The 10th Polylinguist Salon

Date: May 17, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 2pm - 6pm
Venue: AG 710, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Speakers:

Paul Law, City University of Hong Kong
Audrey Li, University of Southern California
Dingxu Shi, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sze-Wing Tang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Audrey Li recently argues that the null head noun and VP ellipsis in Chinese are 'True Empty Categories' (TECs), which are phonetically empty elements that are devoid of features. The 10th Polylinguist Salon is devoted to the theme on TECs. In this salon, the rationale behind the theory of TECs will be introduced and some empirical and conceptual issues regarding the interpretation of null nominals and VP-ellipsis in Chinese will be discussed. The discussion will be informal and interactive, which intends to offer a good opportunity for those who are interested in the theoretical analyses of empty elements in Chinese syntax to share views from different perspectives.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Website: http://www.cbs.polyu.edu.hk/tang/polylinguist.htm