LINGUIST List 25.1982
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May 05 2014
Summer Schools: First
Summer School in Historical Linguistics of
Germanic Languages SUM-UP / Potsdam,
Germany
Editor for this issue:
Malgorzata Cavar <gosialinguistlist.org>
Date: 29-Apr-2014
From: Esther Jahns
<esther.jahns
uni-potsdam.de>
Subject: First Summer School
in Historical Linguistics of Germanic Languages
SUM-UP / Potsdam, Germany
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First Summer School in Historical Linguistics
of Germanic Languages SUM-UP
Host Institution: Universität Potsdam
Coordinating Institution: Universität
Potsdam
Website:
http://www.uni-potsdam.de/guvdds/summer-school.html
Dates: 14-Sep-2014 - 20-Sep-2014
Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
Focus: The First Summer School in Historical
Linguistics at the University of Potsdam
(SUM-UP) will focus on theoretical aspects of
historical linguistics, and on extinct Germanic
languages. In particular, it will offer courses
to students of Germanic Languages that
university curricula often do not
integrate.
Minimum Education Level: BA
Description:
The summer school will last one week and takes
place from September 14th to September 20th
2014 in the unique historical setting of the
University of Potsdam. It will provide
intensive theoretical knowledge in various
areas of language change and its modeling, as
well as language proficiency in extinct
Germanic languages. Five courses will be
offered by known experts in the field.
The teachers in 2014 will be:
- Kersti Börjars, University of Manchester,
United Kingdom
- Ulrike Demske, University of Potsdam,
Germany
- Tonya Kim Dewey, Ghent University,
Belgium
- David Fertig, SUNY University at Buffalo,
U.S.A.
- Christopher Sapp, University of Mississippi,
U.S.A.
Classes will start on September 15th and take
place in the morning and afternoon. The summer
school includes a poster session and several
social activities.
The school is open for international students
of Germanic languages at MA or PhD level. The
number of participants is limited to 25. All
courses will be taught in English.
Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
Language Families: Germanic
Tuition: 100.00 EUR
Registration: 05-May-2014 to 15-Aug-2014
Contact Person: Esther Jahns
Phone: ++49 331 9774230
Fax: ++49 331 9774245
Email: histling
uni-potsdam.de
Registration Instructions:
Please register via the Summer School Website
(
http://www.uni-potsdam.de/guvdds/summer-school.html).
You will find all necessary information about
registration and payment there.
Page Updated: 05-May-2014