31.539, Summer Schools: Semantic shifts from lexicon to grammar – diachronic and typological perspectives/France

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Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:46:39
From: Benjamin Fagard [benjamin.fagard at ens.fr]
Subject: Semantic shifts from lexicon to grammar – diachronic and typological perspectives/France

 

Semantic shifts from lexicon to grammar – diachronic and typological perspectives

Host Institution: CNRS
Coordinating Institution: CNRS
Website: https://semanticshifts.sciencesconf.org/

Dates: 14-Sep-2020 - 25-Sep-2020
Location: Porquerolles, France

Focus: The main objective of this Summer School is to explore the crossover between two focal areas of research in semantics – grammaticalization and lexical semantics – from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives such as language contact, lexical typology and diachronic semantics, as well as computer-assisted methodologies and tools.
Minimum Education Level: Undergraduate


Description:
The CNRS 2020 Summer School on “Semantic shifts from lexicon to grammar –
diachronic and typological perspectives” will be held on the island of
Porquerolles in the south of France from 14th to 25th September 2020.

The main objective of this Summer School is to explore the crossover between
two different traditions of research in semantics  –  grammaticalization and 
lexical semantics – from a range of perspectives such as language contact,
areal linguistics, lexical typology and diachronic semantics, as well as
corpus linguistics and computer-assisted methodologies. 

This interdisciplinary perspective will benefit from an integrative approach
that has been designed for the groundbreaking French excellence clusters
(Labex EFL, ASLAN, TRANSLITTERAE), many of whose associated researchers will
be presenters at the School in addition to international scholars. To this
end, three priority areas in linguistics are to be covered: (i) major semantic
fields analysed in terms of lexical typology and diachronic change such as
body part terms and associated motion constructions; (ii) areal linguistics
with respect to the phenomena of semantic change, lexicalization and
grammaticalization (Australian, Melanesian and Ethiopian linguistic areas,
Amerindian languages,Creoles) and (iii) hands-on workshops to familiarize
participants with the use of databases for reconstruction and typology. With
the aid of sophisticated databases and the tools of corpus linguistics,
semantic evolution can thus be examined in novel ways in quest of patterns of
semantic change that may recur crosslinguistically.

Details and abstracts of the courses and their accompanying schedule can be
found below under the rubric Programme, while information on registration and
fees is given under the rubric Registration and about the means of transport
to and from Porquerolles under Practical Information.

This year’s summer school has opted for a plenary format: Participants will be
able to attend all twelve courses and workshops –no parallel sessions are
scheduled. Note also that courses will be presented in English. Two afternoons
have also been set aside for discussion between the participants who, apart
from the presenters, will comprise master and doctoral students, postdoctoral
researchers and scholars.

Further details on the website!


Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                      Historical Linguistics
                      Semantics
                      Typology


Language Families: Slavic Subgroup

Tuition: 1300 EUR

Tuition Explanation: Student fee: 900€
Fees include full board & lodging at Igesa (13 days), and shuttle from
Presqu'ile de Giens to Porquerolles Island and return (13th Sept. afternoon &
26th Sept. morning).


Registration: 06-Mar-2020 to 30-Jun-2020

Contact Person: Benjamin Fagard
                Email: benjamin.fagard at ens.fr

Apply on the web: https://semanticshifts.sciencesconf.org/

Registration Instructions:
See the website for detailed instructions.




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