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In:Historical Linguistics 2023: Selected papers from the 26th International Conference on Historical Linguistics,Heidelberg, 4-8 September 2023
Edited by Jadranka Gvozdanović
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 371] 2026
► pp. 411–428

Retrospect

Fifty years of ICHL: 1973–2023

 | University of Oxford
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Article outline
  • 1.Beginnings
  • 2.Expansion
  • 3.Innovation: Parallel sessions, workshops, and poster presentations
  • 4.Publication of proceedings
  • 5.Some major ideas launched or developed at ICHL
  • 6.Change and continuity: The trajectory of ICHL
  • 7.Conclusion
  • Author queries
  • Notes
  • References
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