Syntax of the World’s Languages IX

September 3-5

Presentation

In the same spirit as previous conferences in this series (SWL I – Leipzig 2004, SWL II – Lancaster 2006, SWL III – Berlin 2008, SWL IV – Lyon 2010, SWL V – Dubrovnik 2012 and SWL VI – Pavia 2014, SWL VII – Mexico DF, and SWL VIII – Paris), SWL IX will provide a forum for linguists working on the syntax of less widely studied languages from a variety of perspectives.

The SWL IX will take place in Lima in September 2020, and it will be hosted by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). The main purpose of the conference is to enlarge our knowledge and understanding of syntactic diversity. The topics relevant to the conference include, for example, aspects of basic clause structure, argument structure (e.g. grammatical relations, diathesis, linking, argument coding, clitics), morpho-syntactic complexity, intra-clausal dependencies (e.g. agreement systems, binding, control), inter-clausal dependencies (e.g. reference tracking, clause-linking), the structure of noun phrases, morphological and syntactic asymmetries, the expression of information structure, the interface between syntax and other areas of grammar (morphology, phonology, semantics, pragmatics), among others.

Contributions are expected to be based on primary data of individual languages or to adopt a broadly comparative perspective. Papers that adopt a diachronic/historical-comparative perspective or that discuss language-contact effects are also welcome. All theoretical frameworks are equally welcome. The discussion of theoretical issues is appreciated to the extent that it helps to elucidate the data and is understandable without prior knowledge of the relevant theory.

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