About me
I am a fourth year Ph.D. candidate at the Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Linguistics (CASTL) at the University of Tromsø.
My main interests of research are situated at the syntax-semantic interface and evolve around the IP/vP domain. The focus of my dissertation is the study of the (core) tense, aspect and modality (TMA) morphemes in Saamáka, an English/Portuguese-based Creole language. The main substrate languages are Gbe and Kikongo. The language is spoken along the Suriname River, Suriname. The data I discuss in my dissertation was collected during two fieldwork trips to Pikinslee, a small village located in the interior of Suriname. The interpretation(s) and usage of the individual TMA morphemes and their position in the functional hierarchy is discussed. Furthermore, I examine the interaction of the TMA morphemes and the consequences of these interactions on the semantic interpretation and syntactic position of the individual morphemes.
Contact
Mailing address
Marleen van de Vate
CASTL, Humfak
University of Tromsø
N-9037 Tromsø
Norway
Phone
+47 776 46 489