Stanford Linguistics Events

Syntax Workshop

Syntax Workshop talks are held Tuesday evenings starting at 5:30 in Room 126 in the Stanford Linguistics Department, Margaret Jacks Hall (Building 460), unless otherwise noted. Participation and attendance is free and open to everyone.

Tuesday October 30, 5:30pm:
Liz Coppock
(Stanford University)
"The Logical and Empirical Foundations of Baker's Learnability Paradox"(abstract)
* This talk is co-sponsored by the Linguistics Department Colloquium Committee

Friday November 2, 3:30pm: (NOTE UNUSUAL DAY AND TIME)
Douglas Ball
(Stanford University)
"Clause Structure and Argument Realization in Tongan: Evidence from Clitics" (abstract)
* This talk is co-sponsored by the Linguistics Department Colloquium Committee

Tuesday January 22, 5:15pm:
Joanna Nykiel
(Stanford University//University of Silesia, Poland)
Sluicing and Prepositions: A Connectivity Effect That Doesn’t Work (abstract)

Tuesday May 13, 5:30pm, Building 460, Room 301: (NOTE UNUSUAL LOCATION)
Sandra Chung
(University of California-Santa Cruz)
Chamorro Possessives, Subjects, and Negation (abstract)

TBA
Joseph Sabbagh
(University of California-Berkeley)
Title TBA (abstract)