Sali A. Tagliamonte talks and workshop

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to inform you that Sali A. Tagliamonte (University of Toronto) will be a guest at the Research Centre for Linguistics between October 24 and 27, 2023, as part of the project “Variation in Middle Hungarian: a register perspective” (NKFIH 135186). During her visit, she will give two public lectures, and deliver a two-day workshop on the steps and methodological aspects of variationist sociolinguistic research. The details of the two public lectures are as follows:

October 24, 2023, 3:00 p.m.

Variationist Sociolinguistics: Riding the waves or water under the bridge?
Abstract
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82195746341?pwd=aWh0UTJpRUVNWm1IMUNkaTVseEZUZz09

October 27, 2023, 11:00 a.m.

So what comes first? You know like when you start to talk
Abstract
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89226370919?pwd=U1F1TDVjS0I1Tmgzb3NSOFhNcUlhdz09

On October 25th and 26th, we will cover the following topics during the workshop:

1. The linguistic variable
2. Formulating the hypothesis and operationalizing claims
3. Quantitative analysis
4. Change in progress in the individual and the society

Both the workshop and the lectures are open to anyone interested, but the organizers (members of the Hungarian Historical Linguistics Research Group) kindly ask those interested in the workshop to indicate this by emailing algv.alryigbegrarg@tznvy.pbz for further information.