Founded in 1994, the Dynamique Du Langage (DDL) research unit explores the interface between the diversity of the world’s languages and the universality of human linguistic capacity. Our research lies at the heart of major challenges of our times: from understanding language development in children and in language pathologies to issues of language documentation and vitality and the investigation of the origins of language. The research unit is structured around two research axes (DENDY and DILIS) and a transversal theme (COVALI).

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Launch Evening “Et si j'étais dys…”



Launch evening of Et si j'étais dys on July 1st from 5 p.m.!

On the occasion of the launch of the awareness kit on neurodevelopmental and attention disorders “Et si j'étais dys…”, the Dynamique Du Langage laboratory invites you to the event: WHAT IF I WERE DYS… held at the Lucie Aubrac amphitheater, 14 avenue Berthelot.

The evening will begin with a lecture on neurodevelopmental disorders by Professor Pierre Fourneret, Head of the Developmental Psychopathology Department at the Hospices Civils de Lyon, followed by a presentation of the What if I were dys kit by the members of the Dynamique Du Langage laboratory who designed it: Véronique Boulenger, Jennifer Krzonowski, Alice C. Roy and Agnès Witko.

More information about the evening's program: HERE.

REGISTRATION: HERE



Glossa approved by the DOAJ



The journal Glossa is now indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)!

This recognition highlights the editorial quality of the journal in the field of open access publishing. Since 2021, Agnès Witko has served as editor-in-chief of Glossa, a scientific journal focused on speech-language pathology and logopedics.

The DOAJ's mission is to increase the visibility, accessibility, reputation, usage, and impact of peer-reviewed open access scholarly journals—regardless of discipline, language, or geographic location.

You can access all articles published in Glossa — a diamond open access journal (free for both authors and readers) — HERE!


New Publication: A Landmark Volume on the Languages of the Central Andes


A collective volume edited by Matthias Urban!

The Oxford Guide to the Languages of the Central Andes (Oxford University Press) has been published on March 2, 2025.

This monumental volume, nearly 1000 pages long and in preparation since 2018, is the first to provide a comprehensive overview in English of the languages of the Central Andes. It includes:
  • In-depth descriptions of many understudied languages, written by international experts.
  • Typological analyses of specific linguistic phenomena.
  • Coverage of sociolinguistic and anthropological aspects of the region’s languages.


More information and pre-orders available HERE.



DDL joins BlueSky!

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