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Dear Colleagues,</p>
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We invite abstract submissions for the workshop "Bridging the Gap: Unifying Approaches to Linguistic Evolution" which aims to bring together researchers working on quantitative and computational approaches to language change and evolution at micro/macro scales,
with special interest in studies that connect the two levels with a model.</p>
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We welcome contributions from scholars working with:</p>
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Phylogenetic methods for language diversification and reconstruction</p>
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Computational modeling of real-time language change</p>
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Agent-based models of language evolution</p>
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Quantitative approaches to horizontal transmission in language change</p>
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Any computational methods applied to language variation and change</p>
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Abstract submission deadline is <span style="font-weight: 700;">23:59 AOE</span> on
<span style="font-weight: 700;">17 December 2024</span>.</p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The complete workshop description and submission guidelines are available at:<a href="https://www.comparativelinguistics.uzh.ch/en/events/bridging-the-gap.html" id="OWAb0933054-756b-a1d9-f98c-629f803c378d" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
</a></span><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://www.comparativelinguistics.uzh.ch/en/events/bridging-the-gap.html" id="OWAb0933054-756b-a1d9-f98c-629f803c378d" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://www.comparativelinguistics.uzh.ch/en/events/bridging-the-gap.html</a></u></span></p>
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We look forward to your contributions.</p>
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Best regards, </p>
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Alexandru Craevschi on behalf of the organizers</p>
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