Dates: July 19–24, 2026
Sunday 19 July: Welcome Reception & Invited Talk (8:30 PM)
Invited Speaker: Johan Rooryck (Leiden University, participating online)
Title: Diamond Open Access and Open Science for linguistics
Morning (9:00 AM): Light refreshments available at venue
Lunch (1:10–2:10 PM): Light lunch served at venue, including Poster Session and Presentations (extended daily)
Classes: 5-session intensive tracks (45 min); 2-session specialized lectures (65 min)
Important Notes:
Participants can freely select which lectures to attend.
ECTS credits: Minimum 50% attendance is required.
| Time | Monday July 20 |
Tuesday July 21 |
Wednesday July 22 |
Thursday July 23 |
Friday July 24 |
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| 9:00–10:05 AM | On the diachrony of indefinites, at least (Part 1) Johan van der AuweraUniversiteit Antwerpen |
On the diachrony of indefinites, a map with more semantics (Part 2) Johan van der AuweraUniversiteit Antwerpen |
The diachrony of negation (Part 1) Chiara GianolloUniversità di Bologna |
The diachrony of negation (Part 2) Chiara GianolloUniversità di Bologna |
Transitivity in Ancient Greek up to the 2nd Century AD Daniel Riaño RufilanchasCentro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, Madrid |
| 10:05–10:15 AM | |||||
| 10:15–11:00 AM | The syntactic evolution of the Romance Languages (D1) Ioanna SitaridouUniversity of Cambridge |
The syntactic evolution of the Romance Languages (D2) Ioanna SitaridouUniversity of Cambridge |
The syntactic evolution of the Romance Languages (D3) Ioanna SitaridouUniversity of Cambridge |
The syntactic evolution of the Romance Languages (D4) Ioanna SitaridouUniversity of Cambridge |
The syntactic evolution of the Romance Languages (D5) Ioanna SitaridouUniversity of Cambridge |
| 11:00–11:10 AM | |||||
| 11:10–11:55 AM | Evolutionary formal tools for better understanding the dynamics of language change (D1) Igor YanovichUniversity of Vienna |
Evolutionary formal tools for better understanding the dynamics of language change (D2) Igor YanovichUniversity of Vienna |
Evolutionary formal tools for better understanding the dynamics of language change (D3) Igor YanovichUniversity of Vienna |
Evolutionary formal tools for better understanding the dynamics of language change (D4) Igor YanovichUniversity of Vienna |
Evolutionary formal tools for better understanding the dynamics of language change (D5) Igor YanovichUniversity of Vienna |
| 11:55 AM–12:05 PM | |||||
| 12:05–1:10 PM | Diachronic Pragmatics and the Rise of Pragmatic Markers (Part 1) Maj-Britt Mosegaard HansenUniversity of Manchester |
Diachronic Pragmatics and the Rise of Pragmatic Markers (Part 2) Maj-Britt Mosegaard HansenUniversity of Manchester |
Diachronic Pragmatics and the Rise of Pragmatic Markers (Part 3) Maj-Britt Mosegaard HansenUniversity of Manchester |
Cyclical processes in language change (Part 1) Ljuba VeselinovaStockholm University |
Cyclical processes in language change (Part 2) Ljuba VeselinovaStockholm University |
| 1:10–2:10 PM | Light Lunch served at venue, including Poster Session and Presentations | ||||
| 2:10–2:55 PM | Phylogenetic methods in historical linguistics (D1) Gerhard JägerUniversity of Tübingen |
Phylogenetic methods in historical linguistics (D2) Gerhard JägerUniversity of Tübingen |
Phylogenetic methods in historical linguistics (D3) Gerhard JägerUniversity of Tübingen |
Phylogenetic methods in historical linguistics (D4) Gerhard JägerUniversity of Tübingen |
Phylogenetic methods in historical linguistics (D5) Gerhard JägerUniversity of Tübingen |
| 2:55–3:05 PM | |||||
| 3:05–3:50 PM | The Rise of Pragmatic Markers: Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives on Pragmaticalization (D1) Katrin Axel-Tober & Kalle MüllerUniversity of Tübingen |
The Rise of Pragmatic Markers: Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives on Pragmaticalization (D2) Katrin Axel-Tober & Kalle MüllerUniversity of Tübingen |
The Rise of Pragmatic Markers: Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives on Pragmaticalization (D3) Katrin Axel-Tober & Kalle MüllerUniversity of Tübingen |
The Rise of Pragmatic Markers: Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives on Pragmaticalization (D4) Katrin Axel-Tober & Kalle MüllerUniversity of Tübingen |
The Rise of Pragmatic Markers: Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives on Pragmaticalization (D5) Katrin Axel-Tober & Kalle MüllerUniversity of Tübingen |
| 3:50–4:00 PM | |||||
| 4:00–4:45 PM | Computational modeling of semantic change (D1) Nina Tahmasebi & Pierluigi CassottiUniversity of Gothenburg |
Computational modeling of semantic change (D2) Nina Tahmasebi & Pierluigi CassottiUniversity of Gothenburg |
Computational modeling of semantic change (D3) Nina Tahmasebi & Pierluigi CassottiUniversity of Gothenburg |
Computational modeling of semantic change (D4) Nina Tahmasebi & Pierluigi CassottiUniversity of Gothenburg |
Computational modeling of semantic change (D5) Nina Tahmasebi & Pierluigi CassottiUniversity of Gothenburg |
| 4:45–4:55 PM | |||||
| 4:55–6:00 PM | Reconstructing the Unwritten: Sri Lanka Afro-Portuguese and the Limits of the Record Ioanna SitaridouUniversity of Cambridge |
English in a comparative Germanic approach (Part 1) Thórhallur EythórssonUniversity of Iceland |
English in a comparative Germanic approach (Part 2) Thórhallur EythórssonUniversity of Iceland |
Case syncretism in Ancient Greek (Part 1) Flavia PompeoSapienza Università di Roma |
Case syncretism in Ancient Greek (Part 2) Flavia PompeoSapienza Università di Roma |
| 6:00–6:10 PM | |||||
| 6:10–7:15 PM | Modality: diachronic and computational approaches (Part 1) Francesca Dell’OroUniversità di Bologna |
Modality: diachronic and computational approaches (Part 2) Francesca Dell’OroUniversità di Bologna |
Forecasting the propagation of language change (Part 1) Sigríður Sæunn SigurðardóttirUniversity of Iceland |
Forecasting the propagation of language change (Part 2) Sigríður Sæunn SigurðardóttirUniversity of Iceland |
Diachronic Linguistics Today and Tomorrow (Part 2) Nikolaos LavidasNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
| 7:15–7:25 PM | |||||
| 7:25–8:10 PM | CHS Special Session Saïd Esteban Belmehdi, Julien RazanajaoCenter for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University |
From Latent Semantic Indexing to Large Language Models Eleni BelmehdiUniversité Paris-Cité AI-Assisted Transcription: The Case of AthDGC Texts Sofia Chionidi & Eleni PlakoutsiNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens Followed by panel discussion |
Humanities without Humanists? The Future of Digital Humanities, with Special Focus on Digital Classical Philology Daniel Riaño RufilanchasCentro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, Madrid |
Diachronic Linguistics Today and Tomorrow (Part 1) Nikolaos LavidasNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
Farewell Reception Social Event |
| 8:35 PM | Castle and Portara Tour Social Event |
Traditional Greek Dinner in village Social Event |
Traditional Greek Dinner in village Social Event |
Seaside Drinks Gathering Social Event |
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The 11th Naxos Summer School on Diachronic Linguistics will present a Best Presentation / Poster Award recognizing outstanding research presented during the program.
The award will be given to the participant whose presentation or poster demonstrates exceptional academic quality, originality, and clarity of presentation. The selection will be made by a committee of instructors and organizers.
The award aims to encourage high-quality research and active participation among early-career researchers.
Sunday: Welcome Reception & Invited Talk (8:30 PM)
Monday: Castle and Portara Tour (8:35 PM)
Tuesday / Wednesday: Traditional Greek Dinner in village (8:35 PM)
Thursday: Seaside Drinks Gathering (8:35 PM)
Friday: Farewell Reception (7:25 PM)
Program last updated: July 2026