Language variation and change
Languages vary over time, across regions and across speakers. Increased language contact in a globalized world yields both more standardization and faster spreading innovations. We will study language variation and change documenting phonetic, lexical, syntactic, semantic variation across related and unrelated languages, exploring the trigger factors (e.g., language structures, cognitive processing factors, social factors, modalities, registers, genres).
Better understanding and supporting linguistic variations
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Georgeta Cislaru awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the State University of Bălți
On December 5, 2025, Georgeta Cislaru, professor and researcher at the CLESTHIA laboratory (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle) and member of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), was honored by the “Alecu Russo” State University of Bălți
Language sciences leave the laboratory for the “Double Science” festival
In June 2025, EFL took part in the Double-Science science outreach festival at Ground Control.
A look back at the 2025 “Fête de la science”
Last october the EFL project participated in the Science Festival organized by Paris Cité University
Event: Reconciling Norms and Usage with “Le français va très bien, merci”
Here is the English translation of the article for your EFL project website: Event: Reconciling Norms and Usage with "Le français va très bien, merci" Is the French language really in peril? Far from the usual narratives of decline, the Théâtre de la Concorde invites...