Preparing for the 2025 LSA Annual Meeting

Andreas B. and I have a workshop to present at the 2025 LSA Annual meeting. During this break, I have been preparing for it. Here is a concept map of my process.

Cornell Talk Video (September 26 2024): A Merge-Based Approach to Argument Structure

Here I post the handout and videos for my Cornell talk. I don't know how long the videos will stay posted, so you should download them as soon as possible. This talk covers the same material as the Yushan Salon talk, but it is considerably more polished.

Cornell Talk Announcement 

Handout

part 1
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oPLqPM3uPS09Ue0IyFryBQrSRarMoEO-/view?usp=sharing

part 2
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TlvyLDJDl3ZYOk0_Ew53EDlW9ViBjn51/view?usp=sharing

Yushan Salon Talk Video (July 23, 2024): A Merge-Based Approach to Argument Structure

Abstract: This talk outlines the Merge-based approach to argument structure developed in Collins 2024 (updating, defending and extending Collins 2005). The predictions of the Merge-based theory of implicit arguments and by-phrases will be compared to the predictions made by non-Merge based theories, such as Bruening 2013.

Yushan Salon Talk Video

Yushan Salon Talk Handout (July 23, 2024): A Merge-Based Approach to Argument Structure

Abstract: This talk outlines the Merge-based approach to argument structure developed in Collins 2024 (updating, defending and extending Collins 2005). The predictions of the Merge-based theory of implicit arguments and by-phrases will be compared to the predictions made by non-Merge based theories, such as Bruening2013.

Yushan Salon Talk Handout

Please register if you are interested

https://ordinaryworkinggrammarian.blogspot.com/2024/07/a-merge-based-approach-to-argument.html

A Merge-Based Approach to Argument Structure (Upcoming talk July 23, 2024)

Here is an announcement of my upcoming talk. If you wish to attend online, you need to contact the organizers (see the e-mail address on the announcement). You need to register. I will be giving a very condensed version of my monograph, focusing on the higher level principles. You can find a pre-publication version here: Principles of Argument Structure (Final pre-publication version).

Proposed LSA 2025 Workshop

 Title: Foundations of Minimalist Syntax

Breaking News! This workshop has been approved and scheduled. 

Sunday January 12, 2025    (Salon G)

10:15-11:45

(15 minute break)

12 - 1:30