Formalization of Grammar in Slavic Languages

This book assembles the contributions of the Eighth European Conference on Formal Description of Slavic Languages (FDSL VIII) which took place from 2nd to 5th December 2009 at the University of Potsdam. The concern was to bring together excellent experienced but also young scholars who work in the field of formal description of Slavic languages. Besides that two workshops on typology of Slavic languages and on the structure of DP/NP in Slavic were organized.

"Peter Kosta is Professor of Slavic Linguistics and Chair at the Slavic Department at Potsdam University. Focus of research: Biolinguistics, Theory of Language, Comparative Slavic Syntax and the Typology of Languages. Lilia Schürcks, PhD, is since 2005 Associate Professor of Slavic Linguistics at the Institute of Slavic Studies, University of Potsdam. Her fields of research include Slavic Syntax, Generative Syntax, Binding Theory, DP/NP, Identity and Language. "