The Aspectual Architecture of the Slavic Verb: Analogies in Different Languages and Other Grammatical Domains

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is devoted to “The Aspectual Architecture of the Slavic Verb: Analogies in Different  Languages and Other Grammatical Domains” workshop that was held between the 6th and 8th of November 2023 at the Universität Leipzig.

We invite contributions related to the above topic. We welcome research on both Slavic and non-Slavic languages. Besides addressing the ‘typical’ (taking it from the Slavic perspective) marking of aspectual distinctions in verbs, we welcome contributions that aim to include other grammatical domains relevant to the expression of aspectual distinctions. The following topics are of high relevance:

- Aspectual composition in Slavic and/or non-Slavic languages;

- Aspectual markers in Slavic and/or non-Slavic languages;

- Experimental methods in investigating aspectual meanings;

- Aspectual analogies between verbs and nouns and between verbal and non-verbal categories in general;

- Aspectual meanings in language comparison;

- Verbal affixes and clausal complementation.

Tentative Completion Schedule 
Abstract Submission Deadline: 20 February 2024
Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 20 March 2024
Full Manuscript Deadline: 20 November 2024

We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 200 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the Guest Editors ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected]) or to the Languages Editorial Office ([email protected]). Abstracts will be reviewed by the Guest Editors for the purpose of ensuring proper fit within the scope of this Special Issue. Full manuscripts will undergo a double-blind peer review process.

Prof. Dr. Karolina Zuchewicz
Dr. Petr Biskup
Guest Editors

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• aspectual composition
• aspectual markers
• aspectual analogies
• aspect and clausal embedding
• experimental methods