Conference | Workshop
Workshop in honour of Lis Kerr and Zhen Li
- Date
- Wednesday 4 September 2024
- Time
- Address
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The two PhD candidates in the BaSIS project have finished their PhD theses! The public defence ceremonies are scheduled as follows:
- Wednesday 4th September 2024, 16h00: Elisabeth J. Kerr – Tunen syntax and information structure (see here)
- Thursday 5th September 2024, 11h30: Zhen Li – Word order, information structure and agreement in Teke-Kukuya (see here)
In honour of their achievements, we will hold an informal workshop on Wednesday 4th September on syntax, information structure, and Bantu languages, with a preliminary schedule as follows:
| 10.00-10.30 | Jan-Wouter Zwart (University of Groningen) |
| 10.30-11.00 | Anikó Lipták (LUCL) |
| 11.00-11.30 | Sjef Barbiers (LUCL) |
| 11.30-12.00 | Break |
| 12.00-12.30 | Koen Bostoen (Ghent University) |
| 12.30-13.00 | Lutz Marten (SOAS University of London) |
Registration
Everyone is warmly invited to attend the workshop (and the defences)! Please e-mail Jenneke van der Wal (g.j.van.der.wal@leidenuniv.nl) to indicate if you plan to come to the workshop (in-person or online).