Program Schedule

Dates: July 19–24, 2026

Opening Event

Sunday: Welcome Reception & Invited Talk (8:30 PM)

Invited Speaker: Johan Rooryck

Daily Schedule Details

Morning (9:00 AM): Light refreshments available at venue

Lunch (1:15–2:05 PM): Light lunch served at venue, including Poster Session and Presentations

Classes: 5-session intensive tracks (50 min); 2-session specialized lectures (70 min)

Important Notes:

Participants can freely select which lectures to attend.

ECTS credits: Minimum 50% attendance is required.

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:00-10:10 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 2)
Chiara GianolloUniversità di Bologna
Borrowing phenomena - Italo-Romance contact (Part 1)
Matthias HeinzUniversität Salzburg
Borrowing phenomena - Italo-Romance contact (Part 2)
Matthias HeinzUniversität Salzburg
10:15-11:05 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
11:10-12:00 PM Evolutionary formal tools (D1)
Igor YanovichUniversity of Vienna
Evolutionary formal tools (D2)
Igor YanovichUniversity of Vienna
Evolutionary formal tools (D3)
Igor YanovichUniversity of Vienna
Evolutionary formal tools (D4)
Igor YanovichUniversity of Vienna
Evolutionary formal tools (D5)
Igor YanovichUniversity of Vienna
12:05-1:15 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 Linguistics Today and Tomorrow (Part 1)
Nikolaos LavidasNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Cyclical processes in language change (Part 1)
Ljuba VeselinovaStockholm University
Cyclical processes in language change (Part 2)
Ljuba VeselinovaStockholm University
1:15-2:05 PM Light Lunch served at venue, including Poster Session and Presentations
2:10-3:00 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
3:05-3:55 PM The Rise of Pragmatic Markers (D1)
Katrin Axel-Tober & Kalle MüllerUniversity of Tübingen
The Rise of Pragmatic Markers (D2)
Katrin Axel-Tober & Kalle MüllerUniversity of Tübingen
The Rise of Pragmatic Markers (D3)
Katrin Axel-Tober & Kalle MüllerUniversity of Tübingen
The Rise of Pragmatic Markers (D4)
Katrin Axel-Tober & Kalle MüllerUniversity of Tübingen
The Rise of Pragmatic Markers (D5)
Katrin Axel-Tober & Kalle MüllerUniversity of Tübingen
4:00-4:50 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
4:55-6:05 PM The diachrony of negation (Part 1)
Chiara GianolloUniversità di Bologna
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
6:10-7:20 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
Class 2: Transitivity in Ancient Greek up to the 2nd Century AD
Daniel Riaño RufilanchasCentro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, Madrid
7:25-8:35 PM Locative verbs from Latin to Romance Languages (Part 1)
Maria Isabel Jiménez MartínezUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid
Locative verbs from Latin to Romance Languages (Part 2)
Maria Isabel Jiménez MartínezUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid
CHS Special Session
Eleni Belmehdi, Ioanna Papadopoulou, Julien RazanajaoCenter for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University
Class 1: 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 2)
Nikolaos LavidasNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Best Presentation / Poster Award

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.

Social Events

Sunday: Welcome Reception & Invited Talk (8:30 PM)

Monday: Castle and Portara Tour (8:45 PM)

Tuesday/Wednesday: Traditional Greek Dinner in village (9:00 PM)

Friday: Farewell Reception (8:45 PM)


Program last updated: April 1, 2026