Microvariation in Romance DOM 2018: Differential object marking in Romance - towards microvariation INaLCO Paris, France, November 9-10, 2018 |
Conference website | http://www.typologie.cnrs.fr/spip.php?rubrique101 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=microvariationinroma |
Submission deadline | July 1, 2018 |
The presence of a grammaticalized preposition with certain classes of nominals is a typical instantiation of differential object marking across Romance (Niculescu 1965, Rohlfs 1971, 1973, Lazard 1984, Comrie 1989, Bossong 1991, Torrego 1998, Fiorentino ed. 2003, von Heusinger and Kaiser 2005, von Heusinger and Onea Gáspár 2008, López 2012, a.o.). Research from all orientations has provided important hints into the nature of this phenomenon. However, the discussion has mostly centered around major Romance varieties, such as Standard Spanish. What is less understood is the picture at the microvariation level, and thus the limits of differential object marking in Romance.
We welcome submissions addressing any aspect related to microvariation in Romance differential object marking, in both synchrony and diachrony, and irrespective of any specific theoretical framework. The focus is mainly empirical, and (novel) data from less discussed varieties (such as Catalan, Corsican, Sardinian, Sicilian, Galician, Asturian, Provençal, Italo-Romance varieties, Romanian South-Danubian varieties, French varieties, etc.) are especially appreciated. Some of the topics of interest include, but are not restricted to, the following:
- Variation in the set of specifications that trigger differential object marking
- Interaction of differential marking and pronominal (clitic) doubling. What are the points of variation with respect to permissibility of doubling under overt differential object marking?
- Differential object marking and obligatoriness/non-acceptability of definiteness morphology
- Extension of the differential marker to inanimates and other non-canonical contexts; what are the precise configurations under which such extensions are obligatory/possible?
- Differential marking and overt object agreement. What does co-occurrence with overt object agreement indicate about the nature of the differential marker?
- The presence of differential ‘object’ marker on subjects
- Differential marking and the accusative-dative debate
- Differential object marking under contact. How is differential object marking affected under contact between Romance varieties? Are some parameters more vulnerable than others? What does contact tell us about the nature of the differential marker? What about contact with non-Romance varieties, or with other types of differential object marking?
- Other types of splits with non-displaced objects across Romance. Are various strategies possible in the same language?
- Loss of differential object marking. What is the taxonomy of contexts where the differential marker is still seen in languages in which the general strategy has otherwise decayed? Are such contexts uniform?
- Microvariation of differential object marking in diachrony. How does diachrony affect microvariation? Do we see uniform compliance with the Scales at all stages of differential marking? Or are there exceptions? If yes, what do such instances indicate?
Committees
Organizing committee
- Monica Alexandrina Irimia (Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia)
- Alexandru Mardale (INaLCO Paris, SeDyL UMR8202 CNRS)
Invited Speakers
- Virginia Hill (University of New Brunswick): DOM in Balkan Romance varieties
- Adam Ledgeway (University of Cambridge): DOM in Southern Italian varieties
- Javier Ormazabal (University of Basque Country) and Juan Romero (University of Extremadura): DOM in Spanish varieties
- Anna Pineda (Universitat Pompeu Fabra): DOM in Catalan varieties
Venue
The conference will be held in Paris (INaLCO)
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Monica Alexandrina Irimia (irimiamo@unimore.it) and Alexandru Mardale (alexandru.mardale@inalco.fr)
Sponsors
Unity and diversity in Differential Object Marking research program sponsored by
the Federation for Typology and Linguistic Universals, CNRS