June 4-5, 2022，Convened by Associate Professor Liu Juan of our college，After nearly two years of preparation, the 13th International Symposium on Evolutionary Linguistics (CIEL-13) was held online as scheduled。The conference is hosted by our institute，Hosted by the Language Science Experimental Center of our college。The conference invited Professor Wang Shiyuan, a leading figure in linguistics who proposed the theory of “lexical diffusion”，From University of Chicago, USA、Indiana University、Keynote speakers from La Trobe University, Australia and Hong Kong Polytechnic University，from Nankai University、Fudan University、Peking University、Scholars in related fields from Shandong University serve as special guest speakers。Nearly a hundred experts and scholars from dozens of domestic universities attended this conference as official representatives。The total number of online observers reached 1346。The meeting held lively discussions and exchanges bet365 games best slotsaround the theme of language evolution。

The opening ceremony will start at 8 a.m. on the 4th，Hosted by Associate Professor Liu Juan of our college。Professor Xing Zhanjun, Assistant to the President of Shandong University, delivered a welcome speech on behalf of the organizer of the conference。Xing Xiaozhu said in his speech，The evolutionary linguistics seminar initiated by the famous linguist Professor Wang Shiyuan as a cross-field、Multidisciplinary、The conference focusing on cutting-edge issues strengthens the development and integration of humanities at Shandong University，Expanding the school’s international influence provides important opportunities。expressed that Shandong University is willing to work with all scholars，Sharing the mission of building a new liberal arts，Become a cross-integration of various disciplines、A new frontier for innovation and development。

Professor Wang Shiyuan, Honorary Chairman of the International Symposium on Evolutionary Linguistics, delivered a speech on behalf of the conference。Professor Wang Shiyuan affirmed the status of the linguistics discipline of Shandong University in his speech，Highly praises the dialect discipline of Shandong University headed by Professor Qian Zengyi for its solid contribution to the recording and comparative study of Chinese Mandarin dialects。And rely on the Multidisciplinary Language bet365 online casinoScience Experiment Center of Shandong University，Use existing language scholarship，Helping society solve pressing problems，High hopes for breakthrough results soon。

After the opening ceremony，The conference arranged five keynote speeches，Hosted by Professor Shi Feng from Nankai University and Professor Wang Feng from Peking University。First, Professor Wang Shiyuan delivered a speech titled "New Challenges for Evolutionary Linguistics"，Reviews the major advances in genetics and neuroscience in recent years，And pointed out that these developments provide new research perspectives for future evolutionary linguistics research。

Subsequently，Salikoko S, University of Chicago. Professor Mufwene、Paul T, Indiana University. Professor Schoenemann、Professor David Bradley of La Trobe University in Australia and Professor David Li of Hong Kong Polytechnic University delivered speeches in sequence，From the phylogeny of language、Cognitive evolution of the brain、The differentiated status of Chinese in the Sino-Tibetan language family、Discussed the evolution of language from multiple perspectives such as cross-cultural communication in Chinese writing。

The afternoon of the 4th to the morning of the 5th，The conference arranged 36 group discussion reports and 24 online poster exchanges，Content about language as a complex adaptive system、Language Bet365 Casino loginevolution and population evolution、Synchronic and diachronic research on language、The formation and evolution of dialects、Archaeological and fossil evidence of language evolution、Horizontal and vertical transmission of language、Language and brain、Many topics including language and aging。Among them, "Functional Load of Chinese Tones and Tonal Evolution" reported by Associate Professor Liu Juan of our college is a theoretical exploration of the underlying motivations for the evolution of Chinese tones；There is also Huang Weijun, a doctoral candidate from our school、Song Yilin，Master student Kong Chao、Long Xueqing、Geng Shuqing、An Mingqian、Wang Yizhu，Undergraduate student Chen Huandi also presented and reported on some of the above topics，In-depth discussion，Warm atmosphere。

Afternoon on the 5th，Four special guest speeches were held at the conference。Professor Shi Feng of Nankai University reported on the continuum phenomenon in language，Professor Chen Zhongmin of Fudan University reported on the phonetic characteristics and phonetic evolution of phonetic categories，Professor Wang Feng from Peking University discussed tea in Miao Yao language，Involving historical sound changes。Zhang Shuzheng, Emeritus Professor of Shandong University, specially prepared a report on the formation of Qingdao dialect bet365 live casino reviewino blackjackfor the conference，From geographical evolution、Population movement、The angle of gender increase and decrease，Using detailed historical materials to demonstrate the formation process of Qingdao dialect，The topic caused a particularly extensive and lively discussion。Professor Yue Lijing, Director of the Institute of Chinese Language and Literature of Shandong University, presided over the conference report of the special guest。

At the closing ceremony，Professor Li Chucheng and Professor Peng Gang of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University introduced and invited speeches on behalf of the organizers of the next International Symposium on Evolutionary Linguistics，Finally, this seminar came to an end with the summary and tribute of Associate Professor Liu Juan of Shandong University。