The 18th Diachronic Generative Syntax conference will be held in Ghent, Belgium, from 29 June to 1 July 2016. The conference is co-organised by the research groups DiaLing and GIST (Department of Linguistics at Ghent University).
DiGS 18 is dedicated to the historical and comparative investigations of syntactic phenomena and language change from a generative perspective.
We will also host a separate workshop on diachronic stability on 28 June 2016.
Important dates:
15 January 2016 deadline for abstracts15 March 2016 notification of acceptance15 May 2016 early registration deadline29 June – 1 July 2016 conference
Abstract submission is through EasyChair.
Invited speakers DiGS18:
- Elly van Gelderen
- Cecilia Poletto
- Ioanna Sitaridou
Invited speakers workshop on Diachronic Stability:
- Sheila Watts
- Joel Wallenberg
Organizing Committee:
- Anne Breitbarth
- Miriam Bouzouita
- Lieven Danckaert
- Liliane Haegeman
- Melissa Farasyn
- Elisabeth Witzenhausen
More information under www.digs18.ugent.be or via the organisers.