General Information

International Conference on Tense, Aspect, Mood, and Modality
Conference Dates: October 3-5, 2008
Conference Location: University of Texas Austin

Dedicated to the memory of Prof. Carlota S. Smith (1934-2007)

CHRONOS is a series of biannual conferences devoted to current research on the morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics of markers of tense, aspect, mood, and modality. The conferences welcome presentations from scholars who approach linguistic research from different perspectives and embrace different theoretical frameworks. The current meeting will include a parasession in Romance languages.

Former conferences took place in Antwerp (2006), Geneva (2004), Groningen (2002), Nice (2000), Valenciennes (1998), Brussels (1996) and Dunkerque (1995).

Guest Speakers:

Pier Marco Bertinetto, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa
Östen Dahl, Stockholm University
Brenda Laca, University of Paris

Outreach Lecture: October 2, 2008

David Beaver, University of Texas

Conference Organizers

Chiyo Nishida, Spanish and Portuguese
Cinzia Russi, French and Italian