> English version below < In her plenary lecture, Ekaterina Gruzdeva demonstrated that language loss is accompanied by structural variation and language change, and that these follow specific patterns. Particularly complex, opaque and rarely used structures are especially vulnerable in this regard.

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Im Plenarvortrag zeigte Ekaterina Gruzdeva, dass Sprachverlust von struktureller Variation und Sprachwandel begleitet ist und diese bestimmten Mustern folgen. Besonders komplexe, wenig transparente und selten gebrauchte Strukturen sind hier besonders anfällig.

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>>> English version <<< Two days, over 40 presentations, languages from all over the world: the conference ‘Variation and Change in Endangered Languages’, organised by our institute, focused on how endangered and revitalised languages are changing.

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Zwei Tage, über 40 Beiträge, Sprachen aus aller Welt: Bei der Konferenz Variation and Change in Endangered Languages, die von unserem Institut organisiert wurde, ging es darum, wie sich bedrohte und revitalisierte Sprachen verändern. #unihamburg #inel #ifuu #finnougristik #uralistik #sprachwandel

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My entire adult life I've been told by politicians that I'm not the kind of person they want to build society around. I pay all my taxes, I donate blood, I do jury service, I like to think my work meaningfully makes a difference. And I'm constantly told that I somehow did life wrong at the start.

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