Free University of Berlin, September 25-28, 2008

The 'Syntax of the World's Languages' conference series provides a forum for linguists working on less widely studied languages or varieties of languages. Contributions are expected to be data-driven, preferentially based on first hand data. Comparative and diachronic papers are also highly welcome. The discussion of theoretical issues is appreciated to the extent that it helps to elucidate the data. The list of topics relevant to the conference includes:

interesting aspects of basic clause structure
argument structure (e.g. grammatical relations, diathesis, linking)
intra-clausal dependencies (e.g. agreement, binding)
inter-clausal dependencies (e.g. reference tracking, subordination)
the expression of information structure
interaction between syntax and other areas of grammar (morphology, phonology, semantics)

The use of specific syntactic frameworks is encouraged, but presentations should be understandable without prior knowledge of relevant theory. visit: http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~gast/swl3/#ConfDescr