Mayfest 2002: The Minimalist Fact

Mayfest is a workshop that brings together researchers from a variety of disciplines and perspectives to discuss fundamental issues in linguistics. Over the course of two days, participants engage in talks and discussion sessions to stimulate new insights and collaboration.

Theta-Roles

• Mark Baker (Rutgers University)
• Heidi Harley (University of Arizona)

Copy Theory

• Zeljko Boskovic (University of Connecticut)
• Jairo Nunes (Universidade Estadual de Campinas)

Case, Theta Roles, Agreement

• Cedric Boeckx (University of Illinois)
• Sandra Stjepanovic (West Virginia University)

Construal

• Maria Rita Manzini (University of Florence)
• Anna Roussou (University of Patras)

Wh-Movement

• David Pesetsky (MIT)
• Norvin Richards (MIT)

Phrase structure

• Juan Carlos Castillo (University of Iowa)

Quantifier Raising

• Anastasia Giannakidou (University of Chicago)
• Jason Merchant (University of Chicago)

Reconstruction

• Danny Fox (MIT)
• Maria-Isabel Romero (University of Pennsylvania)

Existential constructions

• Sandra Chung (U. of California, Santa Cruz)
• James McCloskey (U. of California, Santa Cruz)