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<font size="1" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span style="font-size:2.4px"><b><font size="4"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:16pt; font-weight:normal"><i>Hosted by Vrije Universiteit Brussel & Leiden University</i></span></font><font size="4"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:16pt; font-weight:normal"><i><br>
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<font size="3"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt">The Historical Sociolinguistics Network (HiSoN), as sponsored by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) as part of its Historical Sociolinguistics Research and Training Program, is proud to announce the
fourth edition of the Historical Sociolinguistics Young Researchers Forum (HSYRF) as a </span></font><font size="3" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"><b>series of</b></span></font><font size="3"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"> </span></font><font size="3" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"><b>online
keynotes and workshops</b></span></font><font size="3"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt">!</span></font></div>
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<font size="3"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt">The event is aimed at </span></font><font size="3" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"><b>early career researchers</b></span></font><font size="3"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"> –
MA and PhD students, postdocs, and other young (at heart) researchers –, offering a (now digital) mix of </span></font><font size="3" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"><b>keynote lectures</b></span></font><font size="3"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"> and </span></font><font size="3" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"><b>hands-on
workshops</b></span></font><font size="3"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"> on various topics relevant to anyone interested in historical sociolinguistics or language history more generally.</span></font></div>
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<font size="3"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt">Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 edition will be held as a series of online events, spread out over </span></font><font size="3" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"><b>six
Tuesdays and Fridays</b></span></font><font size="3"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"> </span></font><font size="3" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"><b>in</b></span></font><font size="3"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"> </span></font><font size="3" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"><b>April
and May</b></span></font><font size="3"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"> 2021.</span></font></div>
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<font size="3" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"><b><i>— </i></b></span></font><a href="http://www.historicalsociolinguistics.be/hsyrf-2021/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" disabled="true"><font size="3" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span style="font-size:13pt"><b><i><font color="#3070D1"><span lang="en-US">Click
here to see the program and to register for the keynotes and/or workshops!</span></font></i></b></span></font></a><font size="3"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:13pt"> </span></font><font size="3" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span style="font-size:13pt"><b><i>—</i></b></span></font></div>
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<font size="3" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span style="font-size:13pt"><b>Organizers:</b></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-size:13pt"><br>
</span></font><a href="https://www.rikvosters.be/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" disabled="true"><font size="3"><span style="font-size:13pt"><font color="#3070D1"><b>Rik Vosters</b></font></span></font></a><font size="3"><span style="font-size:13pt"> (Vrije
Universiteit Brussel)</span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-size:13pt"><br>
</span></font><a href="https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/gijsbert-rutten" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" disabled="true"><font size="3"><span style="font-size:13pt"><font color="#3070D1"><b>Gijsbert Rutten</b></font></span></font></a><font size="3"><span style="font-size:13pt"> (Universiteit
Leiden)</span></font></div>
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<p><span style="font-size:12px; font-family:verdana; color:rgb(68,68,68)"><b>Prof. dr. G.J. Rutten</b><br>
Director of Education | Professor of Historical Sociolinguistics of Dutch<br>
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<b>Universiteit Leiden</b> | Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen - Leiden University Centre for Linguistics<br>
Reuvensplaats 3-4 | Leiden 2311 BE | +31 71 527 2112 | <a target="new" href="https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/gijsbert-rutten" id="LPNoLP">www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/gijsbert-rutten</a></span></p>
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