Anna Graff
I have completed my PhD at the University of Zurich (Distributional Linguistics Lab). As a biological anthropologist by training, my research lies at the intersection of the biological sciences and linguistics. Specifically, I focus on understanding the distributions of structural linguistic diversity on worldwide and regional scales and how they relate to distributions of (molecular) genetic diversity. I am particularly interested in studying hotbeds of linguistic diversity and how they emerge.
Academia Profile https://uzh.academia.edu/AnnaGraff
Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anna_Graff
Teaching
| V-Nr | Course | Start / End | Date | Lecturers | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0742 |
06VL272-007a
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from 20.02.2026
to 29.05.2026
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Fr 10:15-12:00 | Anna Graff |
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Publications
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Patterns of genetic admixture reveal similar rates of borrowing across diverse scenarios of language contact Science Advances, 11, eadv7521. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adv7521
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The Areal Typology of Languages of the Americas (ATLAs) database Scientific Data, 12(1):933.
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Curating global datasets of structural linguistic features for independence Scientific Data, 12(1):106.
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Bridging Linguistic and Population Histories: Structural Linguistic Diversity in the Light of Contact and Isolation 2025, University of Zurich, Philosophische Fakultät.
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Densify: An R package to reduce empty cells in dataframes of typological linguistic data Journal of Open Source Software, 9(101):7024.
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Cultural macroevolution of musical instruments in South America Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 8:208.