第一讲回顾 | 比利时鲁汶大学Hendrik De Smet教授历史语言学系列讲座（1）

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11月17日18:00-19:30，比利时鲁汶大学Hendrik De Smet教授历史语言学系列讲座第一讲于腾讯会议顺利开讲，讲座由孟庆楠博士主持。

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Lecture series on “mechanisms of language change and corpus compilation”

语言演化机制及语料库创建系列讲座

第一讲 语言演化中的再分析和类推机制

Reanalysis and analogy: 

In historical linguistics, reanalysis has been central to explanations of especially syntactic change. However, the concept rests on shaky foundations. In this talk, I will question its applicability and suggest alternatives, with a special focus on analogy. 

第二讲 同化与分化：语言演化中的竞争机制

Attraction and differentiation: 

Language change is generally believed to involve variation. Variant forms expressing roughly the same meaning enter into competition, typically resulting in the ultimate loss of one and survival of the other. However, relatively little attention has been payed to the functional side of competition. In this talk, I discuss the functional changes that can arise in situations of competition.

第三讲 语法构式的能产性及创新性

Productivity and innovation:

The factors that make morphological and grammatical patterns productive are well-known, involving particularly type and token frequency. In this talk, I approach the topic from the perspective of individual variation, to test claims in the literature against a different data set. Findings confirm what is known, but also throw further light on the relation between type and token frequency, with special relevance to the mechanisms that lead to innovations in language change.

第四讲 历时语料库的创建与使用

Compiling and using historical corpora:

In this talk, I offer a practical discussion of the difficulties inherent in the compilation of historical corpora, and how those also affect the use of those corpora in research. Various solutions are highlighted, as well as some exciting new opportunities.

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