Call for papers

The aim of the conference is to explore similarities and differences among languages of the 'stative-active' (or 'split intransitive', 'agent-patient', 'agentive', etc.) marking type. In particular we welcome papers that address issues of argument structure and voice (or other valency) related phenomena in such languages, areas where stative-active languages are likely to show common behaviour distinct from languages without stative-active morphology. Other phenomena that are of the interest for the typology of stative-active languages are not excluded, however. Our primary focus is on classic cases of stative-active languages where an agentive S is encoded, through case marking, verbal agreement, or both, in the same way as A and non-agentive S in the same way as P. We do not, however, exclude other cases, as long as the agentive vs. non-agentive distinction is a pervasive feature of the grammar. Papers can be language-specific, reporting on field research on individual stative-active languages, or might directly address typological issues from a broader perspective.

The time allotted for presentation and discussion is 25 + 5 minutes. English is the preferred language at the conference.