Slavic-Eurasian Research Center at Hokkaido University will be hosting a lecture series titled "History Meets Linguistics II".

We are pleased to welcome Professor Brent Vine and Professor Olga Tsuneko Yokoyama, renowned linguists from UCLA, to give the following lecture in a hybrid format, combining in-person and online sessions.

【overview】

Date and time: Friday, September 25, 2026, 16:00-18:30
Venue: Main Conference Room (403) Slavic-Eurasian Research Center Hokkaido University
Reporter:

Professor Emeritus Brent Vine (University of California, Los Angeles, current Research Professor)
Professor Emeritus Tsuneko Olga Yokoyama (University of California, Los Angeles, currently Research Professor)

Title:

Lecture 1. 16:00-17:15 Professor Brent Vine (University of California, Los Angeles, current Research Professor)

"The Real Background of the So-Called 'Roman' Alphabet" (Language: English; no interpretation provided)

Lecture 2. 17:15-18:30 Professor Olga Yokoyama (University of California, Los Angeles, current Research Professor / SRC Honorary Research Fellow)
"Records and their background: The potential of materials donated by SRC" (Language: Japanese)

Event format: Hybrid event (in-person and online)

For more details, please see here. *Hokkaido University Slavic-Eurasian Research Center

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