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Universal Multilingualism: From Creolistics to Theoretical Linguistics

Talk

Professor Enoch Aboh, University of Amsterdam
Event date
Thursday 12 March 2026, 4pm to 5pm
Location
In-person and online
Room V/N/045, Vanbrugh College, Campus West, University of York (Map)
Audience
Open to alumni, staff, students, the public
Admission
Free admission, booking required

Event details

Robert Le Page Lecture

Professor Aboh is a leading scholar in theoretical syntax and language creation. His research explores the learnability of human language, with a particular focus on comparative syntax across language families including Kwa, Germanic, Romance, Sinitic and Caribbean creoles. His work on the discourse-syntax interface and language change has made significant contributions to our understanding of how languages develop and evolve. Professor Aboh will give a talk on "Universal Multilingualism: From Creolistics to Theoretical Linguistics"

Find out more about Professor Aboh's research on his University of Amsterdam profile page.


The Robert Le Page Lecture series honours the department's founding professor, the eminent linguist and creolist Robert Le Page (1920–2006), whose pioneering research on language contact, creolisation and multilingualism continues to shape the field today. This will be the second annual lecture in the series.

Venue details

Wheelchair accessible

Hearing loop