Linguistics in the Netherlands 2008
Editors
| Utrecht University
| Leiden University
The 39th annual meeting of the Linguistic Society of the Netherlands took place in Utrecht on February 2nd, 2008. The aim of the annual meetings is to provide members with the opportunity to report on their ongoing research.
At this year’s meeting, 91 papers were presented, of which 24 were submitted to the present volume. This volume contains a selection of these papers, which present an overview of current research in a variety of fields in linguistics.
[Linguistics in the Netherlands, 25] 2008. 190 pp.
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Table of Contents
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Forewordp. v
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Contributorspp. vii–viii
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Pauses as indicators in story structure (Benin)Marjolijn Grool | pp. 1–12
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Predicting intelligibility and perceived linguistic distance by means of the Levenshtein algorithmKarin Beijering, Charlotte Gooskens & Wilbert Heeringa | pp. 13–24
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The Early Surinamese Creoles in the Suriname Creole Archive (SUCA)Margot van den Berg & Adrienne Bruyn | pp. 25–36
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VP-Internal DPs and Right-Dislocation in ZuluLeston Buell | pp. 37–49
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How universal is the Universal Grinder?Lisa L.S. Cheng, Jenny Doetjes & Rint Sybesma | pp. 50–62
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Proper names used as Common Nouns in Belgian Dutch and GermanKaren De Clercq | pp. 63–74
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Preposition stranding in developmentPeter Coopmans & Rianne Schippers | pp. 75–86
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Preliminary remarks on object-marking in MakaleroJuliette Huber | pp. 87–96
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Language Attrition in Dutch Emigrants in Anglophone Canada: Internally or externally-induced change?Merel Keijzer | pp. 97–108
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NPI-licensing and dependent tense in SerbianNataša Milicević | pp. 109–120
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Czech modal existential wh-constructions as vP-level free relativesRadek Simík | pp. 121–132
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Intensive plurality: Hausa pluractional verbs and degree semanticsKateřina Součková & Malami Buba | pp. 133–144
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Mutual intelligibility of Chinese dialects tested functionallyChaoju Tang & Vincent J. van Heuven | pp. 145–156
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The encoding of adjectivesAnnemarie Verkerk & Sander Lestrade | pp. 157–168
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The placement of bare plural subjects in DutchJorrig Vogels & Monique Lamers | pp. 169–180
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BIC Subject: CF – Linguistics
BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General