Synthetic comparatives in English (as well as in other languages) have been standardly assumed to be derived by head movement. This traditional assumption has recently been challenged both on the semantic and on the morphological sides. Semantically the prevalent analysis of comparatives involves phrasal movement of the comparative morpheme with the associated comparative clause (Heim 2006 and other work). Morphologically Embick and Noyer (1999, 2006) have argued that synthetic comparatives are derived by the morphological operation of Local Dislocation, which involves a relinearization under adjacency. I will argue that the morphology of synthetic comparatives is equally incompatible with Heim’s analysis and with Embick and Noyer’s treatment, and discuss the adjustments necessary for the return to the traditional head movement approach.

Université de Paris 8, Salle D 143

Séminaire joint ArchG, Structure Argumentale, LSALAA

CNRS-Pouchet, Salle 129

Peter Svenonius (Tromsoe) Things, Places, and the Construct State Abstract

Monika Basic (Tromsoe) Scales, gradable adjectives and nominalizations in Serbian Abstract

CNRS-Pouchet, Salle 129

séminaire joint ArchG, LSALAA, StrArg

Université Paris 8 salle D 143

Séminaire joint Architecture Grammaticale - Structure Argumentale

Nora Boneh & Léa Nash

Core and non-core datives in French

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Université de Paris 8, salle D143

Quantificational Structures in Low German : On the Functional Structure of DP and the feature content of pronominal quantifiers. To appear in E. Brandner, H. Weiss (eds.). Journal of Comparative Germanic Syntax.

Séminaire joint ArchGr, StrArg, LSALAA

CNRS Pouchet Salle 124

Conférence de Ora Matushansky (joined work with Tania Ionin) Uncle Vania meets three sisters Résumé sous http://www.umr7023.cnrs.fr/Resumes-...

Université de Paris 8 - salle D 143

Exposé de Berit Gehrke, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Event-related modification of German adjectival passives

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CNRS Pouchet, salle 255