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Promoting multilingual competence: acquisition, theory, experimental elicitation

Intermediate Workshop of PRIN 2022M4T9SB project

Monday, June 30, 2025 - 00:00 to Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 23:55
Università per Stranieri di Perugia
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The workshop focuses on the acquisition of complex elements in a second language (L2). These "complex elements" are understood at the phonetic-phonological level (distinctive contrasts not present in the first language (L1)), the lexical level (words and their morphological features), and the morphosyntactic level (possessive constructions, articles, subject and object pronouns, auxiliary selection).

The workshop is addressed to scholars and professionals in the field of second language acquisition, as well as students and PhD students in linguistics and language education. It is also open to individuals who are learning a second language and/or are interested in the dynamics of this complex process.

Participation (in person or online) is free, but registration is required and can be submitted online until June 29th.

When & Where

Università per Stranieri di Perugia:

  • June 30th (14:30-19:15) - Palazzo Gallenga, Aula VI (third floor), Piazza Braccio Fortebraccio, 4
  • July 1st (9:00-18:15) - Palazzina Lupattelli, Aula 3 (ground floor), Piazza Giorgio Spitella, 1
 

PALAZZO GALLENGA 
Historic headquarters

UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
(Palazzina Lupattelli)

Programme

June 30th (Palazzo Gallenga, Aula VI)

14.30-15.00 - Registration & welcome

15.00-16.30 - Invited talk 1 - Maria Rita Manzini - "Principles and parameters in current linguistic research"

16.30-17.00 - Coffee break - Reading room (2nd floor)

17.00-17.45 - Talk 1 - Mirko Grimaldi - "Il progetto PRIN 2022M4T9SB"

17.45-18.30 - Talk 2 - Mirko Grimaldi, Federica Cavicchio - "Quanto e come training audio e audio-visivi possono migliorare la discriminazione dei fonemi L2"

18.30-19.15 - Talk 3 - Gloria Cocchi, Cristina Pierantozzi, Tania Stortini - "Translanguaging nell'acquisizione di lessico e genere dei nomi in italiano L2"

July 1st (Palazzina Lupattelli, Aula 3)

9.00-10.30 - Invited talk 2 - Carla Contemori - “Referential choice in two languages: Effects of language dominance, input and cognitive factors”

10.30-11.15 - Talk 4 - Elisa Di Domenico, Federico Piersigilli, Maria Laura Restivo - "Morphosyntactic complexities in L2 Italian: A cross-sectional study"

11.15-11.45 - Coffee break - Ground floor

11.45-12.30 - Talk 5 - Mirko Grimaldi, Federica Cavicchio - "L'effetto dei sottotitoli nell'addestrare mirato alla pronuncia dei fonemi della L2"

12.30-13.15 - Talk 6 - Gloria Cocchi, Cristina Pierantozzi, Tania Stortini - "Translanguaging nell'acquisizione di lessico e verbi fraseologici in inglese L2"

13.15-14.45 - Lunch break

14.45-15.30 - Talk 7 - Elisa Di Domenico, Federico Piersigilli, Maria Laura Restivo - "Linguistics in the language class: On null, overt and post-verbal subjects in L2 Italian"

15.30-15.50 - Talk 8 - Gloria Cocchi, Elisa Di Domenico, Maria Laura Restivo, Tania Stortini - "Elementi complessi in inglese L2: il protocollo sperimentale e alcuni dati"

15.50-16.15 - Talk 9 - Federico Piersigilli - "Data Meet Theory: The Acquisitional Complexity of Auxiliary Selection in L2 Italian and Syntactic Theory"

16.15-17.45 - Invited talk 3 - Antonella Sorace (online) - “Understanding bilingualism and language change in heritage languages: research and public engagement”

17.45-18.15 - Closing & farewell

Practical information

 How to get to Perugia

Registration

 Registration form

Invited speakers:
Carla Contemori, University of Texas at El Paso
Maria Rita Manzini, Università di Firenze 
Antonella Sorace, University of Edinburgh

Scientific Committee:
Elisa Di Domenico, Università per Stranieri di Perugia
Mirko Grimaldi, Università del Salento
Gloria Cocchi, Università Carlo Bo di Urbino
Cristina Pierantozzi, Università Carlo Bo di Urbino
Federica Cavicchi, Università del Salento
Tania Stortini, Università Carlo Bo di Urbino
Maria Laura Restivo, Università per Stranieri di Perugia
Federico Piersigilli, Università per Stranieri di Perugia

Local Organising Committee:
Elisa Di Domenico
Jader Ferrazzi
Aurora Mastrangelo
Federico Piersigilli
Maria Laura Restivo

Funded by:
MUR (PRIN 2022M4T9SB)
Dipartimento LILAIM Università per Stranieri di Perugia

Official languages:
Italian, English

Contacts:
elisa.didomenico@unistrapg.it
a.mastrangelo@studenti.unistrapg.it

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Dipartimento di Lingua, letteratura e arti italiane nel mondo

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