Joost Zwarts, linguist, semanticist
Institute for Language Sciences (ILS) | Department of Languages, Literature and Communication | Utrecht University
J.Zwarts@uu.nl | Trans 10 | 3512 JK Utrecht | The Netherlands
Research interests: Biblical language [B], Collectivity [C], Figurative language [F], Kalenjin [K], Word play [L], Modification [M], Reference [R], Prepositions [P], Space [S], Visualization [V], Word meaning [W]
2025
new talk [V] Diagrams of word meaning: A two-dimensional typology. Workshop on Logical and Mathematical Diagrams (LoMaDi), KU Leuven, September 15-16. abstract references
new poster [V] Figurative letters: Non-dual patterns in a parallel architecture. International Conference on Multimodality, Groningen, October 29-31. abstract references
2024
talk [V] Picture this: How linguists draw meanings. The 21st International Congress of Linguists, Poznań, September 8-14. abstract slides references
paper [L][V] Figurative letters. pdf
paper [V] The shapes of meaning: How word meanings are visualized. pdf
talk [V] The shapes of meaning. Visual Language Conference, Tilburg, June 28. abstract poster references
paper [C][K] Zwarts, J., Chelimo, A., & Jerono, P. (2024). The reflexive in Kalenjin: Its syntactic status and semantic functions. In Y. Huang, N.H. Kaldhol, J. J. Lim, S. Rose, & A. Struthers-Young (Eds.), ACAL in SoCAL: Selected papers from the 53rd Annual Conference on African Linguistics (pp. 539-556). Language Science Press. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11210482 pdf
talk [V] Visualizing meaning. Grote Taaldag, Utrecht, February 2. slides
course [V] The shapes of meaning: Visualizations in semantics. LOT Winter School, Tilburg, January 8-12. website
Shapes of meaning in different visualizations
2023
talk [V] A bigger picture: The graphics of lexical decomposition. Workshop Theoretical and Computational Approaches to Decomposition and Presuppositions. Universität des Saarlandes, November 8. slides
paper [S] Abzianidze, L., Zwarts, J., & Winter, Y. (2023). SpaceNLI: Evaluating the consistency of predicting inferences in space. In S. Chatzikyriakidis & V. de Paiva (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th Natural Logic Meets Machine Learning Workshop (pp. 12–24). Association for Computational Linguistics. https://aclanthology.org/2023.naloma-1.2
talk [K] Number marking in Marakwet. PhD defense workshop for Silvia Terenghi, Utrecht University, January 27. handout
paper [C][K] Zwarts, J., Chelimo, A., & Jerono, P. (2023). Two verbal plurals in Endo-Marakwet. Arusha Working Papers in African Linguistics, 5(1), 51–67. pdf
paper [B][F] Zwarts, J. (2023). Mining and mapping New Testament metaphors and the Louw-Nida lexicon. In S. Schulthess, G. V. Allen, P. Dilley, & P. M. Phillips (Eds.), New approaches to textual and image analysis of early Jewish and Christian studies (pp. 68–87). Brill. doi:10.1163/9789004515116_006 book website interactive visualization
Body metaphors in the Greek New Testament
2022
paper [C][P] Zwarts, J. (unpublished). Tussen een enkelvoud. Ms. Utrecht University. pdf
paper [S] Zwarts, J. (in progress) Formal semantics of spatial language. Contribution for a handbook about spatial language, edited by J. Bohnemeyer & E. Pederson, in the de Gruyter series The Expression of Cognitive Categories.
paper [C] Kruitwagen, I., Hampton, J.A., Winter, Y., & Zwarts, J. (2022). Alternate Categorization: a Formal-Conceptual Semantics of Reciprocal Alternations. In M. Degano, T. Roberts, G. Sbardolini, & M. Schouwstra (Eds.), Proceedings of the 23rd Amsterdam Colloquium (pp. 188–193). ILLC. pdf
talk [C] (with G. Palmieri) On lexical reciprocity in Swahili. IATL 37, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, October 19-20. abstract
talk [F][M] Metaphor alignment in complex concepts. Concepts in Action: Representation, Learning, and Application (CARLA 2022), Humboldt University of Berlin, August 22-24. slides
talk [C][K] Reflexive/reciprocal marking in Markweeta, Annual Conference on African Linguistics 53, University of California San Diego, April 8.
talk [F][M] Tax havens and fiscal regimes: Metaphorical domains in compounding and modification, Workshop Literal and Figurative Meanings of Compounds, DGfS, Tübingen, February 24. slides
talk [F][M] Twice aptness and the adverb literally and metaphorically, Grote Taaldag, Utrecht University, February 4. slides
Alignment of metaphorical readings in endocentric N+N compounds
2021
course [F] The semantics of metaphor, ESSLLI, Utrecht. link
paper [B][C][P] Zwarts, J. (2021). "Between" constructions in Biblical Hebrew. In M. Dingemanse, E. van Lier, & J. Vogels (Eds.), Linguistics in the Netherlands 38 (pp. 163-178). John Benjamins. doi:10.1075/avt.00055.zwa pdf
talk [P] (with O. Matushansky) Parameters of nominal deficiency in complex prepositions, at Colloque PrepComp2021, Toulouse, September 30. handout
talk [F][M] Domain adjectives and metaphorical functions. Presentation at the Workshop Metaphor and Ambiguity Analysis (MAmbA), March 26-27. slides
talk [B][C][P] 'Between' constructions in Biblical Hebrew. Presentation at the Dutch Annual Linguistics Day 2021,January 29.
Two ways of forming collections (Zwarts, 2020:539)
2020
paper [C] Zwarts, J. (2020). Contiguity and membership and the typology of collective nouns. In M. Franke, N. Kompa, M. Liu, J.L. Mueller, & J. Schwab (Eds.), Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 24 (pp 539-554). Osnabrück University and Humboldt University of Berlin. pdf
paper [P] Zwarts, J. (2020). Prepositions and particles: Place and path in English, German, and Dutch. In M. Putnam & R. Page (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Germanic Linguistics (pp 615-638). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108378291.027 pdf
Terug on the 'back'/'again' map (Zwarts, 2019:231)
2019
paper [F][M] Zwarts, J. (2019). On domain adjectives and the metaphors they modify. In J.J. Schlöder, D. McHugh & F. Roelofsen (Eds.), Proceedings of the 22nd Amsterdam Colloquium (pp 437-444). ILLC. pdf
paper [C] Palmieri, G., Pinto, M., Winter, Y., & Zwarts, J. (2019). Lexical reciprocity vs. grammatical reciprocity: The case of Italian. In M. Baird, D. Göksu, & J. Pesetsky (Eds.), Proceedings of NELS 49 Volume 3 (pp 15-28). GLSA Publications. pdf
paper [P][R] Matushansky, O., & Zwarts, J. (2019). Tops and Bottoms: Axial Nominals as Weak Definites. In R. Stockwell, M. O'Leary, Z. Xu, & Z.L. Zhou (Eds.), Proceedings of the 36th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics (pp 270-280). Cascadilla Press. pdf
paper [F][S][W] Zwarts, J. (2019). From “back” to “again” in Dutch: The structure of the “re” domain. Journal of Semantics, 36(2), 211-240. doi:10.1093/jos/ffy017 pdf
talk [C] Membership and connectedness and the typology of collective nouns. Sinn und Bedeutung, Osnabrück, September 6.
2018
paper Zwarts, J. (2018). Shifting animacy shifts. Theoretical Linguistics, 44(1–2), 107.
talk [C] (with G. Palmieri, M. Pinto & Y. Winter) Lexical reciprocity vs. grammatical reciprocity: the case of Italian. IATL 34, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, October 9.
talk [C] (with G. Palmieri, M. Pinto & Y. Winter) Lexical reciprocity vs. grammatical reciprocity: the case of Italian. NELS 49, Ithaca, October 7.
talk [B][F] 'A net cast into the sea': Identifying biblical metaphors using semantic domains. Research meeting, Metaphor Lab Amsterdam, October 2.
talk [B][F] Mapping metaphors in a lexicon of New Testament Greek. Metaphor Festival, Amsterdam, August 30.
talk [P][R][S] (with O. Matushansky) Tops and bottoms: axial nouns as kinds. WCCFL 36, UCLA, April 20. handout
talk [P][R][S] (with O. Matushansky) Axes to grind. GLOW 41, Budapest, April 11. poster
talk [P][R][S] (with O. Matushansky) On cross-linguistic combinatorics of axial complexes. Grote Taaldag, Utrecht, February 3. handout
talk [B][F] Mining metaphorical mappings: New Testament Greek. Grote Taaldag, Utrecht, February 3.
talk [F][P][S] Rising temperatures and other paths. ENDPOINTS 2018: Endpoints, scales, and results in the decomposition of verbal predicates. Humboldt Universität, Berlin, January 30. handout
talk [P][R][S] (with O. Matushansky) The partial nominality of axial parts. Syntax Interface Lectures, Utrecht, January 22. handout
Metaphorical mapping CHURCH (MEMBER) IS BODY (PART)
2017
paper [B][F] Zwarts, J. (2017). The meanings of μέλος: The polysemy of Paul’s member metaphor. Ms., Utrecht University. pdf
paper [R] Le Bruyn, B., de Swart, H., & Zwarts, J. (2017). Bare nominals. In M. Aronoff (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Oxford University Press. pdf
paper [P][S] Zwarts, J. (2017). Spatial semantics: Modeling the meaning of prepositions. Language and Linguistics Compass, 11(5), 1–20. pdf
paper [F][S] Matushansky, O., & Zwarts, J. (2017). Making space for measures. In A. Lamont & K. Tetzloff (Eds.), Proceedings of NELS 47 (Vol. 2) (pp. 261-274). GLSA Publications. pdf
talk [B][F] Cross-domain mappings in the Louw-Nida lexicon, 2017 Annual meeting of the European Association of Biblical Studies, Berlin, August 7-11.
2016
paper [S] Goldschmidt, A., & Zwarts, J. (2016). Hitting the nail on the head: Force vectors in verb semantics In M. Moroney, C. Little, J. Collard, & D. Burgdorf (Eds.), Proceedings of the 26th Semantics and Linguistic Theory Conference, held at the University of Texas at Austin May 12-15, 2016 (pp. 433-450). Linguistic Society of America. pdf
paper [S][W] Basso, R., & J. Zwarts (2016). Counterdirectionality cross-linguistically: Comparing Brazilian Portuguese and Dutch. Revista da ABRALIN, 15(1), 19-44. pdf
paper Zwarts, J. (2016). Boekbespreking van: Jeroen Van Craenenbroeck en Guido Vanden Wyngaerd, Formele semantiek. Een inleiding in de formele analyse van betekenis. Tijdschrift voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, 132(1), 5-6. pdf
paper [F][S][W] Zwarts, J. (2016). Ways of Going Back: A Case Study in Spatial Direction. In M. Faytak, M. Goss, N. Baier, J. Merrill, K. Neely, E. Donnelly & J. Heath (Eds.), Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society (pp. 425-443). Berkeley Linguistics Society. pdf
paper [R] Le Bruyn, B., de Swart, H., & Zwarts, J. (2016). From HAVE to HAVE-verbs: Relations and incorporation. Lingua, 182: 49-68.
paper [P][S] Zwarts, J., & Gärdenfors, P. (2016). Locative and directional prepositions in conceptual spaces: The role of polar convexity. Journal of Language, Logic and Information, 25(1), 109-138. pdf
talk [W] The meaning of synonymy. Word meaning: Interdisciplinary themes, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz, November 2-3. handout
talk [F][R][S] (with O. Matushansky) Making space for measures. 47th Annual Meeting of North East Linguistic Society (NELS 47), University of Massachusetts Amherst, October 14-16.
talk [B][F] Blending and elaboration in the Pauline member metaphors. 2016 Annual meeting of the European Association of Biblical Studies, Leuven, July 18. handout
talk [W] Taboo words, hot concepts and expressive clusters. TABU dag, Groningen, June 3. handout
talk [S] (with A. Goldschmidt) Hitting the nail on the head: Force vectors in verb semantics. Poster at SALT 26, Semantics and Linguistic Theory, Austin, Texas, May 12-15.
talk [W] Taboo words, hot concepts and expressive clusters 17th Szklarska Poreba Workshop, Szklarska Poreba, Poland, March 6. slides
talk [S] (with A. Goldschmidt) Hitting the nail on the head: Forces in verb meanings. 17th Szklarska Poreba Workshop, Szklarska Poreba, Poland, March 6.
talk [M] (with Y. Winter) Event Orientated Adnominals and Compositionality. Syntax and Semantics of the Nominal Domain, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main, February 4.
talk [S] (with A. Goldschmidt) Hitting the nail on the head: Forces in verb meanings. Linguistik Kolloquium, Universität Bielefeld, February 2.
Polar betweenness (Zwarts & Gärdenfors, 2016:114)
2015
paper [P] Zwarts, J. (2015). Out of phase: Form-meaning mismatches in the prepositional phrase. In I. Toivonen, P. Csúri, & E. van der Zee (Eds.), Structures in the Mind: Essays on Language, Music, and Cognition in Honor of Ray Jackendoff (pp. 63-78). MIT Press. book website
paper [V][W] Zwarts, J. (2015). Conceptual spaces, features, and word meanings: The case of Dutch shirts. In F. Zenker & P. Gärdenfors (Eds.), Applications of Conceptual Spaces: The Case for Geometric Knowledge Representation (Synthese Library Vol 359) (pp. 57-78). Springer. pdf
talk [S] (with A. Goldschmidt) Hitting the nail on the head: Forces in verb meanings. SFB Kolloquium SS 2015, Heinrich Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, July 16.
talk [F][S][W] Explorations in the 're' domain. Formal Semantics Meets Cognitive Semantics. Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, January 23.
The space of shirts in Dutch (Zwarts, 2015:68)
2014
video [P][S] Morel, S., Postma, A., & Zwarts, J. (2014). The dangerous ambiguity of prepositions, a video made by REDRUM, funded by Neuroscience and Cognition Utrecht. link
book [R] Aguilar-Guevara, A., Le Bruyn, B., & Zwarts, J. (Eds.) (2014). Weak Referentiality. John Benjamins.
paper [R] Aguilar-Guevara, A., Le Bruyn, B., & Zwarts, J. (2014). Advances in weak referentiality, In A. Aguilar-Guevara, B. Le Bruyn, & J. Zwarts (Eds.), Weak Referentiality (pp. 1-16). John Benjamins.
paper [R][W] Zwarts, J. (2014). Functional frames in the interpretation of weak nominals. In A. Aguilar-Guevara, B. Le Bruyn, & J. Zwarts (Eds.), Weak Referentiality (pp. 265-286). John Benjamins.
paper [P] Zwarts, J. (2014). Directionele PP's als predikaten (of niet). Nederlandse Taalkunde/Dutch Linguistics, 19(2), 255-275.
paper [P] Zwarts, J. (2014). Voorwerpen met voorzetsels. Nederlandse Taalkunde/Dutch Linguistics, 19(2), 245-247.
paper [R] Le Bruyn, B.,de Swart, H., & Zwarts, J. (2014). Have, with and without. In Todd Snider (Ed.), Proceedings of SALT 23 (pp. 535 -548). LSA.
paper [R] Aguilar-Guevara, A., & Zwarts, J. (2014). Weak definites refer to kinds. Recherches linguistiques de Vincennes, 42, 33-60.
talk [F]{S}[W] From back to again and back again. Colóquio de Semântica Referencial, Universidade. Federal de Sao Carlos, October 23.
talk [R] (with B. Le Bruyn & H. De Swart) The dynamics of relational nouns. Sinn und Bedeutung 19, Göttingen, September 15.
talk [F][S][W] Back across the bridge. Workshop Bridging Formal and Conceptual Semantics (BRIDGE-14), Düsseldorf, April 12.
talk [F][S][W] Going back in Dutch: Paths, polysemy, and presupposition. Ohio State University, March 21.
talk [R][W] Weak definites and free functional frames. Discourse op Dinsdag, Utrecht, March 11.
talk [R] (with H. de Swart) Expressing weak definiteness: With or without article. Journée Définis faibles, Paris, February 17.
The dangerous ambiguity of prepositions
2013
paper [R] Zwarts, J. (2013). Lidwoord weg: kale nomina in een absolute constructie. Nederlandse Taalkunde, 18(2), 222-227.
paper [R] Aguilar-Guevara, A., & Zwarts, J. (2013). Definidos fracos denotam especies. Revista da ABRALIN, 12(1), 77-123.
paper [P][R] Zwarts, J. (2013). From N to N: The anatomy of a construction. Linguistics and Philosophy, 36(1), 65-90.
paper [P][R] Le Bruyn, B., de Swart, H., & Zwarts, J. (2013). Quantificational prepositions. In T. Graf, D. Paperno, A. Szabolcsi, & J. Tellings (Eds.), Theories of Everything: In Honor of Ed Keenan (pp. 187-196). UCLA Working Papers in Linguistics.
talk [P] Directionele PPs: Paden versus predikaten. Dag van de Nederlandse Zinsbouw, Groningen, November 29.
talk [P][S] (with A. Goldschmidt) From picture to preposition: Modeling lexical-semantic variation in the spatial domain. Workshop on Semantic Variation, Chicago, October 15.
talk [F][S][W] Ways of going back: A Case study in spatial direction. Stuttgart, July 4.
talk [P] PPs, paths, and resultatives. Secondary predication in Formal Frameworks (SPIFF), May 27.
talk [P][S] Mapping the meaning of prepositions. University of Lincoln, April 24.
talk [R] Bare landscape. The ultimate WR workshop, March 25.
talk [F][S][W] Ways of going 'back': A case study in spatial direction. Berkeley Linguistics Society 39th Annual Meeting, Berkeley, February 16.
talk [F][S][W]Ways of going 'back': A case study in spatial direction. Linguistica y Ciencia Cognitiva, Madrid, January 16.
2012
paper [M] Blom, C., de Groote, P., Winter, J., & Zwarts, J. (2012). Implicit Arguments: Event Modification or Option Type Categories? In M. Aloni et al. (Eds.), Amsterdam Colloquium 2011 (pp. 240-250). LNCS 7218. Springer.
talk [P][S] Mapping the meaning of prepositions. The Meaning of P, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, November 23-25.
talk [V][F][P][S][W] Maps of meaning and webs of words: The case of 'round'. Seminar, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, Uppsala, October 18.
talk [P] The 'space' of P. Prefix verbs: The Impact of Preposition-like Elements on the Syntax and Semantics of Verbs, University of Stuttgart, July 13-14.
talk [V][W] Constructing conceptual spaces for lexical semantics. Conceptual spaces at work, Lund University, May 24-26.
talk [F] (with B. le Bruyn) Metaphor mining. Workshop The Language of Literature, Radboud University Nijmegen, March 23.
2011
paper [P][R] Le Bruyn, B., de Swart, H., & Zwarts, J. (2011). Mass-count distinctions in bare PPs. Ms. Utrecht University.
paper [M] Winter, Y., & Zwarts, J. (2011). Event semantics and abstract categorial grammar. In M. Kanazawa et al., (Eds.), Mathematics of Language 12 (pp. 174-191). LNAI 6878. Springer.
paper [P] Lestrade, S., de Schepper, K., & Zwarts, J. (2011). The distribution of labor between adpositions and case within complex spatial PPs. Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung (STUF), 64(3), 256-274.
talk [M] (with C. Blom, P. De Groote & Y. Winter) Implicit Arguments: Event Modification or Option Type Categories? Amsterdam Colloquium 18, University of Amsterdam, December 20.
talk [M] (with Y. Winter) Adjectives and the event semantics of nominals: Events across categories. S&P Colloquia, Nijmegen, November 8.
talk [R] (based on work with the Weak Referentiality Project) Without article: Bare objects in PPs. CASTL, University of Tromso, October 22.
talk [M] (with Y. Winter) Event semantics and Abstract Categorial Grammar. Mathematics of Language 12, Nara, Japan, September 8.
talk [M] (with Y. Winter) On the event semantics of nominals - the one-argument hypothesis. Sinn und Bedeutung 16, Utrecht University, September 8.
talk [P] Measuring time in prepositional phrases. Workshop "The representation of gradability", Leiden University, June 7.
2010
paper [R] Aguilar-Guevara, A., & Zwarts, J. (2010). Weak definites and reference to kinds. D. Lutz & N. Li (Eds.), Proceedings of SALT 20 (pp. 179-196). LSA.
paper [R] de Swart, H., & Zwarts, J. (2010). Optimization principles in the typology of number and articles. In B. Heine & H. Narrog (Eds.), Handbook of linguistic analysis (pp. 555-582). Oxford University Press.
paper [P] Zwarts, J. (2010). A hierarchy of locations: evidence from the encoding of direction in adpositions and cases. Linguistics, 48(5), 983-1009
paper [P] Zwarts, J. (2010). Forceful prepositions. In V. Evans & P. Chilton (Eds.), Language, Cognition and Space: The State of the Art and New Directions (pp. 193-214). Equinox Publishing.
paper [V] Zwarts, J. (2010). Semantic map geometry: Two approaches. Linguistic Discovery, 8(1), 377-395.
paper [V] Zwarts, J. (2010). Author's Reply - Getting to the Points of a Semantic Map. Linguistic Discovery, 8(1), 398-399.
paper [V] Zwarts, J. (2010). Commentary on de Haan - Can Semantic Maps Be Built Purely Bottom-up? Linguistic Discovery, 8(1), 123-124.
book Hendriks, P., de Hoop, H., Krämer, I., de Swart, H., & Zwarts, J. (2010). Conflicts in Interpretation. Equinox Publishing.
paper [P] Claessen, C., & Zwarts, J. (2010). On the Dutch directional particle heen. In J. van Kampen & R. Nouwen (Eds.), Linguistics in the Netherlands 2010 (pp. 31-43). John Benjamins.
talk [P] Special P Objects. Seoul National University, December 2.
talk [P][R] From N to N: Paths, plurality and reduplication. Seoul National University, December 4.
talk [R] Weak definites and the lexical semantics of nouns. GliF Seminar, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, May 13.
talk [R] (with A. Aguilar Guevara) Weak definites and reference to kinds. Poster, SALT 20, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, May 1.
talk [P][S] The semantics of cardinal directions in English. Spatial Representation and Reasoning in Language: Ontologies and Logics of Space, Dagstuhl Seminar, Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik, Dagstuhl, March 28.
talk [P] On virtual grounds: Directions and durations as objects of prepositions. DGfS Workshop "Morphosyntax and Semantics of Spatial Relators", Berlin, February 24-26. (abstract)
2009
paper [R] Zwarts, J. (2009). Bare constructions in Dutch. Ms. Utrecht University.
paper [W] Hogeweg, L., Lestrade, S., Malchukov, A., & Zwarts, J. (2009). Semantic markedness in gender opposition, blocking and fossilization. Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung, 62(4), 325-343.
paper [R] de Swart, H., & Zwarts, J. (2009). Less form - more meaning: why bare singular nouns are special. Lingua, 119, 280-295.
paper [V][W] de Schepper, K., & Zwarts, J. (2009). Modal geometry: Remarks on the structure of a modal map. In L. Hogeweg, H. de Hoop, & A. Malchukov (Eds.), Cross-linguistic Semantics of Tense, Aspect and Modality (pp. 245-269). John Benjamins.
paper Zwarts, J. (2009). Boekbespreking van Constructions, Constraints, and Construal van Maaike Beliën. Nederlands Taalkunde, 14(3), 382-385.
paper [V][W] Zwarts, J. (2009). Semantic maps voor vogelnamen in Brabantse dialecten. Taal en Tongval Themanummer, 20, 63-81.
talk [P][R] Plurality and reduplication in the from-N-to-N construction(s). The Grammar of Reiteration. University of Amsterdam, December 17.
talk [R] (with H. de Swart & B. le Bruyn) Bare PPs across languages. Workshop on Bare Nouns, Paris, November 26-27.
talk [P][R] Plurality and reduplication in the from-N-to-N construction(s). Workshop on Nominal and Verbal Plurality, Paris, November 6-7.
talk [R] (with H. de Swart & B. le Bruyn) Bare PPs across languages. Seminar i teoretisk lingvistikk, University of Oslo, November 4.
talk [P] On virtual grounds: Directions and durations as complements of prepositions. ESPP 17th Annual Conference, Budapest, August 29.
2008
paper [V] Zwarts, J. (2008). Commentary on Croft and Poole, Inferring universals from grammatical variation: Multidimensional scaling for typological analysis. Theoretical Linguistics, 34(1), 67-73.
paper de Hoop, H., & Zwarts, J. (2008). Case in formal semantics. In A. Malchukov & A. Spencer (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Case (pp. 170-181). Oxford University Press.
paper [S] Zwarts, J. (2008). Aspects of a typology of direction. In S Rothstein (Ed.), Theoretical and Crosslinguistic Approaches to the Semantics of Aspects (pp. 79-106). John Benjamins.
paper [P][S] Asbury, A., Gehrke, B., van Riemsdijk, H., & Zwarts, J. (2008). Introduction: Syntax and semantics of spatial P. In A. Asbury, J. Dotlacil, B. Gehrke, & R. Nouwen (Eds.), Syntax and Semantics of Spatial P (pp. 1-32). John Benjamins.
paper [P][S] Zwarts, J. (2008). Priorities in the production of prepositions. In A. Asbury, J. Dotlacil, B. Gehrke, & R. Nouwen (Eds.), Syntax and Semantics of Spatial P (pp. 85-102). John Benjamins.
paper [R] de Swart, H., & Zwarts, J. (2008). Article use across languages: An OT Typology. In A. Grönn (Ed.). Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 12 (pp. 628-644). University of Oslo.
talk [S] Encoding spatial direction. Workshop on Locative Case, Radboud University Nijmegen, August 25.
talk [R] Some remarks on bare coordination. Bare workshop 2, Leiden, June 26
talk [K][W] Endo kinship terminology. Invited talk, University of Cologne, April 16.
talk [R] Some remarks on bare coordination. Workshop OT and interpretation 2, Berlin, February 8.
talk [R] Some remarks on bare coordination. AI Seminar, Utrecht, January 21.
2007
special issue [P] Corver, N., Doetjes, J. & Zwarts, J. (2007). Special Issue: Linguistic perspectives on numerical expressions. Lingua 117(5).
book Bouma, G., Krämer, I., & Zwarts, J. (Eds.) (2007). Cognitive Foundations of Interpretation. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science.
paper [R] de Swart, H., Winter, Y., & Zwarts, J. (2007). Bare nominals and reference to capacities. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, 25(1), 195-222.
paper Corver, N., Doetjes, J. & Zwarts, J. (2007). Linguistic perspectives on numerical expressions: Introduction. Lingua, 117(5), 751-757.
paper Bouma, G., Krämer, I. & J. Zwarts, J. (2007). Introduction: Interactions in interpretation. In G. Bouma, I. Krämer, & J. Zwarts (Eds.) (2007). Cognitive Foundations of Interpretation (pp. 1-4). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science.
paper Bouma, G., Hendriks, P., de Hoop, H., Krämer, I., de Swart, H., & Zwarts, J. (2007). Conflicts in interpretation. In G. Bouma, I. Krämer, & J. Zwarts (Eds.) (2007). Cognitive Foundations of Interpretation (pp. 39-68). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science.
paper [K] Zwarts, J. (2007). Number in Endo-Marakwet. In M. Reh & D. Payne (Eds.), Advances in Nilo-Saharan Linguistics: Proceedings of the 8th Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium, University of Hamburg, August 22-25, 2001 (pp. 281-294). Rüdiger Köppe Publishers.
talk [V] Semantische kaarten en conceptuele ruimtes. Café-KI, Utrecht, October 16.
talk [V] Semantic map geometry: Two approaches. Workshop Semantic Maps: Methods and Applications, Paris, September 29.
talk [V][W] Polysemy, Formal Concepts and Semantic Maps. Workshop Polysemie und konzeptuelle Repräsentation, 29. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft, February 28 - March 2.
talk [W] (with L. Hogeweg, S. Lestrade & A. Malchukov) Semantic markedness in gender oppositions, blocking and fossilization. Workshop (Morphological) Blocking and Linguistic Variation, 29. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft, February 28 - March 2.
2006
paper [P] Corver, N., & Zwarts, J. (2006). Prepositional Numerals. Lingua, 116(6), 811-835.
talk [F][S] Zwarts, J. (2006). Event shape: Paths in the semantics of verbs. Paper presented at the Workshop on the geometric structure of events, Konstanz October 7-8.
paper [P] Zwarts, J. (2006). Case marking direction: The accusative in German PPs. In J. Bunting et al. (Eds.), CLS 42-2: Papers from the 42rd Annual Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society (pp. 93-107). Chicago Linguistic Society.
paper [F][P] Zwarts, J. (2006). Om en rond: een semantische vergelijking. Nederlandse Taalkunde, 11(2), 101-123.
talk [V][W] Vogelnamen in Brabantse dialecten: Semantische kaarten en conceptuele structuren. Studiedag over dialectlexicografie, KANTL, Gent, November 17.
talk [P] Prepositions as quantifiers. Quantification in the Lexicon and in Syntax, Brussels, June 8-9.
talk [P][S] P-patterns: How prepositions shape each other's meanings. Syntax and Semantics of Spatial P, Utrecht, June 14.
talk [P] Case marking directionality. Variation and Stability in Grammar, CASTL/CLS Workshop, Nijmegen, April 25.
talk [P] Constructional case. CLS 42, Chicago, April 7.
talk [P] Adpositional government. TIN-dag, Utrecht, February 4.
2005
talk [P] Zwarts, J. (2005). The case of prepositions: Government and compositionality in German PPs. Paper presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Israel Association for Theoretical Linguistics, Haifa, June 23.
book de Hoop, H., & Zwarts, J. (2005). Formal Semantics and Cross-Linguistic Data. Online Proceedings of ESSLLI Workshop. Edinburgh.
paper [P][S] Zwarts, J. (2005). Prepositional Aspect and the Algebra of Paths. Linguistics and Philosophy, 28(6), 739-779.
paper Hendriks, P., de Hoop, H., & Zwarts, J. (2005). Comparative paths to an optimal interpretation. In E. Maier, C. Bary, & J. Huitink (Eds.), Proceedings of SuB9 (pp. 553-563). NCS.
paper [R] de Swart, H., Winter, Y., & Zwarts, J. (2005). Bare predicate nominals in Dutch. In E. Maier, C. Bary, & J. Huitink (Eds.), Proceedings of SuB9 (pp. 446-460). NCS.
talk [R] (with H. de Swart) Less form, more meaning: bare singular nouns. A bare workshop, Utrecht, December 22.
talk [R] Bare constructions and nominal classes. Nominal anaphors/Epitheths workshop, Utrecht, December 21.
talk [P] Forceful prepositions. Theme session Language, Cognition and Space, ICLC 9, Seoul, July 22.
talk [S][W] Opposition and direction. 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Seoul, July 18.
talk [P] The aspect of prepositions. Theoretical and Crosslinguistic Approaches to the Semantics of Aspect, Bar-Ilan, June 30.
talk [P] The case of prepositions. 21st Annual Meeting of the Israel Association for Theoretical Linguistics, Haifa, June 23.
talk [R] (with H. de Swart & Y. Winter) Syntax and semantics in the interpretation of Dutch predicate nominals. 21st Annual Meeting of the Israel Association for Theoretical Linguistics, Haifa, June 22.
talk [R] (with H. de Swart & Y. Winter) Bare predicate nominals at the syntax-semantics interface: evidence from Dutch. Indefinites and weak quantifiers, Brussels, January 6-8.
2004
book [K] Zwarts, J. (2004). The Phonology of Endo: A Southern Nilotic Language of Kenya. LINCOM Studies in African Linguistics 59. LINCOM.
paper [V][W] van Eijck, J., & Zwarts, J. (2004). Formal Concept Analysis and Prototypes. In W. Kuhn, M. Raubal, F. Probst, & K. Jonowicz (Eds.), Proceedings of the Workshop on the Potential of Cognitive Semantics for Ontologies (FOIS 2004) (pp. ??). University of Muenster.
paper de Swart, H., & Zwarts, J. (2004). Interpretation as conflict resolution. Ilha do desterro, 47, 97-128.
paper [P][W] Zwarts, J. (2004). Competition between Word Meanings: The Polysemy of (A)Round. In C. Meier & M. Weisgerber (Eds.), Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 8 (pp. 349-360). University of Konstanz Linguistics Working Papers.
talk [F][S] Event shape. Semantics Colloquium, Nijmegen, November 23.
talk [V][W] (with J. van Eijck) Formal Concept Analysis and Prototypes. Workshop on the Potential of Cognitive Semantics for Ontologies (FOIS 2004), Turin, November 3.
talk (with P. Hendriks & H. de Hoop) Comparative paths to an optimal interpretation. Sinn und Bedeutung 9, Nijmegen, November 1-3.
talk [R] (with H. de Swart & Y. Winter) Properties and types and the interpretation of predicate nominals. Sinn und Bedeutung 9, Nijmegen, November 1-3.
talk [M][S] Spatial structure in semantics: Aspect, opposition and modifiers. Workshop on the geometric structure of events. Konstanz, October 7-8.
talk [R] (with H. de Swart & Y. Winter) Properties and types and the interpretation of predicate nominals. Leiden Utrecht Semantics Happenings, Utrecht, September 17.
talk [P] (with N. Corver) Prepositional numerals. Workshop on Numerals in the World's Languages. Leipzig, March 29-30.
talk [P][S] Prepositional Aspect and the Algebra of Paths. Workshop on Event Structures in Linguistic Form and Interpretation. Leipzig, March 18.
talk [P] (with N. Corver) Counting with prepositions. Linguistics in the Netherlands (TIN-dag). Utrecht, February 7.
2003
paper [S] Zwarts, J. (2003). Vectors across spatial domains: from place to size, orientation, shape and parts. In E. van der Zee & J. Slack (Eds.), Representing Direction in Language and Space (pp. 39-68). Oxford University Press.
paper [P][S] Zwarts, J. (2003). Lexical Competition: 'Round' in English and Dutch. In P. Dekker & R. van Rooij (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fourteenth Amsterdam Colloquium (pp. 229-234). ILLC.
paper [P][S] Zwarts, J. (2003). Paths round a prototype. In P. Saint-Dizier (Ed.), ACL-SIGSEM workshop: The Linguistic Dimensions of Prepositions and their Use in Computational Formalisms and Applications (pp. 228-238). IRIT.
talk [P][S] Lexical Competition: 'Round' in English and Dutch. Amsterdam Colloquium. December 21.
talk [P][S] Competition Between Word Meanings: The Polysemy of (A)round. Sinn und Bedeutung VIII, September ??.
talk [P][S] Paths round a prototype. ACL-SIGSEM Workshop on The Linguistic Dimensions of Prepositions. Toulouse, September 4-6.
talk [S][W] The Opposition Schema. Semantics and Modeling. Paris, March 20.
2002
talk [K] Number in Dutch and Endo: Form versus Meaning? Semantics Colloquium, Nijmegen. November 26.
talk [F][S] Universal Quantification in the Semantics of (a)round. Linguistics Colloquium. Groningen, November 22.
talk [K] Noun classification in Endo-Marakwet: Some semantic observations. 1st Nilotic Network Workshop, Kisumu, March 7-9.
talk [K] CARLA across Kalenjin, 1st Nilotic Network Workshop, Kisumu, March 7-9
2001
paper Zwarts, J. (2001). Review of Adverbs and Functional Heads by Guglielmo Cinque. Notes on Linguistics, 3(4), 227-229.
paper Zwarts, J. (2001). Review of Negation and Polarity: Syntactic and Semantic Perspectives, by Laurence R. Horn and Yasusiko Kato. Notes on Linguistics 3.4, 229-230.
talk [K] Plural semantics in Endo-Marakwet. 8th Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium, Hamburg, August 22-25.
talk [K] Plural semantics in Endo-Marakwet. BTL Linguistics Colloquium, Nairobi, August 1
2000
paper [P][S] Winter, Y., & Zwarts, J. (2000). Vector space semantics: A model-theoretic analysis of locative prepositions. Journal of Logic, Language and Information, 9(2), 171-213.
paper Zwarts, J. (2000). External Arguments. In P. Coopmans, M. Everaert & J. Grimshaw (Eds.), Lexical Specification and Insertion (pp. 429-457). John Benjamins, .
paper [S] Zwarts, J. (2000). Vectors across Spatial Domains: From Place to Size, Orientation, Shape and Parts. In E. van der Zee & J. Slack (Eds.), Proceedings of the Workshop on Axes and Vectors in Language and Space (pp. 105-118). University of Lincolnshire and Humberside.
paper Zwarts, J. (2000). Review of Algebraic Semantics in Language and Philosophy by Godehard Link. Notes on Linguistics, 2(4), 235-236.
paper Zwarts, J. (2000). Review of Projections and Interface Conditions: Essays on Modularity by Anna-Maria Di Sciullo. Notes on Linguistics, 3(1), 55-56.
paper Zwarts, J. (2000). Review of Parts and Wholes in Semantics by Friederike Moltmann. Notes on Linguistics, 3(2), 116-118.
talk [S] Vectors across spatial domains. Workshop on Axes and Vectors in Language and Space, Lincoln, July 31-31.
1999
paper Zwarts, J. (1999). Review of Syntactic Theory and the Structure of English: A Minimalist Approach, by Andrew Radford. Notes on Linguistics, 2(1), 56-58.
1997
paper [P][S] Zwarts, J. (1997). Vectors as Relative Positions: A compositional semantics of modified PPs. Journal of Semantics 14, 57-86.
paper [P] Zwarts, J. (1997). Complex prepositions and P-Stranding in Dutch. Linguistics, 35, 1091-1112.
paper [P] Zwarts, J. (1997). Lexical and Functional Properties of Prepositions. In D. Haumann & S. Schierholz (Eds.), Lexikalische und grammatische Eigenschaften präpositionaler Elemente (pp. 1-18). Niemeyer Verlag.
paper [P][S] Winter, Y., & Zwarts, J. (1997) A semantic characterization of locative PPs. In A. Lawson (Ed.), Proceedings of Semantics and Linguistic Theory (SALT) VII (pp. 294-311). Cornell University.
talk [P] Direction in Dutch PPs. Leipzig, June 25
talk [P][S] (with Y. Winter) A semantic characterization of locative PPs. SALT VII, Stanford University, April 21-23
1996
paper Zwarts, J. (1996) Review of Plurality, Conjunction and Events by Peter Lasersohn. GLOT International, 1(7), 16-18.
paper [S] Zwarts, J. (1996). Rekenen met richting. Nederlandse Taalkunde, 1(3), 177-190.
talk [P] Lexical and Functional Properties of Prepositions. Jahrestagung DGfS, Freiburg, February 28.
talk [P] Begin en eind als voorzetsels van tijd. TIN-dag, Utrecht, January 20.
1995
paper [P] Zwarts, J. (1995). Lexical and Functional Direction. In M. den Dikken & K. Hengeveld (Eds.), Linguistics in the Netherlands 1995 (pp. 227-238). John Benjamins.
paper [P][S] Zwarts, J. (1995). The Semantics of Relative Position. In Mandy Simons & Teresa Galloway (Eds.), SALT V: Proceedings from Semantics and Linguistic Theory (pp. 405-422). CLC Publications.
paper [P][S] Zwarts, J. (1995). Modification of Prepositions: Evidence for Vectors in Spatial Semantics. In P. Amsili, M. Borillo, & L. Vieu (Eds.), Time, Space and Movement: Meaning and Knowledge of the Sensible World (pp. 45-48). Groupe Langue, Raisonnement, Calcul.
talk [P] Final Prepositions and the Syntax of Direction. Workshop on Final Heads, Tilburg, November 25.
talk [P] Prepositions with Pronouns: (Anti)symmetry in Dutch PPs. Onderzoekers, Utrecht, October 5.
talk [P][S] The Semantics of Relative Position. SALT V, Austin, February 24.
talk [P] Naar en van als functionele hoofden. TIN-dag, Utrecht, January 21.
talk [P] Simple and Complex Prepositions and P-Stranding in Dutch. Comparative Germanic Syntax, Brussels, January 18.
1994
paper [W] Zwarts, J., & Verkuyl, H.J. (1994) An Algebra of Conceptual Structure. Linguistics and Philosophy, 17, 1-28.
paper [P][S] Zwarts, J. (1994). Een algebraïsche semantiek voor lokatieve PPs. TABU Bulletin voor Taalwetenschap, 24(3), 127-140.
paper [P][S] Zwarts, J. (1994). A Vector-Based Semantics for Locative PPs. In H. Bunt, R. Muskens, & G. Rentier (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Workshop on Computational Semantics (pp. 221-230). ITK.
paper Zwarts, J. (1994). Pronouns and N-to-D Movement. In M. Everaert, B. Schouten, & W. Zonneveld (Eds.), OTS Yearbook 1993 (pp. 93-112). OTS.
talk [P] Prepositions and Pronouns. Lexicon Workgroup, Wuppertal, November 14.
talk Pronouns and N-to-D Movement. LAGB, Salford, April 6.
talk [R] On the Open Place of Nominal Predicates. Indefinieten-dag, Groningen, February 11.
talk [P][S] Een algebraïsche semantiek voor lokatieve PPs. TABU-dag, Groningen, June 24.
1993
paper Zwarts, J. (1993). A Degree-Based Semantics for Bare Positive Adjectives. In J. Mead (Ed.), The Proceedings of the Eleventh West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics (pp. 539-552). CSLI.
talk [R] Over het open karakter van nominale predikaten. TIN-dag, Utrecht, January 22.
1992
book Zwarts, J. (1992). X' Syntax - X' Semantics: On the Interpretation of Lexical and Functional Heads. Doctoral Dissertation, Utrecht University.
paper [S] Verkuyl, H.J., & Zwarts, J. (1992). Time and Space in Conceptual and Logical Semantics: The Notion of Path. Linguistics, 30, 483-511.
paper [R] Zwarts, J. (1992). The Interpretation of Bare Plurals at Logical Form. In P. Coopmans, B. Schouten, & W. Zonneveld (Eds.), OTS Yearbook 1991 (pp. 93-112). OTS.
talk [P] The Argument Structure of Prepositions. Lexicon Workgroup, Wuppertal, October 13.
talk [R] De interpretatie van kale meervouden op LF. Taalkundig Colloquium, Groningen, February 28.
talk A Degree-Based Semantics for Bare Positive Adjectives. WCCFL XI, Los Angeles, February 22.
talk [R] Leeghoofdige subjecten. TIN-dag, Utrecht, January 18.
1991
paper [P] Zwarts, J. (1991). The RP-Hypothesis. In J. van Lit, R. Mulder, & R. Sybesma (Eds.), Leiden Conference for Junior Linguists 2 Proceedings (pp. 259-273). University of Leiden.
talk [P] The RP-Hypothesis. Grammaticamodellen, Tilburg, May 8.
talk Soortnamen. Letteren AIO-dag, Utrecht, March 7.
talk [W] Move-Alpha in Conceptual Structure. TIN-dag, Utrecht, January 19.
talk External Arguments. Workshop on Lexical Insertion and Lexical Specification, Utrecht, December 10.
talk [S] (with H.J. Verkuyl) Time and Space in Logical and Conceptual Semantics. Onderzoekers, Utrecht, May 8.
1990
paper Zwarts, J. (1990). Some Parallels between DP and IP. In R. Bok-Bennema & P. Coopmans (Eds.), Linguistics in the Netherlands 1990 (pp. 155-164). Foris Publications.
paper [R] Zwarts, J. (1990). Kinds and Generic Terms. In M. Stokhof & L. Torenvliet (Eds.), Proceedings of the Seventh Amsterdam Colloquium (pp. 685-706). ITLI.
talk [P] The RP-Hypothesis. Leiden Conference for Junior Linguists 2, Leiden, December 13.
talk [R] Geheel en al. TABU-dag, Groningen, June 8.
talk Enkele parallellen tussen DP and IP. TIN-dag, Utrecht, January 20.
talk [S] (with H.J. Verkuyl) Time and Space in Logical and Conceptual Semantics. Workshop on Time, Space and Movement, Nijmegen, November.
1989
paper Zwarts, J. (1989). Statives and Habituals. In P. Coopmans, B. Schouten, & W. Zonneveld (Eds.), OTS Yearbook 1989 (pp. 101-111). OTS.
paper [R] Zwarts, J. (1989). Weak and Strong Noun Phrases and the DP-Hypothesis. In J. van Lit, R. Mulder, & R. Sybesma (Eds.), Leiden Conference for Junior Linguists 1 Proceedings (pp. ?? ). University of Leiden.
talk [R] Kinds and Generic Terms. Amsterdam Colloquium, Amsterdam, December 21.
talk [R] Weak and Strong Noun Phrases. Leiden Conference for Junior Linguists 1, Leiden, November 16.
1988
talk [R] Generieke NPs. De Onderzoekers, Utrecht, December 9.