Evolutionary Language Science: Introduction and Primer
Program
Please note that the locations are subject to change. Make sure to check them every week.
Week 1 - Language in an Evolutionary Perspective |
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Bickel: 16.09.2025, 10:15 - 12:00 (AND 2.06) Shimizu: 17.09.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (Irchel) Cathcart: 19.09.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) |
Week 2 - Current Approaches to Language |
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Bickel: 23.09.2025, 10:15 - 11:45 (AND 2.06) Mansfield: 24.09.2025, 12:15– 13:45 (AFL E-22) Mansfield 26.09.2025, 12:15– 13:45 (AFL E-22) |
Week 3 - Signs and Calls |
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Bickel: 30.09.2025, 10:15 0 11:45 (AND 2.06) Manser: 01.10.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) Hahnloser: 03.10.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) |
Week 4 - Inference and Social Interaction |
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Bickel: 07.10.2025, 10:15 – 11:45 Burkart: 08.10.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (Irchel) Glock: 10.10.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) |
Week 5 - Compositionality |
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Bickel: 14.10.2025, 10:15 - 11:45 (AND 2.06) Townsend (Watson): 15.10.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) Jäger: 17.10.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) |
Week 6 - Hierarchy |
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Bickel: 21.10.2025, 10:15 – 11:45 (AND 2.06) Krapp: 22.10.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) Townsend (Howard-Spink): 24.10.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) |
Week 7 - Learning |
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Bickel: 28.10.2025, 10:15 - 11:45 (AND 2.06) Stoll: 29.10.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) Daum (Sauppe or Wermelinger) 31.10.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) |
Week 8 - Linguistic Microevolution |
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Bickel: 04.11.2025 10:15 - 11:45 (AND 2.06) Migliano (Castilho): 05.11.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) Oliveira: 07.11.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) |
Week 9 - Linguistic Macroevolution |
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Bickel: 11.11.2025, 10:15 -11:45 (AND 2.06) Migliano (Castilho): 12.11.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) Widmer: 14.11.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) |
Week 10 - Stationarity and Biases |
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Bickel: 18.11.2025, 10:15 – 11:45 (AND 2.06) Cathcart: 19.11.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) Cathcart: 21.11.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) |
Week 11 - Talking Heads |
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Bickel: 25.11.2025, 10:15 – 11:45 (AND 2.06) Meyer: 26.11.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) Hervais-Adelman: 28.11.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) |
Week 12 - Neuroanatomical foundations |
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Bickel: 02.12.2025, 10:15 – 11:45 (AND 2.06) Cerrito: 03.12.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) Brem: 05.12.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) |
Week 13 - Neurophysiological foundations |
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Bickel: 09.12.2025, 10:15 – 11:45 (AND 2.06) Hahnloser: 10.12.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) Giroud: 12.12.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) |
Week 14 - Summaries |
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Bickel: 16.12.2025, 10:15 – 11:45 (AND 2.06) Meyer: 17.12.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) Van Schaik: 19.12.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 (AFL E-22) |