Archives: Talks

30JUN 2026
Events
Talk by Elena Smirnova on diachronic constructional change
Date: Wednesday 24 June 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: Changes along the schematicity cline in German constructions About the speaker: Elena Smirnova (Université de Neuchâtel) is a Professor of German Linguistics at the University of Neuchâtel. Her primary […]
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20MAY 2026
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Talk by Peter Petré on individuality and language change
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 […]
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11MAY 2026
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Talk by Theo Marinis on child bilingualism
Date: Monday, 11 May 2026, 16:15 pm to 17:45 pm Venue: C601, Bismarckstr. 1 About: This event is organized by the Chair of Language and Cognition Title: Asymmetries between comprehension and production across child bilingual groups: the role of modality and task demands. About the speaker: Theo Marinis (Universität Konstanz) is a Professor of Multilingualism at […]
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04FEB 2026
Events
Past events in the Winter Semester 2025-2026
A summary of the main events organized by the RTG Dimensions of Constructional Space.
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21JAN 2026
Events
Talk by Jóhanna Barðdal on productivity
Date: Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 12:15 pm to 13:45 pm Venue: Kollegienhaus KH 1.020 About: This event is organized by the RTG Dimensions of Constructional Space. Title: Dependent-Marked Anticausatives in Old Norse-Icelandic: Modeling Productive and Unproductive Alterations About the speaker: Jóhanna Barðdal (Ghent University) is a Professor of Scandinavian Linguistics at Ghent University. Her research focuses […]Date: Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 12:15 pm to 13:45 pm Venue: Kollegienhaus KH 1.020 About: This event is organized by the RTG Dimensions of Constructional Space. Title: Dependent-Marked Anticausatives in Old Norse-Icelandic: Modeling Productive and Unproductive Alterations About the speaker: Jóhanna Barðdal (Ghent University) is a Professor of Scandinavian Linguistics at Ghent University. Her research focuses […]
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14NOV 2025
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Talk by Martin Hilpert on force-dynamic meanings
Date: Friday, 14 November 2025, 12:15 pm to 13:45 pm Venue: Hörsaal C, Kochstraße 4 About: This event is organized by the RTG Dimensions of Constructional Space. Title: Force Dynamics in Unexpected Places About the speaker: Martin Hilpert is a Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Neuchâtel. His research interests include language variation and […]
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