Hans Broekhuis Colloquium
Hans Broekhuis
Leiden University
Holmberg's Generalization: Blocking or push up
Friday, November 16, 3:30 pm, Machmer W-26
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05:31 (2007-11-15)
November 15, 2007
Hans Broekhuis in Syntax Reading Group
Hans Broekhuis will speak in the Syntax Reading Group today (November 15), 8:00 pm, at Amy Rose's place. The talk will focus on Hans's approach to implementing a syntactic theory that combines Minimalism with Optimality Theory. It's called 'Derivations (MP) and Evaluations (OT)'. (Abstract below.) It will be good background for his Friday colloquium. All are welcome.
Derivations (MP) and Evaluations (OT)
The goal of this talk is to present a version of the overall structure of the grammar in which the derivational and representational modules are on equal footing, and to propose a certain division of labor between the two components. The claims made in this talk are restricted to syntax, but it goes without saying that I believe that the proposal proposed here should be extended to other subdisciplines like phonology (cf LaCharité and Paradis 2000).
[Thanks Annahita!]
Partee-Borschev Grant Group Meeting
The Partee-Borschev Grant Group meets on Tuesday, November 20, at 12:45 pm, in the Partee Room. Amy Rose Deal and Annahita Farudi are presenting:
Alternatives for Persian Indefinites
Persian has three types of indefinite objects: bare nouns, and nouns marked with either or a combination of two "indefinite articles", ye and -i. Using a Hamblin semantics, we argue that -i introduces alternatives of type
drawn from the common noun denotation, while ye forms an existential generalized quantifier whose restrictor can be drawn from a set of alternatives introduced by -i. We explore the interaction of these alternatives with various operators (negation, universal quantification, questions).
[Thanks Aynat!]
UUSLAW on December 1
UUSLAW (the UMass-UConn-Smith Acquisition Workshop) will take place on December 1, here at UMass Amherst. If you'd like to present (20 minute talk, plus 10 minutes for questions), send Tanja Heizmann a note this week, with a title if possible.
[Thanks Tanja!]
Popular Review of the Prism of Grammar
Tom Roeper's book The Prism of Grammar was reviewed by William O'Grady in the Columbia Teacher's College Record, one of the premier education journals. Check it out.
Call for Papers: Vagueness and Language Use
Vagueness and Language Use
Paris, ENS & Institut Jean-Nicod
April 7-9, 2008
Abstract submission deadline: January 15, 2008 [details]
[Thanks Nathan!]
Nature's Guide for Mentors
Christine Bartels sent in this link to Nature's guide for mentors, with the observation that it might be "Worth contemplating by anyone about to start in a faculty position and wondering what it takes besides intellectual prowess."
[Thanks Christine and Angelika!]