Patrick Georg Grosz

Professor - Linguistics
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Email p.g.grosz@iln.uio.no
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Visiting address Niels Henrik Abels vei 36 Henrik Wergelands hus 0313 OSLO
Postal address Postboks 1102 Blindern 0317 OSLO

Academic interests

  • Semantics
  • Syntax-Semantics Interface
  • Syntax
  • Semantic microvariation
  • Diachronic semantics
  • Pragmatics

Background

  • Associate Professor of General Linguistics, Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies, University of Oslo, since 2016.
  • 2015, July: Habilitation (Double Venia Legendi) in German Linguistics and General Linguistics, University of Tübingen.
  • 2011-2016 – Wissenschaftlicher Assistent (Assistant Professor), Deutsches Seminar, University of Tübingen.
  • 2011, September: Ph.D. in Linguistics. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Courses taught

Tags: Linguistics, Syntax, Semantics

Publications

  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2020). Discourse Particles. In Gutzmann, Daniel; Matthewson, Lisa; Meier, Cécile; Rullmann, Hotze & Zimmermann, Thomas (Ed.), The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Semantics. John Wiley & Sons. ISSN 9781118788516. doi: 10.1002/9781118788516.sem047 Full text in Research Archive
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2019). Pronominal Typology and Reference to the External World. In Schlöder, Julian; McHugh, Dean & Roelofsen, Floris (Ed.), Proceedings of the 22nd Amsterdam Colloquium. ILLC, University of Amsterdam. p. 563–573.
  • Patel-Grosz, Pritty; Grosz, Patrick Georg; Kelkar, Tejaswinee & Jensenius, Alexander Refsum (2018). Coreference and disjoint reference in the semantics of narrative dance. In Sauerland, Uli & Solt, Stephanie (Ed.), Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 22, vol. 2, ZASPiL 61. Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS). p. 199–216.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2018). Bridging uses of demonstrative pronouns in German. Linguistics and Philosophy. ISSN 0165-0157. 41(4), p. 367–421. doi: 10.1007/s10988-017-9226-7
  • Patel-Grosz, Pritty & Grosz, Patrick Georg (2017). Revisiting pronominal typology. Linguistic Inquiry. ISSN 0024-3892. 48(2), p. 259–297. doi: 10.1162/ling_a_00243 Full text in Research Archive
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2017). "Ready", "willing" and "able" – a remark. In Halpert, Claire; Kotek, Hadas & van Urk, Coppe (Ed.), A Pesky Set: Papers for David Pesetsky. MITWPL. ISSN 978-1541229334. p. 401–410.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2017). Shedding new light on the wohl muddle: the particle schier in Austrian German. Wiener Linguistische Gazette. ISSN 2224-1876. p. 71–78.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2016). Information Structure and Discourse Particles. In Féry, Caroline & Ishihara, Shinichiro (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Information Structure. Oxford University Press. ISSN 9780199642670. p. 336–358. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199642670.013.36
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2015). Movement and Agreement in Right-Node Raising Constructions. Syntax. ISSN 1368-0005. 18, p. 1–38. doi: 10.1111/synt.12024
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg; Gibson, Edward; Fedorenko, Evelina & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2015). Constraints on Donkey Pronouns. Journal of Semantics. ISSN 0167-5133. 32(4), p. 619–648. doi: 10.1093/jos/ffu009
  • Patel-Grosz, Pritty & Grosz, Patrick Georg (2014). Agreement and verb types in Kutchi Gujarati. In Chandra, Pritha & Srishti, Richa (Ed.), The Lexicon–Syntax Interface: Perspectives from South Asian languages. John Benjamins Publishing Company. ISSN 9789027255921. p. 217–244. doi: 10.1075/la.209.10gro
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2014). Optative markers as communicative cues. Natural Language Semantics. ISSN 0925-854X. 22, p. 89–115. doi: 10.1007/s11050-013-9101-1
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2014). Modal Particles in Rationale Clauses and Related Constructions. In Leiss, Elisabeth & Abraham, Werner (Ed.), Modes of Modality: Modality, typology, and universal grammar. John Benjamins Publishing Company. ISSN 9789027206169. p. 263–290. doi: 10.1075/slcs.149.09gro
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2014). German doch: An Element that Triggers a Contrast Presupposition. Proceedings from the Annual Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society. ISSN 1944-0324. 46(1), p. 163–177.
  • Axel-Tober, Katrin & Grosz, Patrick Georg (2013). Even strong evaluatives can occur under negation. Snippets. ISSN 1590-1807. 28. doi: 10.7358/snip-2013-028-axel
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2011). German Particles, Modality, and the Semantics of Imperatives. Proceedings of North Eastern Linguistic Society (NELS). ISSN 0883-5500. 39, p. 323–336.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2011). Facts and Ideals: On the Role of doch in Conditionals and Optatives . In Reich, Ingo; Horch, Eva & Pauly, Dennis (Ed.), Sinn und Bedeutung 15. Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft für Semantik. Universaar - Saarland University Press. ISSN 978-3-86223-039-6. p. 275–289.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2011). A Uniform Analysis for Concessive At Least and Optative At Least. Semantics and Linguistic Theory (SALT proceedings). ISSN 2163-5943. 21, p. 572–591. doi: 10.3765/salt.v21i0.2627
  • Patel-Grosz, Pritty & Grosz, Patrick Georg (2010). On the Typology of Donkeys: Two Types of Anaphora Resolution. In Prinzhorn, Martin; Schmitt, Viola & Zobel, Sarah (Ed.), Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 14 . University of Vienna. p. 339–355.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2010). Grading Modality: A New Approach to Modal Concord and its Relatives. In Prinzhorn, Martin; Schmitt, Viola & Zobel, Sarah (Ed.), Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 14 . University of Vienna. p. 185–201.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2007). German Discourse Particles are Weak Sentence Adverbs. In Picchi, M. Cecilia & Pona, Alan (Ed.), Proceedings of the XXXII Incontro di Grammatica Generativa. Edizioni dell'Orso. ISSN 978-88-7694-964-7. p. 79–91.

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  • Patel-Grosz, Pritty; Grosz, Patrick Georg & Zobel, Sarah (2017). Pronouns in Embedded Contexts at the Syntax-Semantics Interface. Springer Publishing Company. ISBN 978-3-319-56704-4. 247 p.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2016). The Impact of Pronominal Form on Interpretation. De Gruyter Mouton. ISBN 978-1614517801. 400 p.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg; Patel-Grosz, Pritty & Yanovich, Igor (2015). The Semantics of Pronouns. Proceedings of the special session of the 40th North East Linguistics Society. GLSA. ISBN 1500572306. 148 p.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2012). On the Grammar of Optative Constructions. John Benjamins Publishing Company. ISBN 9789027255761. 346 p.

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  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2016). Scalar epistemic indefinites: a case study of weiß Gott w- in Present Day German.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2015). Investigations on the Typology of Pronouns’.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2014). Re-Evaluating the Distinction between Personal and Demonstrative Pronouns.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2014). ‘Deep or Surface Anaphoric Pronouns? – Empirical Approaches.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2013). Optativsatz. In Altmann, Hans; Meibauer, Jörg & Steinbach, Markus (Ed.), Satztypen des Deutschen. De Gruyter Mouton. ISSN 978-3-11-022483-2. p. 146–170. doi: 10.1515/9783110224832.146
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2013). On Weak Modality in Rationale Clauses.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2013). Split Ergativity, Multiple Exponence and Complex Probes.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2013). Deep Anaphoric or Surface Anaphoric Pronouns?
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2013). On Ergative Agreement in Kutchi Gujarati and Marwari.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg; Ichin-Norbu, Iuliia; Neichel, Michaela & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2013). Demonstrative Pronouns in Donkey Sentences?
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2013). Demystifying “Them”: An NP Deletion Analysis for Institutional “They”.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2013). Structural Asymmetries – The View from Kutchi Gujarati and Marwari.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2013). Optativsätze.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2013). Deep Anaphoric or Surface Anaphoric Pronouns?
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2013). On the Connection of “Imperative” Modal Particles and Non-Dynamic Root Modality.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2012). Satztypen und Partikeln – Aus der Perspektive des Optativsatzes.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2012). Donkey Pronouns: Theoretical and Experimental Lines of Inquiry.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2012). On the Information Structure of Optative Exclamations.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2012). Introduction to Amazon’s Mechanical Turk.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2012). A Semantic Conspiracy: The Case of Optative Particles.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2012). Donkey Pronouns: Theoretical and Experimental Lines of Inquiry.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2012). A Semantic Conspiracy: The Case of Optative Particles.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2012). Modal Particles in Imperatives and Related Constructions.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2011). Optatives, Minimal Sufficiency and the Two Readings of Only.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2011). On the Cross-Linguistic Typology of Pronouns.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2011). Stubborn Donkeys: On the Cross-Linguistic Rigidity of Larger Pronouns.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2011). On the Cross-Linguistic Typology of Pronouns.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Schmitt, Viola (2010). An Ordering Semantics for German Aber.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2010). On the Typology of Donkeys: Two Types of Anaphora Resolution.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2010). Facts and Ideals: On the Relationship between Conditionals and Optatives.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2010). German doch: An Element that Triggers a Contrast Presupposition.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2010). Movement and Agreement in Right-Node Raising Constructions.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2010). German doch: An Element that Triggers a Contrast Presupposition.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2009). Grading Modality: A New Approach to Modal Concord and its Relatives.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2009). On the Typology of Donkeys: Two Types of Anaphora Resolution.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg; Patel-Grosz, Pritty; Fedorenko, Evelina & Gibson, Edward (2009). The Uniqueness Restriction on E-Type Pronouns.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2009). On the Typology of Pronouns: Two Types of Anaphora Resolution.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2009). Movement and Agreement in Right-Node Raising Constructions.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2009). On the Typology of Pronouns: Two Types of Anaphora Resolutions.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2008). German Particles, Modal Concord, and the Semantics of Imperatives.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2008). A Different View on Ergativity in German Nominalizations.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2006). German Discourse Particles are Weak Sentence Adverbs.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2006). Long-Distance Agreement and Restructuring Predicates in Kutchi Gujarati.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg & Patel-Grosz, Pritty (2006). Long-Distance Agreement and Restructuring Predicates in Kutchi Gujarati.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2006). Aspects of the Syntax of German Discourse Particles.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg; Rennison, John & Tamara, Prischnegg (2005). Negation in Yukuben, Bete and Lufu (Southern Jukunoid, Nigeria/Cameroon).
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2005). Die Syntax der Diskurspartikel denn und ihrer klitischen Variante dn in der Wiener gehobenen Umgangssprache.
  • Grosz, Patrick Georg (2005). On the Syntax of Discourse Particles in (Viennese) German.

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