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Abstract Every syntactician is accustomed to experimenting with a given sentence. We modify it slightly, adding or removing a negation, changing the word order, replacing one word with another. Then we evaluate the result of the modification. Every …

Abstract Argumental semantics deals with "   who does what to whom   " in the event or state expressed by the sentence. Each sentence can be associated with a small mental scene, involving a small number of participants, the arguments. The different roles …

Abstract Integrated pseudo-embryos  ; definition, characterization and mouse/human comparison. Experimental potential and some ethical and social issues. This fourth   lesson deals with the most advanced form of the various human pseudo-embryos covered in …

Summary The evolution of French is multilinear and the result of contacts with other languages, which give rise to a variety of linguistic structures. In the different ecologies where French cohabits with "   partner languages   ", can we hope for …

Gilles Kepel Senior Honorary Member of the Institut Universitaire de France since 2010 and University Professor, Gilles Kepel specializes in the political and religious sociology of the contemporary Middle East. His work also focuses on the political …

Abstract A strategic and spiritual parallel can be drawn between the maxim attributed to Ignatius of Loyola, " Go and set the world on fire ! " and the motto of Philip II of Spain, Orbis non sufficit (" The world is not enough "). Both expressions mark …

Exceptionally, this seminar will be held on a Monday. …

Abstract The second   conference will examine one of the most distinctive and still undervalued features of Late Antique culture, namely the role of orality in disseminating culture and defining values. Through a selection of examples from all over the …

Abstract The first conference addresses the challenges facing democracy in Europe today. It focuses in particular on the consolidation of autocratic structures in some EU member states. The question arises as to whether the EU has the duty and ability to …

With simultaneous French-LSF interpretation. Abstract Research on bimodal bilinguals has shown that, if distinct articulators are involved, the same sentence can be produced simultaneously in a speech language and in a sign language. Based on this …

Abstract Structure mapping tackles the issue of syntactic complexity by attempting to draw maps as detailed as possible of the internal structure of phrases and sentences across languages and dialects (Rizzi   & Cinque 2016). But how can we map an …