APPLICATIONS TO SSoL2025 ARE NOW CLOSED.
The Summer School of Linguistics will take place from 2 to 9 August 2025 in České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
The applications are accepted from February 8 till March 15 March 20, 2025. See page To apply.
Schedule (as of April 10)
Saturday, August 2
ARRIVAL, EVENING PUB
Sunday, August 3
10:00–11:10 Opening
11:20–12:30 Martin Haspelmath: The efficiency theory of asymmetric coding
14:30–15:40 Susanne Michaelis: Principled hybridization in Creole languages
16:00–17:10 James Kirby: Tonal variation and change I
17:30–18:40 James Kirby: Tonal variation and change II
Monday, August 4
10:00–11:10 Martin Haspelmath: On the concepts of words and the lexicon
11:20–12:30 Susanne Michaelis: Differential place marking in Creole languages
14:30–15:40 Martin Haspelmath: Semantic typology and efficient coding
16:00–17:10 James Kirby: Tonal variation and change III
17:30–18:40 James Kirby: Tonal variation and change IV
19:00–20:30 POSTER SESSION
Tuesday, August 5
10:00–11:10 FREE TIME
11:20–12:30 FREE TIME
14:30–15:40 Martin Haspelmath: Constructions in language comparison: Functions vs. strategies
16:00–17:10 Susanne Michaelis: Cross-modal perspectives on grammaticalization: Aspect markers in Creoles and sign languages
17:30–18:40 Nikola Paillereau: Early L1 acquisition: behavioral and neural data I
Wednesday, August 6
10:00–11:10 Alex Lorson: Pragmatics and cognition: an experimental approach I
11:20–12:30 Louise Connell: Language and embodiment I
14:30–15:40 Nikola Paillereau: Early L1 acquisition: behavioral and neural data II
16:00–17:10 Lars Meyer: The electrophysiology of language comprehension: ERPs and neural oscillations I
17:30–18:40 Lars Meyer: The electrophysiology of language comprehension: ERPs and neural oscillations II
Thursday, August 7
10:00–11:10 Alex Lorson: Pragmatics and cognition: an experimental approach II
11:20–12:30 Louise Connell: Language and embodiment II
14:30–15:40 Lars Meyer: The electrophysiology of language comprehension: ERPs and neural oscillations III
16:00–17:10 Lars Meyer: The electrophysiology of language comprehension: ERPs and neural oscillations IV
17:30–18:40 Karolina Muszyńska: Innovative tools for early language development: exploring bilingual and monolingual language acquisition I
Friday, August 8
10:00–11:10 Alex Lorson: Pragmatics and cognition: an experimental approach III
11:20–12:30 Louise Connell: Language and embodiment III
14:30–15:40 Karolina Muszyńska: Innovative tools for early language development: exploring bilingual and monolingual language acquisition II
16:00–17:10 TBA
Saturday, August 9
DEPARTURE
Speakers
Louise Connell (Maynooth University): Language and embodiment I–III
Martin Haspelmath (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig): (1) The efficiency theory of asymmetric coding; (2) On the concepts of words and the lexicon; (3) Semantic typology and efficient coding; (4) Constructions in language comparison: Functions vs. strategies
James Kirby (Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich): Tonal variation and change
Lars Meyer (Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig): The Electrophysiology of Language Comprehension: ERPs and Neural Oscillations
Susanne Michaelis (Leipzig University): (1) Principled hybridization in Creole languages; (2) Differential place marking in Creole languages; (3) Cross-modal perspectives on grammaticalization: Aspect markers in Creoles and sign languages
Karolina Muszyńska (University of Warsaw): Innovative tools for early language development: exploring bilingual and monolingual language acquisition
Alexandra Lorson (University of Groningen): Pragmatics and cognition: an experimental approach
Nikola Paillereau (Charles University): Early L1 acquisition: behavioral and neural data