[PLing] CfP: Sektion "NULL in Morphologie und Syntax" (XXXVIII. Romanistentag)

[Peter Herbeck]

Liebe Kolleg*innen,

wir organisieren eine Sektion zum Thema "NULL in Morphologie und Syntax" 
beim XXXVIII. Romanistentag, der vom 24.09. bis 27.09.2023 an der 
Universität Leipzig organisert wird. Den CfP finden Sie unten auf 
Englisch. Wir freuen uns über Einreichungen von Abstracts. Die Deadline 
ist der 31. Dezember 2022.

Viele Grüße,

Peter Herbeck & Natascha Pomino

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The panel "NULL in morphology and syntax" is organized as part of the 
'XXXVIII. Romanistentag', which will take place at the University of 
Leipzig from September 24th to 27th, 2023. It seeks to investigate the 
theoretical and empirical necessity of postulating null elements in 
morphology (such as null allomorphs and null morphemes) and syntax 
(empty categories such as pro, PRO and trace) by examining data from 
Romance languages and varieties.

Confirmed speakers:
- Eulàlia Bonet (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
- Guido Mensching (Universität Göttingen)

A full description of the panel’s topic can be found on our 
institutional homepage: 
https://www.romanistik.uni-wuppertal.de/de/null-in-morphology-and-syntax/
For more information about the XXXVIII Romanistentag in Leipzig, see 
https://www.deutscher-romanistenverband.de/romanistentag/ (the local 
organizers will provide more information as soon as possible)


Call for papers:

The goal of this panel is to bring together linguists from various 
theoretical approaches and methodologies that argue for or against the 
postulation of null elements in morphology and/or syntax. We would like 
to discuss and provide new insights into the empirical and theoretic 
necessity of the controversial concept of NULL in different theories of 
grammar by focusing on Romance languages and varieties.

Abstract submissions to the panel can focus on one of the following 
issues, among others:

- What evidence do we find in favor or against null elements in 
linguistic theory?
- What insights do Romance languages and varieties offer us into the 
theory of null elements?
- What insights can offer a comparative and/or diachronic perspective on 
null elements?
- How is NULL in morphology and/or syntax acquired by L1 and/or L2 speakers?
- Are null elements in (a) morphology and syntax or (b) derivation and 
inflection similar or different types of null elements?
- What are the alternative analyses to empty categories? How do 
different theoretical approaches deal with NULL?
- How many types of null elements are there in morphology and/or syntax 
and by means of which criteria are they differentiated?

Empirical approaches to NULL from a Romance perspective that examine 
data of lesser studied varieties, as well as acquisition studies and 
corpus-based approaches are also particularly welcome.


Submission guidelines:

Abstracts should be anonymous and no longer than 4000 characters 
(including spaces and references). Submissions are limited to a maximum 
of one individual and one joint abstract, or two joint abstracts, per 
author. The language of the workshop is any Romance language, German, or 
English.

The abstracts should be submitted as pdf and doc file to the two 
organizers of the workshop:

Peter Herbeck (herbeck at uni-wuppertal.de)
Natascha Pomino (pomino at uni-wuppertal.de)


Deadline for abstract submission: 31st of December 2022

Notification of acceptance: no later than 17th of February 2023


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Dr. Peter Herbeck
Fakultät für Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaft (Romanistik)
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
herbeck at uni-wuppertal.de
https://www.romanistik.uni-wuppertal.de/de/personal/sprachwissenschaft/dr-peter-herbeck/