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The
purpose of this conference is to discuss current issues on the
syntax/semantic/pragmatic interface(s) such as observed at the left
periphery of CPs. The questions addressed include,
but are not restricted to, the following:
♦ What
are the grammatical properties of the edges (Chomsky 2000, 2001, 2005) of
the highest CP borders (e.g., Rizzi 1997, 2001,
2004) that make them legible at the interface with discourse? What are the contributions
of the edges in the domains of tense and aspect with respect to the
grammatical representation of discourse and temporal dependencies (e.g., Smith 2004, Higginbotham 1995, 2004, Nunes and
Thompson. 1995, Stowell 1998, 2004)?
♦ If other
sorts of phases also have higher borders including vP,
PP, and DP (e.g., Adger 2003, Den Dikken 2003, Torego 2002, Uriagereka 2003), is the role of the edges of these
domains parallel to the role of the edges of the highest CP borders, and
what is their specific contribution to legibility in the domain of the
discourse (e.g., Declerck
and Reed 2001, Edgington 2003, Haegeman 2001, Speas & Tenny
2003)?
♦ If
discourse is reduced to additive conjunction of sentences (chunks), as
summed in certain semantic theories, such as Dynamic Theories of Meaning
and Discourse Representation Theory (e.g., Kemp 1982, Kemp and Reyle 1993, Chierchia 1995, Groenendijk and Stokhof 1990, Poesio and Zucchi 1992), to
what extent do the edges of higher borders of phases determine the
syntax/semantic, semantic/pragmatic connection?
♦ If variation is
external to the grammar, and the properties of the edge of a phase are
determinant in parameterization (e.g., Kayne
2005), to what extent do the syntax/semantic/pragmatic interface(s) trigger
parametric resettings (e.g., Roussou
and Roberts
2003).
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