10-11 December 2026: Sailing through Words. Maritime Technical Terminology from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
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11. November 2026
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Veranstaltungen
Sailing through Words. Maritime Technical Terminology from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
Workshop
Trier/hybrid, 10–11 December 2026
From Antiquity to contemporary times, maritime languages have been integral to seafaring practice. Specialised words and expressions formed, changed and were exchanged as technology developed and sailors travelled. From Archaic Greece to medieval India, our workshop explores the relationship between technology, history and language in maritime contexts: how languages adapted to the communication needs of seafarers, and how they were thus shaped, in different ways and contexts, by the naval technology available to seafarers, by the institutional and administrative settings in which this technology operates, and by the beliefs of the seafaring community itself.
Venue
Universität Trier, DM32/35, A8
Registration
Guests are welcome both online and in person: please register here or scan the QR code on the poster.
Organisation
Eleonora Selvi (Trier), Afnen Habibi (Trier)
Contact
sailingwords.trier@gmail.com
The complete program and further information can be found at the conference website.
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