Introduction
The Nerthus Project Research Group (Department of Modern Languages, University of La Rioja) invites the submission of papers on substantial, original, and unpublished research to the 2016 International Symposium on Verbs, Clauses and Constructions, which will be held on October 26-28, 2016 at the University of La Rioja. The topics of interest for submission can be grouped under three headings: constructional approaches to grammar, projectionist approaches to grammar and diachrony. Papers dealing with the category of the verb and historical languages are most welcome.
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Submission Topics
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Constructional approaches to grammar
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Usage-based approaches to the development of structure
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Cross-linguistic variation of constructions
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Constructions, subconstructions and families of constructions
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Verbal and non-verbal constructions
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Alternations vs. constructions
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The interaction of verbal projections and constructions
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Computational modeling of projections and constructions
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The syntax of clauses and sentences
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Linking and interfaces
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Head marking and dependent marking
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The functional motivation of structural development
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Layered models of clause structure
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Events vs. states of affairs and predications
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Verbs at the representational and interpersonal level
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Verbal typologies
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Nominalizations
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Topic and focus constructions
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Raising, existentials and clefts
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Diachronic Construction Grammar
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Constructionalization
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Diatopic, diachronic and textual variation
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Morpho-syntactic and semantic change
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The role of constructions in grammaticalization
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Degrammaticalization and deflection
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Grammaticalization and lexicalization
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The interaction of information structure and verbal constructions
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The role of information structure in syntactic change
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Important Date
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Conference Date
Oct 26
2016
toOct 28
2016
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Oct 28 2016
Registration deadline
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