The article ‘From the VVingPP construction to the VVing pattern: A descriptive account,’ jointly written by Cristiano Broccias and myself will be published in the July issue of the academic journal Lingue e Linguaggi. It is possible to download a draft of the paper.
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Reviewing a new book on semantics
I will review Peter Lasersohn’s book ‘Subjectivity and perspective in truth-theoretic semantics’ for The LINGUIST List. Since I am interested in the study of truth-conditional semantics and its comparison with alternative frameworks (e.g., cognitive semantics), I am looking forward to receiving this book. I will post the link to the review as soon as it is published. Stay tuned!
A joint presentation at ICHLL9
Next June 20-22, Professor Cristiano Broccias and I will be jointly presenting a paper at the 9th International Conference on Historical Lexicology and Lexicography (ICHLL9), which will take place in Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy. Our presentation will be entitled ‘On the relationship between V and Ving in the English VVingPP pattern: A historical perspective.’ Stay tuned for more news!
Read my new article online!
Download my new paper, entitled ‘Concerning the radial network view of argument structure: The case of the English caused-motion pattern’! 😉 In case you cannot access Language Sciences, please contact me! 🙂
New paper accepted for publication
My new paper, entitled ‘Concerning the radial network view of argument structure: The case of the English caused-motion pattern,’ has recently been accepted for publication in the academic journal Language Sciences. As soon as it is published, I will post the abstract and a link to the paper. Stay tuned!
My AMLaP 2017 poster
Download the poster I presented at the AMLaP 2017 conference, along with the abstract! Although my presentation was much more theoretically-oriented than the vast majority of the other contributions, some colleagues showed interest in my work. It was stimulating to exchange ideas with more empirically-minded scholars on our respective research topics (special thanks to Dr. Hiroshi Nakanishi for also taking the picture).
AMLaP 2017 final programme
The 23rd AMLaP Conference – Architectures and Mechanisms of Language Processing is kicking off at Lancaster University on Thursday, September 7, 2017. Download the conference program on the AMLaP2017 website. On Saturday 9, I will present a poster entitled ‘Concerning the notion of constructional polysemy.’ I will upload both the abstract and the poster shortly after the conference. Stay tuned! 😉
Italian lessons at The Language Company
From next week, I will be back in charge of the Italian tutoring service at The Language Company, Lancaster. Anybody interested in Italian classes is welcome to contact me to draw up a plan tailored to their individual needs and interests.
Reviewing a new book on analogy
I have been selected to review Elisa Mattiello’s new book ‘Analogy in word-formation: A study of English neologisms and occasionalisms’ for The LINGUIST List. Since I am currently working on the role of analogy in languages (with particular reference to English), I am looking forward to carrying out this ‘task.’ I will post the review in the next few months, as soon as it is published. Stay tuned!
AMLaP 2017 provisional programme
The AMLaP 2017 provisional programme is now available in PDF format on the conference website. I will present my poster on Saturday, 9th September. Stay tuned for updates!
Enrico Torre, Ph.D. 