This conference is part of – and supported by – the What's up, Switzerland? research programme funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF, Sinergia: CRSII1_160714 ). Check the project's website here: www.whatsup-switzerland.ch.

The conference is hosted by the following project leaders:

Federica Diémoz
Professor of French Dialectology, University of Neuchâtel; webpage

Christa Dürscheid
Professor of German Linguistics, University of Zurich; webpage

Crispin Thurlow
Professor of Language and Communication, University of Bern;  webpage

The conference is being organized by these SNF researchers:

Etienne Morel
Post-doctoral candidate, Language and Communication, University of Neuchâtel;  webpage

Christina Siever
Post-doctoral candidate, German, University of Zurich; webpage

Vanessa Jaroski
Doctoral candidate, English, University of Bern; webpage