Events

• Tue

  25

  Nov

  2025

  Isabelle de Meyer (Ghent University) – “A solid metaphor: the etymology of Ancient Greek áristos 'best', areíōn 'better' and aretḗ 'excellence'”

  11:00 amBlandijn, Faculteitszaal
• Tue

  09

  Dec

  2025

  Gina Saviano (Ghent University) – Title TBA

  11:00 amBlandijn, Faculteitszaal
• Fri

  12

  Dec

  2025

  Bernat Bardagil (Ghent University) - Argument marking patterns as a proxy for social contact in the Guaporé-Mamoré region of Amazonia

  10:00 amBlandijn 2 3.30 (Camelot)

  To 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.

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Event Information:

• Fri

  15

  Sep

  2023

  Ledenvergadering / Members' meeting

  11:00 amBlandijn lokaal 0.2

  Algemene ledenvergadering / Members' meeting

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