DiGS20: 20th Diachronic Generative Syntax Conference University of York York, UK, June 18-21, 2018 |
Conference website | https://www.york.ac.uk/language/news/events/digs20/#tab-1 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=digs20 |
Submission deadline | January 8, 2018 |
The Diachronic Generative Syntax Conference (DiGS) is widely recognized as the premier international forum for the presentation of research combining the historical and the formal investigation of syntactic phenomena from a generative perspective.
The first DiGS was held in York in 1990, so we are returning to our roots for the 20th meeting (… antiquam exquirite matrem). In the past, the conference venue has alternated between Europe and North America, with Brazil the first venture into South America in 2009, and South Africa the first venture beyond the three continents in 2017 (see an overview of the history of DiGS).
The goal of DiGS research is to use diachrony to investigate the properties of the syntax of natural language, and to use formal syntactic theory to understand aspects of language relatedness and language change. Hence, DiGS conferences have supported pioneering approaches aiming to establish the proper relationship between the two most basic characteristics of natural language: 1) languages are constrained by the properties of the biological faculty of language; 2) languages and dialects, with the diversity that we observe among them, are the products of historical processes.
As has become traditional, the main conference will be preceded by a themed workshop; in 2018, the theme will be Syntax and Reconstruction. The workshop will focus on reconstruction of the syntax of protolanguages as well as reconstruction of language relatedness through syntactic properties. For a complete description of the workshop, see DiGS20 workshop.
Important dates:
- Workshop: 18 June 2018
- Main conference: 19-21 June 2018
- Abstract submission deadline: 8 January 2018
- Notification of acceptance: 28 February 2018
- Early-bird registration deadline: 15 April 2018
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
Abstracts are invited for 30-minute presentations (followed by 10 minutes of discussion) on any aspect of diachronic syntax, and/or the theme of the workshop, Syntax and Reconstruction.
Abstracts must not exceed 2 pages in length, including examples and references, with 2.5 cm margins on all sides and a 12pt font. Submission is limited to one single-authored and one co-authored abstract per author, or two co-authored abstracts, whether it is for the main conference or for the workshop, or both. Abstracts must be anonymous.
Please indicate in the header of the abstract if you wish to be considered only for the workshop or only for the main conference. In the absence of any indication in the header, the abstract will be considered for both.
- Abstracts may be submitted through EasyChair at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=digs20
- Deadline for submission: 8 January 2018 (midnight UK time).
- Notification of acceptance: 28 February 2018
Committees
Organizing committee
- Claire Childs, Shin-Sook Kim, Giuseppe Longobardi, Dimitris Michelioudakis, Susan Pintzuk, Nina Radkevich, Ann Taylor, Eva Zehentner
Invited Speakers
- Main conference: Edith Aldridge, Theresa Biberauer, Cecilia Poletto
- Workshop: George Walkden
Venue
The conference will be held at the University of York (UK).
Contact
All questions should be emailed to digs20@york.ac.uk.