Research and training program Historical Sociolinguistics

English version: The aim of this FWO Scientific Research Network application is threefold: (1) to consolidate the Historical Sociolinguistics Network (HiSoN) and firmly secure the position of Flemish expertise in the research network internationally; (2) to initiate a range of new activities as part of a broader Historical Sociolinguistics Research and Training Program, with a distinct focus on postgraduate training and joint research initiatives; (3) to expand the existing network interdisciplinarily and attract young and established scholars from neighboring disciplines. The research unit Grammar and Pragmatics (GaP, https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-groups/grammar-and-pragmatics/) will contribute with its unique expertise on the interaction of sociolinguistic and cognitive factors in language use, variation and change. To this purpose GaP makes use of state-of-the-art methods from computational and corpus linguistics and linguistic ethnography, including data-driven identification of social networks and communities of practice.

Keywords:HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS, CORPUS LINGUISTICS, SOCIOLINGUISTICS

Disciplines:Historical linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Theory and methodology of linguistics not elsewhere classified, Other languages and literary studies not elsewhere classified

Project type:Collaboration project