36.3790, Summer Schools: Summer School for Ancient Trans-Himalayan Languages (SSATH) (Ireland)

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Subject: 36.3790, Summer Schools: Summer School for Ancient Trans-Himalayan Languages (SSATH) (Ireland)

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Date: 09-Dec-2025
From: Lijing Peng [pengl at tcd.ie]
Subject: Summer School for Ancient Trans-Himalayan Languages (SSATH)


Summer School for Ancient Trans-Himalayan Languages (SSATH)

Host Institution: Trinity Centre for Asian Studies, Trinity College
Dublin
Coordinating Institution: School of Linguistic, Speech and
Communication Sciences, Trinity College Dublin
Website:
https://www.tcd.ie/Asian/courses/historical-linguistics-summer-school/

Dates: 15-Jun-2026 - 27-Jun-2026
Location: Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland

Minimum Education Level: All levels (check course requirements on
website)
Special Qualifications: As a general rule, courses will be open to
everyone of all education levels, though, for some courses, certain
background knowledge is preferred. Please click on Course Information
and Requirements on the website
(https://www.tcd.ie/Asian/courses/historical-linguistics-summer-school/)
to learn more.

Focus: Trans-Himilayan Historical Linguistics
Description:
The Summer School for Ancient Trans-Himalayan Languages (SSATH),
hosted by the Centre for Asian Studies at Trinity College Dublin, is a
two-week long summer school that features courses in ancient languages
and historical linguistics within the scope of the Trans-Himalayan
(Sino-Tibetan) family, and weekend workshops on two more languages.
This year, the courses will include: Old Tibetan, Reconstructing
Proto-(Western)-Kho-Bwa, Tangut, Yi Script, and Methods in Gyalrongic
and Tangut Historical Linguistics. These courses will run for ten days
over the course of two weeks. On both Saturdays, there will be
additional supplementary workshops on Old Meitei and Old Burmese. As a
general rule, courses will be open to everyone of all education
levels, though, for some courses, certain background knowledge is
preferred. Please click on Course Information and Requirements to
learn more. This summer school will be of interest to those in the
fields of Historical Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Linguistic
Anthropology, Palaeography, Religious Studies, Buddhist Studies,
(Asian) History, and Ancient Literature. The instructors will include
scholars both from Trinity College Dublin and from other institutions
around the world. As such, the school will serve as a great
opportunity to meet and connect with specialists in the fields
mentioned above.
Tuition: 0/150/300/400 EUR
Tuition Explanation: Tuition Fee for onsite students
Undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate students, TCD faculty, and those
outside of academia: No tuition fee
Part-time lecturers or research fellows: 150 Euro
Full-time lecturers or professors: 300 Euro
Tuition Fee for online students
400 Euro all languages (+ mini workshops). Discounts of 100 Euro or
250 Euro are available upon request. Check the application form for
more details.
Financial Aid Applications accepted until 30-Apr-2026
Discounts on tuition fee and/or accommodation fee
Financial Aid Instructions:
Please check the application form and write the relevant information
down for consideration of financial aid. Financial aid will be given
in two formats: 1. discounts of tuition fee; 2. discounts of
accommodation fee

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics

Language Family(ies): Sino-Tibetan
Registration: 09-Dec-2025 to 30-Apr-2026

Contact Person: Lijing Peng
                Email: pengl at tcd.ie

Apply by Email: ssath at tcd.ie
Apply on the web:
https://www.tcd.ie/Asian/courses/historical-linguistics-summer-school/




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