USC at the “How Categorical are Categories?” Workshop

Professor Pancheva presenting her talk

Professor Roumi Pancheva and graduate student Barbara Tomaszewicz participated in the workshop ‘How Categorical are Categories?’ organized by the Research Group TRAIT at the Center for General and Comparative Linguistics at the University of Wroclaw. The workshop was held January 7-9, 2013.

A view of the Market Hall (left) and a university building with the Cathedral of St. Vincent behind it (right) across from the Oder river

Professor Pancheva gave an invited talk on "Grammatical categories in the Mind/Brain". Barbara presented a poster “Comparison of degrees or of individuals? Focus effects in superlatives”. After the workshop they visited the TRAIT lab to plan a collaborative project.

A performance by the Historical Dance Group of Wrocław University during the workshop dinner

Professor Pancheva at Wrocław