GRAMS2026

The first edition of GRAMS was held in Trinity College Dublin on 25-26 May 2026, in the context of a postdoctoral research project funded by Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland. The plenary speakers were Sam Wolfe (University of Oxford), who shared research on change and stability in the history of French and Occitan, and Michelle Sheehan (Newcastle University), with work on the morphosyntax of Chagossian Creole.

Organising team: Marc Olivier-Loiseau, Valentina Colasanti, Craig Sailor, Chiara Marchetiello.

You can download the Programme here.

GRAMS2026 was generously supported by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Events Fund (Trinity College Dublin), Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland, and the Van Riemsdijk Foundation. Thanks to the sponsors, two plenary speakers were invited from England, registration was free, and lunches and coffee breaks were provided.

Watch this space for the proceedings.