CASTL Colloquium
The clan of linguists in Tromsø has a hallowed tradition of occasional Thursday evening lectures on topics in linguistics, followed by free-ranging discussion over liquid refreshments in the X bar. This is an opportunity for us to hear about new and ongoing research in the field, straight from the people who are performing it. But in addition, it is a forum for us to present our work to colleagues and students. Anyone who would like to give a talk, especially those who have recently finished projects or who are getting ready to present something at a conference abroad, is encouraged to try it out here. Write to the contact person. Suggestions regarding who you would like to have invited from afar are also welcome.
Talks Spring 2012 (more details for the dates and titles to be announced)
| Date | Speaker | Title/Abstract |
| February 2 | Bonnie D. Schwartz (Radboud University Nijmegen) |
Poverty of the stimulus and child-adult comparisons in the acquisition of Korean wh-constructions |
| February 23 | Kristine Bentzen & Merete Anderssen (UiT & CASTL). NB: Start at 19:30 |
New Perspectives on Norwegian Object Shift: The importance of topichood |
| March 12 (Monday) |
Andrew Nevins (University College London) NB: start at 14:00 |
Amplification of an Asymmetry in Irregular Plurals |
| April 26 | Tecumseh Fitch (University of Vienna) |
The Evolution of Syntax: Experiments in Pattern Perception by Humans and Animals |
| May 3 | Jochen Zeller(University of KwaZulu-Natal) | Inversion in Bantu as predication |
| June 6 (Wednesday) |
Denis Delfitto (Universiy of Verona) NB: start at 14:30 in B-1003 |
On the expression of ‘meaningless’ emotions: ‘expletive’ negation in exclamative sentences |
