 | HLS2: Heritage Language Syntax 2 Utrecht University Utrecht, Netherlands, December 15-17, 2021 |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hls2 |
| Submission deadline | August 31, 2021 |
Grammars that develop under constrained input conditions provide us with unique insights into the mechanisms of synchronic and diachronic language change. For this reason, the syntax of heritage languages has been the focus of a large number of experimental, as well as theoretical, studies over the last few decades.
This conference, which marks the conclusion of the ERC Microcontact project (https://microcontact.sites.uu.nl/) at the Utrecht Institute of Linguistics, brings together junior and senior experts on the syntax of a wide range of typologically different heritage and/or minority languages in contact.
We welcome papers on any topics in heritage and/or minority language syntax, with particular attention to the theoretical aspects of language contact and change (including interface phenomena) and its bearings on our knowledge and understanding of syntactic theory.
Invited Speakers
- Suzanne Aalberse (University of Amsterdam)
- Abbas Benmamoun (Duke University)
- Oksana Laleko (State University of New York – New Paltz)
- Brechje van Osch (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)
- Michael Putnam (Pennsylvania State University)
- Liliana Sánchez (University of Illinois – Chicago)
- Deniz Tat (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)
Submission Guidelines
Abstracts should be anonymous and no longer than two A4 pages, including references and examples, with margins of at least 2,5 cm, font size 11, single-spaced. Submissions are limited to a maximum of one individual and one joint abstract per author.
Presentations will be 30 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for discussion.
Abstracts can be submitted through EasyChair no later than 31 August 2021. Notification of acceptance will be given by 30 September 2021.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to microcontact@uu.nl
Venue
The conference will be hybrid. The in-person meeting will be held in Utrecht (hopefully) but it will also have an online component.
Sponsor
This workshop is part of the ERC Microcontact project (https://microcontact.sites.uu.nl/), hosted by the Utrecht Institute of Linguistics.
Organizing committee
- Roberta D'Alessandro
- Luigi Andriani
- Alberto Frasson
- Manuela Pinto
- Luana Sorgini
- Silvia Terenghi