Research interests
Scientific activities
Supervised theses and dissertation
Main publications and conferences
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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| Digital tools for linguistics: data science, computational modelling, complex systems, statistical analysis, geographic information systems and databases |
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| Environmental determinants of linguistic diversity |
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| Sound symbolism: psycholinguistic and linguistic approaches |
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| Structure and evolution of sound systems: information rate, syllabic rate, functional load |
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| Origins of language and of human cognition |
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| Encounters: psycho-phenomenological approaches, explicitation interview |
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SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
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| Co-PI of the "THESEE (THéories et Explorations autour de la Subjectivité et de l'Expérience Explicitée)" project (2nd co-head : Magali Beldame-Ollagnier) (Funding from ASLAN, IXXI and Université Lyon 2) |
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| Member of the ADYN-BONOBO Project (Dynamical analyses of bonobo (Pan paniscus) calls) |
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SUPERVISED THESES AND DISSERTATION
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| Supervision of Léa de Carolis: PhD in cognitive science, 2015-2019 |
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MAIN PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES
SHOW LONG VERSION / SHORT VERSION
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PhDs and master thesis
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Coupé, C., 2003, "De l'origine du langage à l'origine des langues : modélisations de l'émergence et de l'évolution des systèmes linguistiques", Thèse de Doctorat, Sciences cognitives, Université Lyon 2, Lyon (thesis)
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Edited books
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Mufwene, S., Coupé, C. & Pellegrino, F. (eds), 2017, "Complexity in Language. Developmental end Evolutionary Perspectives", Cambridge University Press, 251 p. (couv)
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Pellegrino, F., Marsico, E., Chitoran, I. & Coupé, C. (eds), 2009, "Approaches to phonological complexity", 16, Berlin, New York, Mouton de Gruyter, 382 p., 9783110223941 (Couverture, Table of Contents, Introduction Chapter)
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Chapters in books
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Coupé, C., Hombert, J.M., Le Néchet, F., Mathian, H. & Sanders, L., 2021, "Transition 1: Modelling the migrations and peopling of new geographic areas by Homo sapiens", in Settling the World. From prehistory to the metropolis era, Sanders, L. (ed), Tours, Presses Universitaires François-Rabelais (article)
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Coupé, C., Hombert, J.M., Le Néchet, F., Mathian, H. & Sanders, L., 2021, "Transition 2: Modelling the peopling of an already inhabited territory: The case of expanding Bantu populations and Central African forest foragers", in Settling the World. From prehistory to the metropolis era, Sanders, L. (ed), Tours, Presses Universitaires François-Rabelais (article)
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Coupé, C., 2020, "Repenser les distances. Une brève réflexion sur l’épidémie de Covid-19 à Hong Kong", in Chronique du vécu d’une pandémie planétaire. Récits d’universaires, d’Est en Ouest, premier semestre 2020, Breton, H. (ed), L’Harmattan, pp. 57-64 |
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Le Néchet, F., Coupé, C., Mathian, H. & Sanders, L., 2019, "What can a Multi-Agent System tell us about the Bantu expansion 3000 years ago", in Integrating qualitative and social science factors in archaeological modelling, Vander Linden, M. & Saqalli, M. (eds), Springer, pp. 109-135 |
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Coupé, C., Marsico, E. & Pellegrino, F., 2017, "To what Extent are Phonological Inventories Complex Systems?", in Complexity in Language. Developmental and Evolutionary Perspectives, Mufwene, S., Coupé, C. & Pellegrino, F. (eds), Cambridge University Press, pp. 135-164 (draft)
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Journals
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Ponsonnet, M., Coupé, C., Pellegrino, F., Garcia Arasco, A. & Pisanski, K., 2024, "Vowel signatures in emotional interjections and nonlinguistic vocalizations expressing pain, disgust, and joy across languages", The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 156:5 (open access link)
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Coupé, C. & Ollagnier-Beldame, M., 2022, "Toward a phenomenology of taking care", International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 17:1 (article)
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Coupé, C. & Ollagnier-Beldame, M., 2022, "La place du langage dans les premières rencontres entre soignants et soignés", SHS Web of Conferences, 133, pp. 03001 (article)
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Coupé, C., 2021, "Which cognitive processes for which language experiences?", Constructivist Foundations, 17:1, pp. 13-15 (article)
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Ollagnier-Beldame, M. & Coupé, C., 2019, "Meeting You for the First Time: Descriptive Categories of an Intersubjective Experience", Constructivist Foundations, 14:2, pp. 167-180 |
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Conferences with proceedings
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St-Gelais, X., Pellegrino, F., Coupé, C. & Arnaud, V., 2018, "Entre Québec et France, qu'en est-il de l'antériorisation de /ɔ/ en français contemporain ?", actes de 32èmes Journées d’étude sur la parole (JEP 2018), Aix-en-Provence, June 4-8, 2018, pp. 514-522 (poster) (paper)
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Coupé, C. & Maddieson, I., 2016, "Quelle adaptation acoustique pour les langues du monde ?", actes de 13e Congrès Français d'Acoustique joint avec le colloque VIbrations, SHocks and Noise, Le Mans (France), April 11-15 (paper)
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Maddieson, I. & Coupé, C., 2015, "Spoken human language diversity and the Acoustic Adaptation Hypothesis", proc. of Conference of the Acoustic Society of America / Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics 25(1), 060005, Jacksonville (Florida), November 2-6 (paper)
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Coupé, C., Oh, Y., Pellegrino, F. & Marsico, E., 2014, "Cross-linguistic Investigations of Oral and Silent Reading", proc. of Interspeech 2014, Singapore, September 14-18, pp. 514-518 (poster) (paper, poster)
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Oh, Y., Coupé, C. & Pellegrino, F., 2013, "Effect of Bilingualism on Speech Rate: the Case of Catalan and Basque Bilinguals in Spain", proc. of The International Congress of Linguists, Geneva, July 21-27 (poster) (poster)
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Invited and keynote conferences
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Coupé, C., 2018, "Les langues sont-elles adaptées à l’environnement naturel de leurs locuteurs ?", proc. of 6ème Congrès Mondial de Linguistique Française, Mons, Belgique, July 9-13, 2018 (abstract) |
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Invited presentations
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Coupé, C., 2019, "Social and environmental constraints on sound inventories", Seminar of the Department of Linguistics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 26/02/2019 |
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Coupé, C., Oh, Y.M., Marsico, E. & Pellegrino, P., 2016, "Functional Load and organization scales in phonological systems", LabEx EFL 1st Structural Complexity in Natural Language(s) (SCNL) International Workshop , Paris, 30-31 May 2016 |
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Coupé, C., 2014, "Understanding early human migrations: From archaeological data to statistical and multi-agent modelling", Séminaire Transmondyn, Department of Anthropology, Washington State University, Pullman, USA, November 14 |
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Coupé, C., 2013, "Quelques approches de la complexité en linguistique. Théories, mesures et modèles.
", Séminaire du laboratoire Inserm "Imagerie et Cerveau", Université François Rabelais (Tours), 24 janvier 2013 |
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Coupé, C., 2013, "Aux origines du langage", Nankai University, Tianjin, Chine, 26 mars 2013 |
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Conference presentations
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Ghimenton, A., Arnaud, V., Bonhomme, N. & Coupé, C., 2023, "Developping preferences towards normative variants: an experimental study on monolingual and bilingual children living in France", VILA5 (Variation In Language Acquisition), Brussels, Belgique, 01-02 juin 2023 |
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Coupé, C., Arnaud, V., Keenan, K., Saint-Gelais, X., Pellegrino, F. & Levrero, F., 2021, "Exploring within- and across-individual variation of the bonobo vocal repertoire with state-of-the-art classification approaches", 33rd meeting of the SFDP (Société Française de Primatologie – French Society of Primatology), Saint Etienne (France), 19-22 October 2021 |
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Coupé, C., 2021, "Tracing collective memories. A text-mining analysis of print media’s account of the Rwandan genocide", 32nd International Congress of Psychology (ICP32), Prague (Czech Republic), 18-23 July 2021 |
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Coupé, C., Pellegrino, F., Oh, Y. & Dediu, D., 2020, "Evolutionary Perspectives on Speech and Information Rates [poster]", EVOLANG XIII, Brussels, Belgium, 14-17 April 2020 |
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De Carolis, L. & Coupé, C., 2019, "Methodological contribution to the experimental study of sound symbolism: comparison of four different associative tasks", 12th International Symposium on Iconicity in Language and Literature (ILL-12) , Lund University, Sweden, May 3-5 May, 2019 (poster) |
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Magazines paper
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Oh, Y., Pellegrino, F., Coupé, C. & Marsico, E., 2014, "La complexité des langues du monde", 82, Dossier Pour la Science, pp. 66-71 (site)
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Pellegrino, F., Coupé, C. & Marsico, E., 2012, "Les langues du monde : un même débit d'information", 420, Pour la Science, pp. 66-71 (paper)
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Movie or radio
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Coupé, C., 2017, "Participation au programme de radio de « La Méthode Scientifique» pour une émission sur le thème de l’origine du langage, Maison de la Radio, Paris, 16 mars 2017.", France, France Culture, 1h |
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Coupé, C., 2016, "Enregistrement d’une ressource pédagogique numérique sur les origines du langage, Projet Université Ouverte des Humanités de l’Université Lille 3, Lille, 22 avril 2016.", 5min |
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Coupé, C., 2015, "Emission sur le thème de l’origine des langues, Programme de radio « La suite de l’Histoire », Lyon, 25 juin 2015.", Radios chrétiennes francophones (RCF), 1h |
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Coupé, C., 2012, "Participation à l'émission "La Fabrique de l'Histoire"", Paris, France Culture, 45min (podcast)
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Coupé, C., 2010, "Les origines du langage et le développement de la pensée symbolique", France, ENS LYON/DGESCO, 70mn |
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Newspaper article
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Jacquemont, G. & Coupé, C., 2016, "Quand l’environnement façonne les langues", Pour la science, Janvier 2016 |
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