Dates: July 19–24, 2026
View the Poster Presentations schedule here
| Opening Event | |
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| 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. Read the full ECTS and Assessment guidelines here.
| 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 | The Deep History of Naxos Igor YanovichUniversity of Vienna |
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 |
| 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 |
Poster Presentations (see details here) Multiple Presenters |
Poster Presentations (see details here) Multiple Presenters |
| 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 TomorrowOpen-Source Tools for the Historical Analysis of Language (Part 2) Nikolaos LavidasNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
| 7:15–7:25 PM | |||||
| 7:25–8:10 PM | From the Arcas Ecosystem: Cross-Linguistic Semantic Analysis of the Gospels (English, Greek, and Latin) Saïd Esteban Belmehdi, Julien Razanajao, Mark SchiefskyCenter 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 TomorrowOpen-Source Tools for the Historical Analysis of Language (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 Eggares Social Event |
Traditional Greek Dinner in Glinado Social Event |
Wine and cheese and sweets gathering (Ursulines courtyard) Social Event |
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| Best Presentation / Poster Award |
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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. |
| Social Events | |
|---|---|
| Sunday | Welcome Reception & Invited Talk (8:30 PM) |
| Monday | Castle and Portara Tour (8:35 PM) |
| Tuesday / Wednesday | Traditional Greek Dinner in Eggares (8:35 PM) |
| Thursday | Wine and cheese and sweets gathering (Ursulines courtyard) (8:35 PM) |
| Friday | Farewell Reception (7:25 PM) |
Program last updated: July 17, 2026