Gerd Carling

Full professor, Comparative Linguistics. Fan of maps, evolution, extinct languages. Piano and saxophone player. Mother.

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

We finalised the 3rd C-LESTE conference. 10 hours of intense phylogenies and language evolution!

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

Finally completed! Special issue "The Evolution of Meaning: Challenges in Quantitative Lexical Typology" https://t.co/spC1ev5cj1

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

@SimonJGreenhill This is perfect 🤩. Spot on!

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

@hartmast @HHU_de Congratulations!

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

https://t.co/vqmb035oQc
Great report of the work on classifiers in Arawak by @sandracronhamn

[Thomas Pellard @ThomasPellard]

Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd donnera 4 conférences à l'@EPHE_PSL sur «Au croisement de la linguistique comparative, de la typologie et de la phylogénétique dans le lexique et la grammaire – en indo-européen et au-delà», 1ère séance demain 3 avril 2024
https://t.co/d6LnY8qVSM

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

@OlaWikander Thanks!

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

My new text book "Linguistic Archaeology" will soon be out! The book deals with methods of reconstructing language in prehistory, from the comparative method to typology and phylogenetics. https://t.co/k9SxVBoWDI

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

@protoeuskaldun No directly, but it would be an important future improvement. It is of course problematic.

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

We are looking for a computational linguist / research engineer to work with the TITUS database. Apply before March 15! https://t.co/dZ4Ix5fZCk

[Martin Haspelmath @haspelmath]

The first world atlas showing language structures was published in 1926, with maps such as this one (showing languages with gender: sex-based in green, and others in red). 1/9

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

@SimonJGreenhill Looks like a map of the subway 😆

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

Awesome talks by @haspelmath @chrisbentz1 and others not on X. Many new ideas for future research!

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

Super interesting workshop about variability in the lexicon at @iclc16 in Düsseldorf, thanks to @asifa_majid and Elisabeth Norcliffe for organizing!

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

@haspelmath True!

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

@SimonJGreenhill It is a wonderful map, but I want one with the precolonial spread. Trying to draw one by hand…

[Barbara Kovačić (she/her) @FrauKovacic]

The last presenter, @CarlingGerd , was able to summarise linguistic war in one simple slide during her presentation about the beginning of language. That being said, the second day of @StuTS_official has come to an end. Can’t wait for tomorrow!

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

Over time, words change their meaning. Some words seldom change, others change faster, and the direction of meaning change is typically from more general to more specific. In a new paper, we explore the mechanisms for semantic change.
https://t.co/B0jJHGh5oE

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

@ThomasPellard @ErichRound Same here, send me a mail and I will send you the paper. Or request on Academia

[Gerd Carling @CarlingGerd]

Working hard with the proofs, soon on its way ... (only after 20 years) https://t.co/ZOnpzLDb62.