Yvonne Treis and Aimée Lahaussois, researchers at the HTL laboratory (History of Linguistic Theories), are launching a new seminar devoted to metagrammaticography as part of the EFL project. The first session will be held on Tuesday, February 10 at 4pm in room 533 of the ODG building at Université Paris Cité.
What is metagrammaticography?
Metagrammaticography examines the practices, traditions, and issues related to the grammatical description of languages. It questions the very foundations of grammatical activity: how are grammars constructed? What theoretical, methodological, and terminological choices guide their development? How do these descriptions reflect the scientific, social, and political contexts in which they are embedded?
By examining grammars as objects of study in their own right, this field of research intersects the history of linguistics, epistemology, typology, and language documentation. It provides a better understanding of how our descriptive tools shape our perception of linguistic diversity.
A seminar at the intersection of several EFL research themes
This seminar naturally fits into several research themes of the EFL project, notably Theme 5 “Linguistic diversity as a testing ground for theories of language.” By questioning methods of grammatical description, it illuminates how we test and refine our linguistic theories when confronted with the immense variety of the world’s languages.
Audience and practical information
The seminar is aimed at researchers, doctoral students, and students interested in the history of linguistic theories, language description, typology, and the epistemology of linguistics.
Program and additional information:
https://htl.cnrs.fr/seminaire-metagram/