Summer School on the Syntax of Copular Sentences in Semitic Languages

Summer School on the Syntax of Copular Sentences in Semitic Languages

Host Institution: Nantes University

Dates: 08-Sep-2025 - 12-Sep-2025
Location: Nantes, France., France

Minimum Education Level: MA and PhD students

Focus: This intensive program provides students with a background in the formal syntax of Semitic languages (mainly contemporary Arabic dialects), and develops collaborative micro-comparative research on some specific topics. The program offers classes both in formal syntax and relevant related topics, taught by a team of expert linguists, and guided field work sessions with a specific focus on the micro-comparison of different semitic languages, from well-documented to lesser-known varieties of Arabic, as well as of Hebrew.

Description:

Summer School on the Syntax of Copular Sentences in Semitic Languages

The school is mainly intended for MA and PhD students with a background in formal grammar who have a particular interest and/or are speakers of a Semitic language. The school should also be attractive to linguists interested in (micro)comparative syntax and syntactic field-work.

Instructors:
Faruk Akkus, Ouras Aljani, Maris Camilleri, Lina Choueiri, Hamida Demirdache, Jutta Hartmann, Caroline Heycock, Isabelle Roy, Ur Shlonsky.

The school is funded by:
Nantes University
The Graduate Program in Language Science (LScie-Grad) at Nantes University
The Van Riemsdijk Foundation

There are no registration fees.

organizers: Isabelle Roy, Ouras Aljani, Ur Shlonsky

Linguistic Field(s): Syntax

Subject Language(s): Arabic (ara)
Hebrew (heb)

Language Family(ies): Semitic
Registration Open until 10-Jul-2025

Contact Person: Professeure Isabelle ROY
Email: isabelle.roy@cnrs.fr

Registration Instructions:

Application: please fill out the application form: https://forms.gle/4qvkCBupZa1kW7P3A
you will be asked to submit:
1. a short CV - which should state all previous courses / training in formal grammar, syntax, semantics and morphology; as well as knowledge of a semitic language
2. a statement of interest