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 “Morphosyntactic conditioning of phonology in Stratal and parallel frameworks”.
Dates and places
November 12-13 2026
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sala de Graus Jordi Castellanos
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 francescjosep.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
Registration
Welcome
Paul Kiparsky, keynote speaker
TBA
Cofee break
Session 1
Theoretical implications of non-optimising phonologically conditioned suppletion: The case of the stative and ambulative suffixes in Mapudungun
Aldo Berrios (University of Edinburgh)
Lenition and resyllabification in Greek morphophonology: A case for Stratal OT
Eirini Apostolopoulou, Martin Krämer (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)
On cyclicity and prosodic structure in the phonology of enclisis: The case of Ancient Greek
Ryan Sandell (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
Short break
Poster session
Impostoronsets in Omani Mehri as a bicyclic effect
Edoardo Cavirani (Masaryk University), Noam Faust (Université Paris 8, CNRS SFL), Janet C.E. Watson (University of Leeds)
Functional hierarchies and phonological blocking in A'ingae
Maksymilian Dąbkowski (University of Hong Kong)
OT account of Polish retraction requires derivational steps, probabilistic ranking and lexical listing
Jakub Dunin-Borkowski (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)
Stratal MaxEnt with Bayesian inference
Andrew Hennessey (University of York)
Phonology without morphology: A parallel account of Turoyo verb structure
Vera Rusyanova (Universität Leipzig)
How stress marks the perfective-imperfective opposition in Ukranian
Nataliya Shvets, Michal Starke (Masaryk University)
Clitic boundary in modern standard Russian
Dmitrii Zelenskii (University of Edinburgh)
Session 2
Gradual weakening across morphological layers: Solving stratal paradoxes in Kashaya
Eva Zimmermann (Universität Leipzig)
Stress without strata: A gradient representational account of Choguita Rarámuri
Razieh Shojaei (Universität Leipzig)
Coffee break
Session 3
Preantepenultimate stress in Italian: Paradigm uniformity or open window?
Chris Golston (California State University Fresno), Martin Krämer (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)
Stress distribution in Italian verbs
Edoardo Cavirani, Michal Starke (Masaryk University)
Stratal chameleon affixes in Kannada
Katie Mc Cann (Universität Leipzig)
Dual attachment of affixes: phonology, locality, or (base-driven) stratification?
Pavel Iosad, Itamar Kastner, Anna Laoide-Kemp (University of Edinburgh)
Lunch
Session 4
On the nature of phonological cyclicity: Evidence from Nazarene Arabic
Eyal Marco (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Ezer Rasin (Tel-Aviv University)
Opaque vowel epenthesis in Turkish nominal clauses
Stefano Canalis, Gülben Kara (Boğaziçi University)
A concatenative account of tonal patterns in Japanese mimetic nominal adjectives
Xun Zhao (University of Tsukuba)
Short break
Session 5
A cyclic account of prefix integration in Kaqchikel Mayan
Florence Zhang-Yukun, Romany Finn Amber, Jem Burch, William Palmer, Squid Tamar-Mattis, Natalie Weber (Yale University)
Prefixes in Navajo consonant harmony: Morpho-syntax determining phonological directionality
Jenna Therese Conklin, Martin Krämer (UiT, the Arctic University of Norway)
Structure preservation and non-preservation in [ATR] harmony
Sara Mackenzie (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Short coffee break
Session 6
Bora nominalisation across strata: A Stratal OT approach
Andrés Napurí (New York University)
Why doesn’t phonology respect my (morphological) boundaries?
Gloria Mellesmoen (Yale University), Bailey Trotter (The University of British Columbia)
Factorial typology in Stratal OT
Nick Kalivoda (University West, Sweden), Alan Prince (Rutgers University–New Brunswick)
Closing remarks
Workshop dinner
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: 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, Sala de Graus Jordi Castellanos
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 (Sala de Graus Jordi Castellanos, Facultat de Fiolosofia i Lletres)
To get to the conference venue from the railway station, you have to take the main exit in the middle of the station, go downstairs, and then go straight: you will arrive at the square called Plaça Cívica with a restaurant building on your right. On your left there will be a candy shop; turn left, cross the square and continue along the path that goes up the hill behind the square. Halfway up, on your right you will see the building of the “Facultat de Psicologia”. Keep going up and after going around the “Auditori” you will arrive at the main door of the Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres. The conference room (Sala de Graus Jordi Castellanos) is in the same entrance hall.
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.
