About The Workshop
Within the coordinated research project “The interaction between phonology and derivation and inflection processes in Romance languages (InFoDerFlex)” (PID2023-150846NB-C32), we are organizing a two-day workshop on “Morphosyntax conditioning of phonology in Stratal and parallel frameworks”.
Dates and places
29-30 October 2026
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, room (to be determined)
Call for papers
Workshop description
This workshop aims to bring together researchers investigating how morphosyntactic structure conditions phonological computation, with a special focus on insights from Stratal Optimality Theory (Stratal OT), but also parallel frameworks.
In Stratal OT, grammatical information influences the application of phonology through three principal mechanisms, level selection (stem, word, phrase), cyclic misapplication, and prosodic bounding, each offering a distinct window into the interaction between morphology, syntax, and phonology.
We invite contributions that explore how grammatical structure determines phonological domains and drives phonological alternations, whether through procedural (cyclic) or representational (prosodic) mechanisms.
The workshop seeks to foster dialogue across theoretical models, from stratal architectures to monostratal OT, Cophonology Theory, and Output-Output correspondence approaches.
Topics of interest
We invite papers addressing, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Level or cophonology selection in the domain of derivation and inflection
- Cyclic vs. prosodic conditioning of phonological processes
- Cross-linguistic evidence for stratal organization in phonology
- Comparative analyses across Stratal OT, Cophonology Theory, and monostratal OT
- Theoretical implications for modularity, lexical storage, and grammatical architecture
Submission of abstracts
The workshop will feature 45 minute talks (30-35 minutes followed by 15-10 minutes for comments and questions). Abstracts must be sent to francescjosep.torres@uab.cat by March 31, 2026. Abstracts will be reviewed by at least 2 reviewers.
Abstract guidelines
- Abstract length: max. 2 pages (including examples, figures and references)
- Format: PDF; 12-point Times font; single-spaced; 1-inch margins.
- Language of the workshop: English
- Abstracts have to be sent to francesjosep.torres@uab.cat
Important dates
- Deadline for submissions: March 31, 2026
- Notification of acceptance: April 30, 2026
- Program announcement: May 29, 2026
- Registration: to be announced
Invited Speaker
Prof. Paul Kiparsky
Stanford University
Workshop Program
To be announced
Organizing Committee
This is our Organizing Committee
Scientific Committee
This is our Scientific Committee
Francesc Torres-Tamarit (Chair)
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Teresa Cabré
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Maria Ohannesian
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Ricardo Bermúdez-Otero
(University of Manchester)
Joachim Kokkelmans
(Free University of Bozen-Bolzano)
Cristina Real-Puigdollers
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Eulàlia Bonet
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Joan Mascaró
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Workshop Venue 29-30 OCT: UAB
Event venue location info and gallery
TRAVEL INFORMATION: To the UAB | Session venue | Campus map
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra
Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres, room (to be determined)
The workshop will take place at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). The easiest way to arrive to UAB from Barcelona is by train.
By train from Barcelona
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC)
Line Barcelona-Sabadell (S2) or Barcelona-Universitat Autònoma (S6).
Station: Universitat Autònoma.
In Barcelona, these trains stop at Catalunya, Provença, Gràcia, Muntaner and Sarrià.
The journey time to/from Barcelona is 38 minutes, and trains depart approximately every 10 minutes.
Travel Info
Getting to the UAB
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona is located outside the city of Barcelona. Please visit the university website to check the best way of getting to UAB for you. We recommend taking Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) which provide frequent (every 10-15 mins), punctual and affordable service. You can take a FGC train from either of the three stations in the city: Catalunya, Provença or Gràcia. The lines that go to UAB are S2 (Line Barcelona-Sabadell) or S6 (Line Barcelona-Universitat Autònoma). The journey time to/from Barcelona is 45 minutes, and trains depart approximately every 10-15 minutes. The name of the station you have to get off at is Universitat Autònoma.
Getting to the Conference Venue (Facultat de Fiolosofia i Lletres)
(to be announced)
Campus map
Map FGC to Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres
Funding
Project PID2023-150846NB-C32, awarded by Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades and Agencia Estatal de Investigación.
