Talk by Peter Petré on individuality and language change

Photo: Elizaveta Petrenko

Date: Wednesday 20 May 2026, 12:15 pm to 13:45 pm

Venue: C601, Bismarckstr. 1

About: This event is organized by the RTG Dimensions of Constructional Space.

Title: Impact and interaction of social situation, cognitive training, and personality type on constructional change.

About the speaker: Peter Petré is a professor of English and General Linguistics at the University of Antwerp. His work focuses on the fields of Historical Linguistics and Diachronic Construction Grammar, exploring the intersection of language change and individual cognition.