Anna Graff
I have completed my PhD at the University of Zurich (Distributional Linguistics Lab). As a biological anthropologist by training, my research lies at the intersection of the biological sciences and linguistics. Specifically, I focus on understanding the distributions of structural linguistic diversity on worldwide and regional scales and how they relate to distributions of (molecular) genetic diversity. I am particularly interested in studying hotbeds of linguistic diversity and how they emerge.
Academia Profile https://uzh.academia.edu/AnnaGraff
Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anna_Graff
Teaching
| V-Nr | Course | Start / End | Date | Lecturers | Room |
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| 5464 |
06SE272-518a
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from 14.09.2026
to 14.12.2026
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Mo 14:00-15:45 | Anna Graff |
ZORA Publication List
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Publications
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An inverse correlation between structural linguistic and human genetic diversity Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123, e2526762123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2526762123
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Patterns of genetic admixture reveal similar rates of borrowing across diverse scenarios of language contact Science Advances, 11, eadv7521. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adv7521
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The Areal Typology of Languages of the Americas (ATLAs) database Scientific Data, 12, 933. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05169-4
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Curating global datasets of structural linguistic features for independence Scientific Data, 12, 106. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04319-4
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Bridging Linguistic and Population Histories: Structural Linguistic Diversity in the Light of Contact and Isolation (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-275852
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Densify: An R package to reduce empty cells in dataframes of typological linguistic data Journal of Open Source Software, 9, 7024. https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07024
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Cultural macroevolution of musical instruments in South America Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 8, 208. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00881-z