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WEEK 1 - From September 5 to 10, 2016
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  Students' Presentation                         Wednesday sept. 7   :   15:00 - 17:00

  Lectures           N. Himmelmann              Monday sept. 5  i       :     9:45 - 11:00      
                            N. Evans                         Wednesday sept. 7   :   17:15 - 18:45

  Exploring joint degree possiblities     Thursday sept. 8        :   20:30 - 21:30    

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08:45 - 10:00       Conflicting constraints and linguistic diversity : patterns of optimization
                            H. de Hoop, Univ. Radboud, Nijmegen          Abstract

08:45 - 10:00       Typology of Amazonian languages
                            F. Rose, CNRS, DDL                                    Abstract   Syllabus

08:45 - 10:00       Prosodic typology
                            N. Himmelmann, Univ. Köln                         Abstract0

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10:20 - 11:35       Language acquisition in a typological perspective
                            S. Stoll, Univ Zurich                                    Abstract

10:20 - 11:35       Typology of Sinitic languages, an areal perspective
                            H. Chappell, EHESS, CRLAO                         Abstract

10:20 - 11:35       Phonological typology and the phonetics-phonology interface
                            R. Ridouane, CNRS, LPP                              Abstract

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11:45 - 13:00       Multimodality in comparative perspective
                            M. Gullberg, Univ. Lund                               Abstract

11:45 - 13:00       Typology of information structure
                            R. Van Valin, Univ. Düsseldorf & Buffalo (USA)
                          & A. Latrouite, Univ. Düsseldorf                    Abstract

11:45 - 13:00       A typology of language contact
                            Y. Matras, Univ. Manchester                         Abstract

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 > The following courses are not held on Wednesday 7 and Saturday 10

15:00 - 16:15       * Cause and effects in the evolution of grammar : Theories and Methods
                            B. Bickel, Univ. Zurich                                 Abstract

15:00 - 16:15       * Linguistic typology : traditional and canonical 
                            G. Corbett, Univ. Surrey                              Abstract      Syllabus

15:00 - 16:15       * Fieldwork methods
                            B. Hellwig, Univ. Köln                                  Abstract

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 > The following courses are not held on Wednesday 7 and Saturday 10

16:30 - 18:30       * WORKSHOP - Asymmetrical grammar : optional and differential case-marking
(11:45 - 13:00      H. Chappell, EHESS, CRLAO& J.-Ch. Verstraete (Univ. Louvain)  Workshop program
on Saturday 10th)

16:30 - 17:45       * Quantitative Methods in Linguistic Typology
                            H. Hammarström,
                          MPI for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen              Abstract

17:45 - 19:00       * Master class      Registration

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WEEK 2 - From September 12 to 16, 2016
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  Students' Presentation                         Wednesday sept. 14   :   15:00 - 17:00

  Lecture            S. Cristofaro                     Wednesday sept. 14   :   17:15 - 18:45

  Exploring joint degree possiblities      Thursday sept. 15       :   20:30 - 21:30

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08:45 - 10:00       A typology of transitivity, valency and voice
                            D. Creissels, Univ. Lyon 2, DDL                     Abstract    Syllabus

08:45 - 10:00       Conversational interaction cross-linguistically
                            M. Dingemanse,
                          MPI for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen              Abstract

08:45 - 10:00       Oto-Manguean languages : a typological treasure of melodic complexities
                            E. Palancar, CNRS, SEDYL                            Abstract 

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10:20 - 11:35       Visible variation : sign language in typological perspective
                            R. Pfau, Univ. Amsterdam                            Abstract

10:20 - 11:35       Typology of Siberian languages
                            B. Pakendorf, CNRS, DDL                            Abstract     Syllabus

10:20 - 11:35       Typology of lexical semantics
                            M. Koptjevskaja-Tamm, Univ. Stockholm
                          & M. Vanhove, CNRS, LLACAN                      Abstract

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11:45 - 13:00       Typology of tense, aspect, modality and evidentiality
                            K. Hengeveld, Univ. Amsterdam                   Abstract     Syllabus

11:45 - 13:00       Nominalizations and the noun/verb distinction
                            W. Foley, Univ. Sydney                                 Abstract

11:45 - 13:00       Diachrony & typology
                            S. Cristofaro, Univ. Pavia                              Abstract

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> The following courses are not held on Wednesday 14

15:00 - 16:15       * A typology of elliptical constructions
                            A. Abeillé, Univ Paris 7, LLF                          Abstract

15:00 - 16:15       * Linguistic typology : traditional and canonical
                            G. Corbett, Univ. Surrey                               Abstract    Syllabus

15:00 - 16:15       * Fieldwork methods
                            B. Hellwig, Univ. Köln                                  Abstract

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> The following courses are not held on Wednesday 14

16:30 - 17:45       * Quantitative Methods in Linguistic Typology
                            H. Hammarström,
                          MPI for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen              Abstract

17:45 - 19:00       * Master class      Registration