Dear all,
The next ComSyn talk is on Thursday 17 November and will be held by Marijke De
Belder (UU). The talk is from 16:15 to 17:30, in Lipsius 208, with drinks
afterwards. Please find title and abstract of the talk below. Hoping to see you
there!
best wishes,
Lis, Stéphane & Maarten
ComSyn organizers
Speaker: Marijke De Belder (Utrecht
University)<https://www.uu.nl/medewerkers/MNRdeBelder>
Title: Dutch primary compounding: towards a new
inventory<https://romancelab.weblog.leidenuniv.nl/2022/11/14/thu-17-nov-marijke-de-belder/>
Location: Lipsius 208
Date & Time: Thu 17 November, 16:15-17:30
Abstract: I present an overview of my work on Dutch primary compounding. I show
that there are three basic types, which are defined by a different syntax for
the compound's left-hand part (i.e. the non-head): there are bare roots as
non-heads, roots which are nominalized by means of a nominal class marker and
roots which incorporate into a D-layer, resulting in referential semantics for
the non-head, which I argue is an option. I argue that the following facts are
captured by the proposal: the distribution of so-called linking elements, the
resemblance between linking elements and plural markers and 'erroneous
reference' in Dutch. The proposal also brings the morphosyntax of Dutch NN
compounding closer to what is known on NV incorporation (see Baker 1988).
