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Martin Haspelmath
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comparative linguist, MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig); https://www.eva.mpg.de/linguistic-and-cultural-evolution/staff/martin-haspelmath

Martin Haspelmath is a German linguist working in the field of linguistic typology. He is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, where he worked from 1998 to 2015 and again since 2020. Between 2015 and 2020, he worked at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. He is also an honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Leipzig. .. more

Communication & Media Studies 41%
Psychology 20%

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This week, we talk to @danielnettle.bsky.social about big picture issues in the evolutionary social sciences, craving sugar, income inequality, running, and more!
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Evolutionary Social Sciences with Dan Nettle
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Die IPPNW wünscht Euch friedliche und frohe Weihnachtsfeiertage!

Bildmotiv „Friedenstaube“ von Xanthe Hall (2025)
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Yes.

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New CrossGram contribution by Kumari Mamta: Special numerals in South Asian languages. crossgram.clld.org/contribution...

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Somebody just found out that the source code of @langscipress books is available on the page of the books and thanked me enthusiastically.

So, in case you do not know this yet. The source code of ALL our 308 books is available on github and linked from within the books and from the langsci book […]
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Final blog post in our CALC-Journal in this year.

"Towards a Unified ConversionTable for Semitic Transcriptionsand Transliterations"

With our new project member Carlo Meloni.

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Towards a Unified Conversion Table for Semitic Transcriptions and Transliterations
In this study we present a preliminary conversion table that can be used for transcriptions and transliterations across different Semitic languages. We introduce the basic idea behind the table, show ...
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The 2025 Madame de Staël Prize has been awarded by ALLEA to Maria Leptin for "pioneering contributions to developmental biology and her outstanding leadership in European research":
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2025 ALLEA Madame de Staël Prize awarded to President of the European Research Council (ERC) Maria Leptin
ALLEA is proud to announce that Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council (ERC) and chair of the ERC governing body, the Scientific Council, has been awarded the 2025 ALLEA Madame de St
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