The Syntax of Nominal Copular Clauses Conference (SyNCC) will be held 23-24 September 2026 at Bielefeld University, Germany.
SyNCC is part of the AHRC/DFG-funded SynCop project (http://syncop.info). It will focus on the syntax and semantics of sentences with a nominal predicate, aiming for a discussion with both breadth and depth. The immediate goal of the conference is to bring together both theoretical insights from in-depth analysis and a broadening of the empirical landscape to include work on un(der)-studied languages. The longer-term goal is to further advance our understanding of the principles underpinning the syntactic and semantic characteristics of non-verbal predication.
Important dates:
- Deadline for abstract submission: Thursday, 30th April 2026
- Notification of acceptance: early June 2026
- NB: Deadline for short proposals (with accelerated review process): Monday, 3rd November 2025 (See the full Call for Papers for details!)
- Notification of acceptance: mid-November 2025
- Conference: 23-24 September 2026
Note the early deadline for short proposals based on the project’s fieldwork questionnaire, with an accelerated review process! All details concerning this and the call for papers more generally can be found on the conference website. Please feel free to share this information with colleagues and students who may be interested in submitting an abstract and/or a short proposal.
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Please send inquiries about the conference to: syncop@uni-bielefeld.de
