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Martin Haspelmath

Martin Haspelmath

@haspelmath.bsky.social

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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

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languagemit.bsky.social @languagemit.bsky.social · 6d

New book! I have written a book, called Syntax: A cognitive approach, published by MIT Press.

This is open access; MIT Press will post a link soon, but until then, the book is available on my website:
tedlab.mit.edu/tedlab_websi...

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Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast) @epthepod.bsky.social · 6d

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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IPPNW Germany @ippnwgermany.bsky.social · 6d

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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