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International Symposium University of Neuch&#226;tel 3-4 June 2020ArgumentThe central interest of this conference is to identify the place of theoretical linguistics in a period - the last decade - when the use of quantitative methods in the humanities has grown exponentially. The international conference aims to bring together researchers working both on qualitative research and on quantitative analysis taking into account statistical calculations and methods. The expected results of this conference are:a better understanding of how theoretical linguistics are being rethought in the light of quantitative methodsa more precise and complete view of the theoretical linguistic reflections behind quantitative linguisticsa profitable exchange of methods and quantitative tools tested in research already carried outan overview of future research prospects in quantitative corpus linguistics&#160;future gains for theoretical linguisticsSubmissions should highlight the interaction of theoretical and quantitative linguisticsPossible topics may include:&#160;modality&#160;TAM markersdiscourse markerscohesion markersphraseologyin relation to theoretical questions such as:diachronic variationgenre variationlinguistic changerepresentation of meaningSubmission GuidelinesProposals, in French or English, must be maximum 500 words (not including bibliography and annexes). They must be sent, together with a short bio-bibliography, to: theorling2020unine@gmail.comby the February 29th 2020 at the latestAuthors of accepted papers will be notified by February 29th 2020.Registration fees: 100 &#8364;Following the conference, a selection of contributions will be submitted for publication.The conference is sponsored by the Faculty of Humanities, Chair of French Linguistics, University of Neuch&#226;tel and by the Faculty of Humanities, Department of Linguistics, University of Lausanne.Organization committeeJessica Chessex (University of Neuch&#226;tel)Paola Marongiu (University of Lausanne)Dennis Wandel (University of Neuch&#226;tel)Scientific committeeHelena Bermudez Sabel (University of Lausanne)Francesca Dell&#8217;Oro (University of Lausanne)Guillaume Guex (University of Lausanne)Claudia Ricci (University of Neuch&#226;tel)Corinne Rossari (University of Neuch&#226;tel)Iveta Walther (University of Neuch&#226;tel)Aris Xanthos (University of Lausanne)