Theoretical and Experimental
Linguistics
EuroConference on the Syntax of
Normal and Impaired Language
Supported by the European Commission, Research DG,
Human Potential Programme, High-Level Scientific Conferences
(Proposal No: HPCF-CT-2000-5274, subject to the conclusion of the contract)
Corinth, Greece, 1 - 6 June 2002
chair: Arhonto Terzi (Technological Educational Institute of Patras, EL)
Vice-chair: Celia Jakubowicz (CNRS Paris V, F)
Speakers will include
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Sergey Avrutin (Utrecht, NL) |
Franco Denes (Venice, I) |
Csaba Pleh (Szeged, HU) |
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Roelien Bastiaanse (Groningen, NL) |
Naama Friedmann (Tel Aviv, IL) |
Angela Ralli (Patras, EL) |
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Zoltan Banreti (Budapest, HU) |
Anastasia Giannakidou (Chicago, US) |
Eric Reuland (Utrecht, NL) |
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Guglielmo Cinque (Venice, I) |
Yosef Grodzinsky (Tel Aviv, IL) |
Ianthi Tsimpli (Thessaloniki, EL) |
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Harald Clahsen (Essex, UK) |
Teresa Guasti (Milan, I) |
Heather van der Lely (London, UK) |
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Joao Costa (Lisbon, P) |
Richard Kayne (NYU, US) |
Ken Wexler (MIT, US) |
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Marcel den Dikken (CUNY, US) |
Christer Platzack (Lund, S) |
Frans Zwarts (Groningen, NL) |
Scope of the conference
This conference is the first in the series "Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics" and aims at bringing together theoretical work in contemporary syntactic theory with work on the syntactic properties displayed by the various types of language disorders. It will center around four core concepts of Generative Linguistics: (i) Functional Categories (ii) Word Order and Movement (iii) Dependencies within and across Sentences and (iv) Interfaces, and will compare the behavior of normal and impaired language with respect to each of them. It seeks answers to questions such as: · What constitutes a deviation from a normal system in current syntactic terms? · How likely is it to find in normal language patterns and behavior encountered in language disorders? · What do impaired varieties of language have to contribute to contemporary syntactic theory?
The conference is open to researchers world-wide, whether from academia or industry. Participation will be limited to 100. The emphasis will be on discussion about new developments. The conference fee covers registration, full board and lodging. Grants will be available, in particular for nationals under 35 from EU or Associated States.
Deadline for applications: 12 March 2002
Scientific Programme and on-line application at: www.esf.org/euresco/02/hc02183
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Foundation,
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