Program & Talks

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  MONDAY 1 December 2014


10:00-10:45WELCOME RECEPTION

10:45-11:00OPENING SESSION

11:00-12:00Stefan BAUMANNIfL Phonetik, University of Cologne

Introduction and Overview: Prosody

12:00-13:00Volker STRUCKMEIER IDSL I, University of Cologne

Introduction and Overview: Syntax and its interfaces

13:00-14:15LUNCH

14:15-14:45Melanie UTHRomanisches Seminar, Universität zu Köln

Yucatecan Spanish focus fronting constructions at the prosody-syntax interface

14:45-15:15Jacopo TORREGROSSA – University of Cologne

Variation in the left periphery and prosodic structure. A view from Italian and Spanish

15:15-15:45Anke GRUTSCHUSRomanisches Seminar, Universität zu Köln

Prosodic Cues to Reported Speech

15:45-16:05BREAK

16:05-17:20Frank KÜGLER Department of Linguistics, Potsdam University

Information structure – basic concepts and its realization in a cross-linguistic perspective

19:30      WORKSHOP DINNER


TUESDAY 2 December 2014


10:00-11:00Petra B. SCHUMACHERIDSL I, University of Cologne

Neurolinguistic Processing at the Interface of Syntax, Semantics and Prosody

11:00-11:30Manuel DANGLIDSL I, University of Cologne

Context and Position – A Reaction-Time Study

11:30-12:00Nadja SCHAUFFLERInstitut für Linguistik/Anglistik, Universität Stuttgart

Prosody-inherent factors affecting pitch accent placement – deaccentuation of foci due to pitch accent clashes

12:00-13:15LUNCH

13:15-13:45Sara MYRBERGDepartment of Swedish Language and Multilingualism, Stockholm University

Big accents and PP-phrasing in Swedish

13:45-14:15Fatima HAMLAOUIUniversität zu Köln/Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft

& Kriszta SZENDROIUniversity College London

A Flexible Approach to the Syntax-Phonology Mapping of Intonational Phrases

14:15-14:45Fabian SCHUBÖUniversity of Stuttgart

Intonation Phrase formation in German narrow focus constructions

14:45-15:05BREAK

15:05-15:35Arndt RIESTERIMS, University of Stuttgart

Analysis of Discourse Structure and Information Structure using Questions under Discussion

15:35-16:05Christine T. RÖHRIfL Phonetik, University of Cologne

The Effect of Verbs on the Prosodic Marking of Information Status: Production and Perception in German

16:05-16:35Janina KALBERTODTIfL Phonetik, University of Cologne

The issue of contextual punctuation studies on right dislocation and afterthought

16:35-16:45CLOSING SESSION