Trondheim Summer School

Multi-verb Constructions

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Constraint-Based Grammar in macro-and micro-typological perspectives

The Summer School
June 23-27, 2003

The Trondheim Summer School in Linguistics (TROSS) at NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) will offer three days of intensive courses with the overall theme Multi-verb constructions in constraint based grammars. The courses are sponsored by NFR(Norwegain Research Council) through its program 'Nasjonale forskerkurs',
The courses give an introduction to Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG) and HEAD-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG) through their application to multi-verb constructions as manifested in the West-African and South and South-East Asian languages.

The courses are followed by a two days workshop devoted to the same topics.
Both the courses and the workshop take place at the University Center at Dragvoll. For more information click Location

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Course Program
June 23-25, 2003 -- every day
10-11:15(first day)
9:15-10:30 (following days)
Miriam Butt, UMIST:
Verbal Predicates and Complex Predicates in LFG
 Miriam Butt's homepage

11.45-13.00((first day)
11:00-12:15(following days)
Stephen M. Wechsler, University of Texas at Austin:
Introduction to HPSG and its application to multi-verb constructions
Stephen Wechsler's homepage

14.00-15.15(first day)
13:30-14:45(following days)
Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, University of Ghana:
Introduction to Multi-Verb Constructions in the languages of the Volta Basin

 15.45-17.00(first day)
15:15-16:30(following days)
Kweku E. Osam, University of Ghana:
Introduction to the structure of Akan: its verbal and multi-verbal system


WEDNESDAY 25 16:30
Small Poster Session


responsible for the Trondheim Summer School homepages: Dorothee Beermann
Contact: dorothee.beermann@hf.ntnu.no
Last update: June 20, 2003
Workshop on Multi-Verb Constructions
June 26- 27, 2003

Invited Speakers
 Felix Ameka, University of Leiden
Miriam Butt, UMIST
Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, University of Ghana
Stephen M. Wechsler, University of Texas at Austin
Contributed Papers
Seongsook Choi, School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences, University of Sussex:
Serial verb Constructions and Empty category

Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, University of Ghana, and Lars Hellan, NTNU:
The 'verbid' construction in Ga: a case of VPs with Adjunct function

Lars Hellan, Dorothee Beermann and Eli Sætherø Andenes, NTNU:
A dichotomy of Serial Verb types in Akan

Martha Larson, Fraunhofer Institute for Media Communication:
Multi-Verb Constructions and Coordination

Soma Paul, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India:
Composition of Compound Verbs in Bangla

Atsuko Shimada and Valia Kordoni, University of Saarland:
Japanese "Verbal Noun and suru " Constructions

Hana Skoumalová, Charles University, Prague
Multi-verb expressions in Czech

Cholthicha Sudmuk, University of Texas at Austin, USA.:
Sequential Serial Verb Constructions in Thai

Naoko Tomioka, McGill University:
The Lexicalization Pattern of Verbs and V-V-compounds

Mila Vulchanova, NTNU:
The complexity of results: in search of the constraints

Student Session
Bjørghild Kjølsvik, University of Oslo:
A semantic analysis of a serial verb construction

Ota Ogie, NTNU:
Multi-verb constructions, RV-suffixation and serialization in Edo