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Dear colleagues,</div>
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We are delighted to invite you to the next session of <span style="font-weight: 700;">
Austronesian After Dark</span>!</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Date:</span> Thursday, March 26, 2026<br>
<span style="font-weight: 700;">Time:</span> 21:00 – 22:00 JST (Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo)<br>
→ Europe: 13:00 – 14:00 CET (France, etc.) – note: DST begins March 29, so no time shift for this date<br>
→ UTC/GMT: 12:00 – 13:00 (fixed reference)</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Speaker:</span> Alexandre François<br>
<span style="font-weight: 700;">Title:</span> EvoSem, a tool for assessing semantic diversification</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Abstract:</span><br>
The study of sound change shows us how a given phoneme can evolve in many ways, some expected, others more original. But what about meaning? “EvoSem” is a database that compares cognate sets across language families, assessing their internal polysemy. It can
detect and measure the most common paths of semantic change in the lexicon, and identify the more original ones. We will see how the Austronesian family – among others – has been contributing to this project on semantic typology.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Zoom Meeting:</span><br>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Meeting ID:</span> 884 8430 1380<br>
<span style="font-weight: 700;">Passcode:</span> 507598</div>
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The entire session is scheduled for a minimum of 60 minutes and a maximum of 90 minutes.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Format</span></div>
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~10 min casual chat & introductions</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-indent: 0px; align-self: start; margin-top: 0.5em;">
~20–40 min talk (flexible length)</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-indent: 0px; align-self: start; margin-top: 0.5em;">
Followed by open discussion / Q&A (as long as the conversation flows)</li></ul>
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Feel free to invite colleagues, students, or anyone interested in Austronesian linguistics or semantic typology.</div>
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We warmly welcome everyone – please join us for what promises to be a fascinating evening of discussion!</div>
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Best regards,</div>
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Yuko Kitada</div>
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Austronesian After Dark organizer</div>
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yukokitada@outlook.com</div>
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