Two PhD candidates in the BaSIS project (Leiden University) led by Prof. Jenneke van der Wal have finished their PhD theses! Their public defence ceremonies are scheduled as follows:
- Wednesday 4th September 2024, 16h00: Elisabeth J. Kerr – Tunen syntax and information structure (see here)
- Thursday 5th September 2024, 11h30: Zhen Li – Word order, information structure and agreement in Teke-Kukuya (see here)
In honour of their achievements, there was an informal workshop on Wednesday 4th September on syntax, information structure, and Bantu languages, during which Koen Bostoen (member of PhD jury Zhen Li) presented a talk on Kukuya titled “The genealogy and contact history of Kukuya (Bantu, B77a) and its closest Teke relatives: new insights from diachronic phonology”.
