讲座预告 | 比利时鲁汶大学 Benedikt Szmrecsanyi教授关于变异语言学的系列讲座

讲座预告

鲁汶大学简介

鲁汶大学，全称天主教鲁汶大学，缩写KU Leuven，是比利时最高学府，欧洲十大名校之一。鲁汶大学于1425年在教皇马丁五世的授权下建立，拥有近600年的悠久历史，是现存世界上最古老的天主教大学，同时也是低地国家（荷兰王国、比利时王国、卢森堡大公国）中最古老的大学。

鲁汶大学

荷兰语天主教鲁汶大学在很多学术领域进行了卓有成效的研究的同时，在教学方面提供学士、硕士和博士教育并且拥有相应学位授予权，部分学位以英语授课，其研究和教学职能主要有15个学院和一个独立的高等哲学研究所，共包括50多个学科部门（Department)、240个分部(Sub-Department) 以及一个协会、一个学术培训中心担负，所有的学院和研究所分布在全国的十二个校区内。

在学术研究与教学方面，多项调查显示鲁汶大学的学者在各种著名的报刊杂志发表具有世界影响的论文和研究成果，为该校成为欧洲最强的10所科学研究学府垫下了坚实的基础。现与该校合作的有我国的清华大学、北京大学、香港中文大学、上海交通大学、北京交通大学、华中科技大学、北京科技大学等高校。该校和北京交通大学同为联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）高等工科教育与产业合作教席主持人单位。

讲座内容简介

1. Measuring the relatedness of language varieties

语言变体之间相关性的测量

In this lecture, I cover techniques such as the following: (a) aggregative measures of distance or similarity, based on atlas or survey data; (b) Typological Profiling, a technique that calculated usage- and frequency-based measures of grammatical analyticity and syntheticity; and (c) a method, inspired by work in information theory, that is designed to map out varieties based on how they differ in terms of language/dialect complexity.

2. Probabilistic grammars: regional and situational differences

概率语法：地域变异与情境变异

Probabilistic grammars regulate the way in which language users choose between different ways of saying the same thing. In this lecture, we take a closer look at comparative work on regional and register differences. How often do language users in location A or situation B utilize particular linguistic variants, in comparison to location C or situation D? Are choice-making processes different as a function of location or register?

3. Long-term diachronic variation and change

历时维度的语言变异与演变研究

Language variation and change in diachrony is an important research topic in the literature. Research questions to be covered in this lecture include the following: (a) How do historical language varieties differ in terms of the inventory and frequency of linguistic features? How can we measure the extent to which choice-making processes, and thus the probabilistic grammars of past language users, are subject to historical change?

4. The link between variation and complexity

语言变异与语言系统复杂度之间的关联

There is a suspicion among both language mavens and (some) professional linguists that variation is unexpected, suboptimal, (needlessly) complex, and difficult for language users. For example, the well-known Principles of Isomorphism (Haiman) and No Synonymy (Goldberg) simply do not predict the existence of linguistic variation. This lecture will review evidence for and against the notion that variation leads to complexification.

注意事项

本次讲座将开启等候室，优先保证大连海事大学师生的观看。如有剩余名额，再开放给外校人员。若未能进入腾讯会议，可点击链接观看直播。

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会议ID：663 5873 8282

会议链接：

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