independently of the EGG, there is a talk by Maša Bešlin (Georgetown University) tomorrow at 2 pm in room B2.51. Title and abstract are below.

Title: Beyond form and meaning: Investigating abstract morphology in language processing

Abstract: A prominent position in contemporary linguistic theory is that speakers’ knowledge of words extends beyond form and meaning to include abstract morphological representations. Whether such abstract representations are engaged during real-time language processing remains a central question in psycholinguistics. In this talk, I present a prospective MSCA project that addresses this question by exploiting a distinctive property of Slavic verbs: genuinely complex and only apparently complex words can be compared while closely matching semantic and phonological similarity. This makes it possible to disentangle the contribution of abstract morphology from that of form and meaning, overcoming methodological limitations that have constrained previous work on English and related languages. The project combines auditory priming experiments with pupillometry to examine both behavioral and physiological signatures of morphological processing. More broadly, it aims to foster a two-way exchange between theoretical morphology and psycholinguistics, drawing on linguistic theory to guide experimental research while using experimental findings to inform theories of morphological representation and processing. By presenting the project’s questions and methods, I also hope to introduce these approaches to the MU community and explore opportunities for collaboration on questions at the interface of morphological theory and language processing.

The course description is updated, and the pdfs are online.

Slides of his class are here.

Here’s the dining guide of the EGG running through the food places around the classrooms, grouped by cuisine or dietary preference and ordered by walking distance from the faculty.

The classroom building is covered by EDUROAM, which some of you may have access to through your home institution. There will also be a special access facility for the EGG.

Kick-off party on Monday evening at the Sborovna pub: here is a map taking you there from the classrooms (address: Botanická 1). We start at 6:30 pm.
Free drinks!
Watch out, they only take cash, no cards (for food and when the free drinks are done).

The handouts of Rita Manzini’s classes are now online on the class pages.

we will kick off the EGG on an opening meeting on Monday at 8:45am (in the syntax room), just before classes start. We will gather in front of the dorm at 8:15am and walk to the classroom building together.
Have a look at the timetable, where the three classrooms now have their campus ID.

change of dorm payment procedure: the dorm admin now requires for dorm payment upon arrival: you come in, show your ID to the receptionist, who will give you the bill, and then you pay either in cash in local currency CZK, or by card. Then you get the key.
There will be a Czech native from the local org team in the reception hall all through Sunday July 26th to facilitate communication with the receptionist.