[Report] Prof. Detey co-organized a workshop in Sorbonne U. (Paris) about “The native speaker and variation”

On November 26, 2025, Professor Detey co-organized a workshop in Sorbonne University (Paris, France) about “The native speaker and variation: for it, against it, or in it?” with Dr Marc Chalier (Associate Prof. in Sorbonne University). Program:

• -Opening remarks (Sylvain Detey, Waseda University)
• -The emergence of the native speaker: variation and pedagogy (Chantal Lyche, Oslo University)
• -The native speaker according to Chomsky and its evolution (Jacques Durand, Toulouse University)
• -Nativism among teachers and writers (Jean-Louis Chiss, Sorbonne University)
• -Round Table about the native speaker and linguistic variation (with Jean Pruvost, Cergy-Pontoise University)
• -Closing remarks (Marc Chalier, Sorbonne University)

The workshop was sponsored by JSPS Kaken (B) n°24K00093 (S. Detey).