf, 124 KB)
12:50-13:30
Jonathan E. MacDonald (U. Autònoma de Barcelona) & Barbara Ürögdi (RIL HAS)
Operators in the TP-domain and Aspectual Interpretation
Abstract (pdf, 29 KB)
Handout (pdf, 191 KB)
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13:30-15:00 Lunch break
15:00-15:40
Sonia Cyrino (U. of Campinas)
XP-movement of participles and the rise of periphrastic tenses in
Romance
Abstract (pdf, 56 KB)
Handout (pdf, 216 KB)
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15:40-16:20
Leah S. Bauke (U. of Massachusetts at Amherst/U. of Wuppertal)
Nominal Compounds in German
Abstract (pdf, 78 KB)
Handout (pdf, 136 KB)
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16:20-17:00
Hyon Sook Choe (Yeungnam U.) - First alternate for oral presentation
On Left-Branch Extraction (LBE) and Left-Branch Condition (LBC) effects
Abstract (pdf, 103 KB)
Vitoria-Gasteiz is a small town and its airport only has (not very good) connections to Madrid and Barcelona, which means that you'll be able to fly here only if you fly Iberia. So you're likely to find better deals if you fly to Bilbao airport (70 km from Vitoria-Gasteiz) and then come to Vitoria-Gasteiz by bus or taxi.
HOW TO GET TO THE FACULTY OF LETTERS
The 19th Colloquium on Generative Grammar will take place at the FACULTY OF LETTERS, Paseo de la Universidad 5/Unibertsitateko Ibilbidea 5, Vitoria-Gasteiz 01006 (the red bubble below locates the faculty on a map).
Here we provide information about three hotels which are very conveniently located because they are in the town centre and very close to the university, but of course there are many others.
NH Canciller Ayala (****) in the centre, five minute walk to the university. In this case we have negotiated special rates with Viajes Iberia, the travel agency which serves the university:
Single room (taxes and breakfast included): 72,66 euros per night
Double room (taxes and breakfast included): 82,15 euros per night
If you want to book in NH Canciller Ayala send a message to
Vitoria.Gasteiz26.Business@viajesiberia.com
including the following information as the topic of your message:
EHU-CGG19 + your fist name + family name
Hotel Dato (budget) www.hoteldato.com a bit kitsch but very conveniently located in the centre of Vitoria-Gasteiz and very close to the university (10 minute walk).
Hotel Iradier (budjet) www.hoteliradier.com also in the centre, five minute walk to the University.
REGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE FEE
Procedure: To register please send an email to cgg-19@ehu.es with the following information.
Conference fee:
Payment: at the conference site.
Fecha de la última modificación: 13/11/2008