Dynamics of verbal aspect and (pro)nominal reference in language contact

• Applicants: Professorin Dr. Artemis Alexiadou; Professorin Dr. Natalia Gagarina; Professor Dr. Luka Szucsich
• Subject Area: General and Comparative Linguistics, Experimental Linguistics, Typology, Non-European Languages
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 313607803

This project investigates the dynamics of verbal aspect and (pro)nominal reference in the main three heritage languages (h-languages) of RUEG, namely h-Greek, h-Russian and h-Turkish in Germany and the U.S., compared to maj-Greek, maj-Russian and maj-Turkish, within the new Joint Ventures of RUEG2. These two empirical domains turned out to be especially promising areas for further investigation during RUEG1, as preliminary findings in our data proved that they are open to new developments in the speakers’ repertoires in all three h-languages. The two areas seem particularly interesting for the overall aims of RUEG2, as they involve a reorganisation of two linguistic domains which affect, on the one hand, the core grammatical system (internal interface), and, on the other hand, the external interface between morphosyntax and pragmatics (information structure and discourse organisation).

• DFG Programme: Research Units
• Subproject of: FOR 2537: Emerging grammars in language contact situations: A comparative approach
• International Connection: Greece, Russia, Turkey
• Cooperation Partners: Professorin Natalia Bogdanova-Belgarian, until 3/2022; Professorin Zoe Gavriilidou; Dr. Nihan Ketrez