[PLing] Talk by Daniel Hole May 21st

[Valerie Wurm]

Dear colleagues,

We would like to invite you to a talk by Daniel Hole (University of 
Stuttgart) next Tuesday (abstract and title below).


Date/venue: May 21st, 15:00 - 16:30, HAUPTGEBÄUDE Universität Wien, 
Universitätsring 1, 1010 Wien, Hörsaal 32

We are looking forward to seeing you at the talk,
Daniel Büring and Valerie Wurm

Title & abstract:

IP area adverbials with an attitude

In this talk, we will look at -- mostly aspectual -- adverbials that 
systematically come in pairs in language after language; one of them 
neutral, and the other one with an attitude. Examples are G. noch vs. 
immer noch, or E. for a long time vs. forever. These doublings will not 
just be compared across languages for the first time, I will also make a 
somewhat surprising attempt at locating the attiduninal portion of 
meaning (of one of the opposition members) which doesn't coincide with 
their surface syntax in German or English; the attitudinal portions of 
meaning take scope above T, wheres the overt syntax of these forms takes 
place below T. Prime evidence for this move will come from Chinese, but 
also from in-depth scrutinizing of the interaction of the attitudinal 
variants with certain exclamative structures.