The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Bombay welcomes you to the Institute Diamond Jubilee Workshop in Linguistics – Minimalism.

 Please find the details below:

Abstract:
The workshop looks at the basis for the Minimalist theory in grammar, proceeding from a chronological account of the advent of the programme to a deeper understanding in terms of the biolinguistic perspective on grammar. In doing so, the workshop hopes to acquaint participants to some of the basic operations required to attempt a “minimalist” account of syntactic phenomena in general and of some constructions in Indian languages in particular.

Part 1: 29/05/19- 9.30 AM onwards, Venue: Jalvihar Guest House Conference Room
1. Introduction to the ‘Program’ 
2. Features: ɵ-theory in features
3. Basic operations: Movement, Agreement

Part 2: 30/05/19-930AM onwards, Venue: Jalvihar Guest House Seminar Room.
4. The Biolinguistics perspective
5. Changing faces of Agreement.

Part 3: 30/5/2019-3PM onwards Discussion

Conducted by: Prof. Tanmoy Bhattacharya, DU and V. Sarma, IIT Bombay