Upcoming events
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Fri12Dec202510:00 amBlandijn 2 3.30 (Camelot)
Bernat Bardagil (Ghent University) - Argument marking patterns as a proxy for social contact in the Guaporé-Mamoré region of Amazonia
Show contentTo what extent can we use a high-resolution comparative linguistics approach to open a window into human history when we lack tangible historical information? The Guaporé-Mamoré region, overlapping significant territory in the Bolivian and Brazilian lowlands, is one of the most linguistically and culturally diverse regions in the continent. In spite of that, we know extremely little about the history of a vast majority of the languages, and the indigenous nations who speak them, before the 20th century. In this talk I will discuss my ongoing research examining grammatical properties in order to triangulate historical information about the nations inhabiting of this area.
Jointly organised with BantUGent. To join the meeting online via MS teams, please contact Nina van der Vlugt.
Past events
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Wed29Jun2016Fri01Jul2016Het Pand
18th Diachronic Generative Syntax conference (DiGS 18)
Show contentThe 18th Diachronic Generative Syntax conference will be held in Ghent, Belgium, from 29 June to 1 July 2016. The conference is co-organised by the research groups DiaLing and GIST (Department of Linguistics at Ghent University).
DiGS 18 is dedicated to the historical and comparative investigations of syntactic phenomena and language change from a generative perspective.
We will also host a separate workshop on diachronic stability on 28 June 2016.Important dates:
15 January 2016 deadline for abstracts15 March 2016 notification of acceptance15 May 2016 early registration deadline29 June – 1 July 2016 conference
Abstract submission is through EasyChair.
Invited speakers DiGS18:
- Elly van Gelderen
- Cecilia Poletto
- Ioanna Sitaridou
Invited speakers workshop on Diachronic Stability:
- Sheila Watts
- Joel Wallenberg
Organizing Committee:
- Anne Breitbarth
- Miriam Bouzouita
- Lieven Danckaert
- Liliane Haegeman
- Melissa Farasyn
- Elisabeth Witzenhausen
More information under www.digs18.ugent.be or via the organisers.