· The limits of syntactic variation/Greenberg’s Universals/ Principles and Parameters

· The evolution of Parameters/ The Newmeyer vs Holmberg & Roberts debate/ Principles and Parameters in the Minimalist Program

· The Null-Subject parameter

· Microparametric variation

· Other approaches to syntactic variation

· Romance past participle agreement

· Homo indefinite pronouns in Romance

22-25 Feb 2010

Teaching

courses

Parameters of Linguistic Variation

LOT 2009 summer school course

EGG 2010 summer school course

Topics in Syntactic Agreement

EGG in

Constanţa

· DAY 1. A short history of Agree (part 1)

· DAY 2. A short history of Agree (part 2)

· DAY 3. Case study 1. Participial agreement(s)

· DAY 4. Case study 2. Agreement mismatch

· DAY 5. Deriving Agreement mismatches