Research
Kera’a und Igu Documentation
This research project concerns the documentation of Kera’a and Igu, two varieties spoken in the Eastern Himalayas.
E Pluribus Unum – Emergente, Konvergente Paradigmata
This DFG research project investigates the emergence of convergent paradigms in diverse languages. Convergent paradigms consist of grammatical forms deriving from heterogeneous original word classes, which over time developed paradigmatic relations to each other.
- PIs: Prof. Dr. Laura Becker, Prof. Dr. Uta Reinöhl, PD Dr. Lotte Sommerer
Bayesian Modelling of Spatial Typology
Emmy Noether research group aiming to improve the current state of research by building Bayesian generative models for spatial phenomena — both for identification and as typological control instruments — while using more realistic assumptions and higher-quality spatial data; both to control spatially induced confounding factors and to investigate spatial effects themselves.
Non-hierarchicality in Grammar (NonGram)
Emmy Noether research group investigating the range of variation in non-hierarchical syntax through cross-linguistic and cross-categorical comparison. “Non-hierarchical syntax” describes the phenomenon where lexemes of the same kind—i.e., the same word class—are combined into complex syntactic constructions without further modifications (such as special morphological marking or compound formation).