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<b>The Diachronic Typology of Differential Argument Marking</b>
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<div><b>Abstract submission deadline: </b>November 10, 2013</div>
<div><b>Conference website:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.uni-konstanz.de/serzants/DAM_2014/">http://www.uni-konstanz.de/serzants/DAM_2014/</a></div>
<div><b>Date:</b> April 5-6, 2014</div>
<div><b>Location: </b>University of Konstanz, Germany </div>
<div><b>Contact person:</b> Ilja A. Ser˛ant, Alena
Witzlack-Makarevich</div>
<div><b>Meeting email: </b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:DAM.2014@uni-konstanz.de">DAM.2014@uni-konstanz.de</a></div>
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<div>The aim of the present workshop is to gather insights on the
multi-factorial mechanisms leading to the rise of the
differential argument marking (DSM and DOM).</div>
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<div>We invite contributions dealing with any aspect of the
differential subject and object marking diachrony from any
perspective. We emphasize that diachrony does not necessarily
imply reconstructions of proto-stages of a language or
involvement of ancient texts. Diachronic changes can be observed
on a quasi-synchronic level, e.g., between the conservative and
colloquial style of a present day language. </div>
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<div>We welcome studies dealing with macro-changes (e.g., with the
rise or demise of differential argument marking) as well as
studies treating micro-changes (e.g., changes in the functional
semantics of a particular differential argument marking system).</div>
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<div><b>Invited speakers: </b></div>
<div>Miriam Butt</div>
<div>Eleanor Coghill</div>
<div>Dmitriy Ganenkov</div>
<div>Alice Harris</div>
<div>Klaus von Heusinger</div>
<div>Axel Holvoet</div>
<div>Peter Hook</div>
<div>Tuomas Huumo</div>
<div>Giorgio Iemmolo</div>
<div>Seppo Kittilä and Jussi Ylikoski</div>
<div>Marian Klamer</div>
<div>Andrej Malchukov</div>
<div>Chantal Melis</div>
<div>Sergey Say</div>
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