The Syntax of Nominal Copular Clauses: Cross-linguistic description and formal theories (SyNCC)

SyNCC is part of the AHRC/DFG-funded SynCop project (http://syncop.info). It will focus on the syntax and semantics of sentences with a nominal predicate, aiming for a discussion with both breadth and depth. The immediate goal of the conference is to bring together both theoretical insights from in-depth analysis and a broadening of the empirical landscape to include work on un(der)-studied languages. The longer-term goal is to further advance our understanding of the principles underpinning the syntactic and semantic characteristics of non-verbal predication.

• Deadline for abstract submission: Thursday, 30th April 2026
• Notification of acceptance: early June 2026

• Deadline for short proposals: Monday, 3rd November 2025
  see the Call for Papers for details on these short proposals based on the project’s fieldwork questionnaire
• Notification of acceptance: mid-November 2025

• Conference: 23-24 September 2026

• Isabelle Charnavel (University of Geneva)
• Susana Bejar (University of Toronto)

Contact:
Please send inquiries about the conference to: syncop@uni-bielefeld.de