Exploration into the Mechanism of Language Change and Variation through the Dialogue between Theoretical Linguistics, Linguistic Typology, and Quantitative Linguistics
  The structure of a language can undergo phonological, morphological, semantic, and syntactic changes. The micro-changes present within these larger changes are triggered by economic efficiency, innovation, linguistic contact, and additional factors. Over hundreds of years, these pressures can produce dramatic changes in a language. Intrinsically, a word’s phonological, morphological, semantic, and syntactic structures differ in their level of susceptibility to change; however, they interact with each other over long periods of time, which can cause a language to change at different speeds and to varying degrees. Therefore, this project systematically investigate the mechanisms that facilitate linguistic change and discusses how best to typologically classify languages in relation to language contact and change by collecting knowledge and data from researchers that specialize in various fields of linguistics, including theoretical linguistics (in particular: syntax, phonology, and semantics), linguistic typology, social linguistics, and historical linguistics.
Under the topic of “theories of catergories,” three members in this project are going to make their own presentation within 35 minutes, followed by respective Q&A sessions for 30 minutes.
Jointly sponsored by Linguistic Change and Variation Research Unit, GSIS, Tohoku University, Core Project “Linguistic Dynamics Science3 (LingDy3)”
This event is cosponsored by the Linguistic Change and Variation Research Unit, based in Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University. We will hold a two-day workshop in which 10 members of the colaborative project “Exploration into the Mechanism of Language Change and Variation through the Dialogue between Theoretical Linguistics, Linguistic Typology, and Quantitative Linguistics”will make their presentations. The meeting will be open for general audience, with the expectation of participation of a large number of audience from multiple fields and active discussion between them and the speakers.
Jointly sponsored by Linguistic Change and Variation Research Unit, GSIS, Tohoku University, Core Project “Linguistic Dynamics Science3 (LingDy3)”
Five speakers among the members will deliver a talk about the definition of “words” and analyses of “compounds” in the field they each belong, followed by intensive discussions.
Jointly sponsored by Linguistic Change and Variation Research Unit, GSIS, Tohoku University, Core Project “Linguistic Dynamics Science3 (LingDy3)”
Two talks were delivered by the project members, followed by comments by three discussants that had been allotted in advance. Thereafter, we had active discussions on the issue of grammaticalization in general.
Speaker 1: Yosuke SATO (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Tsuda University)
“Crossed-Control in Indonesian: When Passive Morphology Meets Auxiliarization”