Visiting Assistant Professor of Linguistics David Medeiros will present his research on verb-initial syntax and linearization at an upcoming University of Minnesota Linguistics Colloquium. If you'd like to hear his talk and/or hang out in Dinkytown afterward with Minnesota linguists, here is what you need to know:
Linearization and verb initial syntax: Hawaiian and beyond
University of Minnesota Linguistics Colloquium
Dr. David Medeiros, Carleton College
Friday, 25 October, 3:30pm
Elliott Hall S204 (75 East River Parkway, East Bank)
Predicate fronting and head movement are often presented as conflicting analyses of verb-initial syntax (McCloskey 2005, Chung & Polinsky 2009). Nevertheless, I argue that both operations apply in Hawaiian, a Polynesian language with VSO word order. Drawing on previous research, I show that predicate fronting can explain a range of data in Hawaiian. Crucially, I present a relativized cyclic linearization account of VP-remnant formation (prior to remnant movement), the formal characterization of which has been heretofore lacking (McCloskey 2005). I also argue that T-C head movement applies in Hawaiian for tense features, focusing on the morpho-syntax of Hawaiian tense-aspect-mood markers. Finally, I consider how the derivation of verb-initial syntax affects verbal morphology and main-clause word order, comparing Hawaiian to Irish and Malagasy.
A linguistics happy hour will follow.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
save the date: linguistics colloquium by Claire Halpert (U of M Linguistics) on 15 November
Carleton Linguistics is pleased to announce that Claire Halpert, Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Minnesota, will give a public colloquium on Friday, 15 November, at 4:00p, in Goodsell 003. Dr. Halpert will present some of her research on the syntax of Zulu, a Bantu language spoken in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and other neighboring countries. More information on the talk will be made available shortly.
We hope to see you there!
We hope to see you there!
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