SPOT 2 AT UCSC

On Saturday, May 4, the Department of Linguistics at UCSC hosted the second Syntax-Prosody in Optimality Thery (SPOT) workshop. The event was very productive and interesting, with talks from UCSC-ers and linguists from near and far. Everything went very smoothly, except for an exciting fight between a hawk and some crows right outside, which caused an exciting interruption. Among the presenters were the following slugs:

Jenny Bellik, Gorka Elordieta (University of the Basque Country), Junko Ito, Nick Kalivoda, & Armin Mester: “SPOT: theory and analyses.”

Nick Van Handel: “Recursive phonological phrasing in Italian.”

Three Stevenson linguists were discussants, as well: Gorka Elordieta, Ryan Bennett, and Nick Kalivoda.

Jenny Bellik and Nick Kalivoda, the organizers, are extremely grateful to all of the presenters and discussants for coming, especially Sara Myrberg (Lund University), who set the record for distance traveled (8,866 km). For more information, including pictures from the event, click here.