Publications – BEDLAN

Submitted manuscripts

Santaharju, J., Honkola, T., Seppä, P., Syrjänen, K., Leino, U-P. & Vesakoski, O. Linguistic convergence and its drivers: Formation of Finnish dialectal landscape. In review: Language.

Manuscripts in revision

Salmela, E., Honkola, T., Blokland, R., de Heer, M., Dunn, M., Helama, S., Heyd, V., Lahtinen, M., Arppe, L., Lavento, M., Moilanen, U., Nordqvist, K., Oinonen, M., Onkamo, P., Pesonen, P., Rantanen, T., Rießler, M., Saarinen, S., Salonen, J. S., Tambets, K. & Vesakoski, O. The human history of the western Eurasian taiga: Genes, cultures and Uralic languages (in revision)

Accepted papers

Forthcoming

De Heer, M., Blokland, R., Dunn, M. & Vesakoski, O. Loanwords in basic vocabulary as an indicator of borrowing profiles. Journal of Language Contact.
Norvik, M., Jing, Y., Dunn, M. Forkel, R., Honkola, T., Klumpp, G., Kowalik, R., Metslang, H., Pajusalu, K., Piha, Saar, E., Saarinen, S. & Vesakoski, O. Uralic typology in the light of new comprehensive data set. Journal of Uralic Linguistics. Final submission here.

2022

Yli-Renko, M., Pettay, J., Rothäusler, E. & Vesakoski, O. Lack of anti-predator recognition in a marine isopod under the threat of an invasive predatory crab. Biological Invasions, 24: 3189–3198. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02839-x
Knuutila, S., Kuparinen, O, Santaharju, J., Mustanoja, L., Leino, U. & Peltonen, J. Miksi d katoaa? Katomuotojen diffuusion etenemisen syistä Helsingin puhekielessä yleiskielen hd-yhtymässä. Sananjalka, 64: 67-85. https://doi.org/10.30673/sja.115658
Kuparinen, O., Santaharju, J., Leino, U., Mustanoja, L. & Peltonen, J. Katomuotojen eteneminen yleiskielen hd-yhtymässä Helsingin puhekielessä. Virittäjä, 126 (3): 316–338. https://doi.org/10.23982/vir.100585 Final submission here.
Rantanen, T., Tolvanen, H., Roose, M., Ylikoski, J. & Vesakoski, O. Best practices for spatial language data harmonization, sharing and map creation – A case study of Uralic. PLoS ONE 17(6): e0269648. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269648
Leino, U. Nimistöntutkija aikamatkalla. Virittäjä 126(2): 277–281. https://doi.org/10.23982/vir.117850
Rantanen, T., Vesakoski, O. & Ylikoski, J. 2022: Mapping the distribution of the Uralic languages. Marianne Bakró-Nagy, Johanna Laakso & Elena Skribnik (eds.), The Oxford Guide to the Uralic Languages. Oxford University Press. https://www.academia.edu/7012015 /Mapping_the_distribution_of_the_Uralic_languages
Lynch, R., Loehr, J., Lummaa, V., Honkola, T., Pettay, J. & Vesakoski, O. 2022 Socio-cultural similarity with host population rather than ecological similarity predicts success and failure of human migrations. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 289: 20212298. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.2298

2021

Syrjänen, K. 2021: Kielten ja murteiden evoluutio ja laskennalliset tekniikat. Virittäjä 125 (4). https://doi.org/10.23982/vir.111003.
Kuparinen, O. Helsingin puhekielen muutos ja muutosten teoretisointi. Virittäjä 4 (125), 6p.
Roose, M., Nylén, T., Tolvanen, H. & Vesakoski, O. 2021: User-centred design of multidisciplinary spatial data platforms for human-history research. SPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 10(7): 467. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10070467.
Moilanen, U., Pesonen P., Norvik, M., Saipio, J., Vesakoski, O., Immonen, V. & Onkamo, P. 2021: New tools for studying Finnish archaeology and Uralic languages. Antiquity 95(323), E30. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2021.113.
Syrjänen, K.*, Maurits, L.*, Leino, U., Honkola, T., Rota, J. & Vesakoski, O. 2021: Crouching TIGER, hidden structure: Exploring the nature of linguistic data using TIGER values. Journal of Language Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/jole/lzab004 *shared first authorship
Rantanen, T., Tolvanen, H., Honkola, T., Vesakoski, O. 2021: A comprehensive spatial model for historical travel effort – a case study in Finland. Fennia 199 (1) 61-88.
Kuparinen, O., Peltonen, J., Mustanoja, L., Leino, U. & Santaharju, J. 2021: Lects in Helsinki Finnish – a probabilistic component modeling approach. Language Variation and Change, 33 (1) 1–26. preprint pdf

2020

Leino, U., Syrjänen, K. & Vesakoski, O. 2020: Linguistic change and biological evolution. Ryan Nefdt, Carita Klippi & Bart Karstens (eds.), Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Philosophy and Science of Language. Palgrave Macmillan.
Maurits, L., de Heer, M., Honkola, T., Dunn, M. & Vesakoski, O. 2020: Best practices in justifying calibrations for dating language families. Journal of Language Evolution 5 (1,), 17–38.

2019

Kuparinen, O., Mustanoja, L., Peltonen, J., Santaharju, J. & Leino, U. 2019: Muutosmallit Helsingin puhekielessä. Sananjalka 61(61), 30-56. preprint pdf
Honkola, T., Santaharju, J. , Syrjänen, K. & Pajusalu, K. 2019: Clustering lexical variation of Finnic languages based on Atlas Linguarum Fennicarum. Linguistica Uralica 55:3. pdf
Outinen, O. Forsström T, Yli-Rosti J., Vesakoski, O. & Lehtiniemi M. (2019), “Monitoring of sessile and mobile epifauna – Considerations for non-indigenous species”, Marine Pollution Bulletin 141:332-342. (pdf)

2018

Tambets, K., Yunusbayev, B., Hudjashov, G., Ilumäe, A-M., Rootsi, S., Honkola, T., Vesakoski, O., Atkinson, Q., Skoglund, P., Kushniarevich, A., Litvinov, S., Reidla, M., Metspalu, E., Saag, L., Rantanen, T., Karmin, M., Parik, J., Zhadanov, S.I., Gubina, M., Damba, L.L., Bermisheva, M., Reisberg, T., Dibirova, K., Evseeva, I., Nelis, M., Klovins, J., Metspalu, A., Esko, T., Balanovsky, O., Balanovska, E., Khusnutdinova, E., Osipova, L., Voevoda, M., Villems, R., Kivisild, T., Metspalu, M. 2018: Genes reveal traces of common recent demographic history for most of the Uralic-speaking populations. Genome Biology. 19:139.
Honkola, T., Ruokolainen, K., Syrjänen, K., Leino U, Tammi, I, Wahlberg, N. & Vesakoski, O. 2018. Evolution within a language: Environmental differences contribute to divergence of dialect groups. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 18:132. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1238-6.
Kuparinen, O. 2018: Infinitiivien variaatio ja muutos Helsingissä. Virittäjä 122 (1): 29-52.
Yli-Renko, M., Pettay, JE and Vesakoski, O. (2018), “Sex and size matters: Selection on personality in natural prey-predator interactions”, Behavioural Processes 148: 20-26. (pdf)
Forsström, T., Vesakoski, O., Riipinen, K., Fowler, AE (2018), “Post-invasions demography and persistence of a novel functional species in an estuarine system”, Biological Invasions 20 (11): 3331-3345. (pdf)
Lehtonen T., Vesakoski O., Yli-Rosti J., Saarinen A., Lindström K. (2018), “The impact of an invasive mud crab on brood success of nest-building fish in the Northern Baltic Sea”, Biological Invasions 20(4): 981-993. (pdf)

2017

Riipinen K., Mikkola S., Ahola M.K., Aalto M.M., Olkinuora A., Vesakoski O. (2017) “Habitat selection of the mud crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii in its newly invaded range”, Aquatic Invasions 12: 191-200. (pdf)

2016

Syrjänen, K.*, Honkola, T.*, Lehtinen, J., Leino, A. & Vesakoski, O. (2016) “Applying population genetic approaches within languages: Finnish dialects as linguistic populations”, Language Dynamics and Change 6: 235-283. DOI: 10.1163/22105832-00602002. (pdf)*Shared first authorship
Honkola, T. (2016) “Kielten makro- ja mikroevoluutio: Kielten erkaantumisen tutkiminen evoluutiobiologisista lähtökohdista”, Virittäjän Verkkolehti 1.

2015

Yli-Renko, M., Vesakoski, O. and Pettay, J.E. (2015) “Personality-dependent survival in the marine isopod Idotea balthica”, Ethology 121: 135-143.
Forsström T, Fowler A., Vesakoski O. (2015) “An introduced species meets the local fauna: Predatory behaviour of the North American White-Fingered mud crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii) in the Fucus vesiculosus dominated habitat of the Northern Baltic Sea”, Biological Invasion 17: 2727-2741.

2014

Lehtinen, J., Honkola, T., Korhonen, K., Syrjänen, K., Wahlberg, N. & Vesakoski, O. (2014) “Behind family trees: Secondary connections in Uralic language networks”, Language Dynamics and Change 4: 189-221. DOI: 10.1163/22105832-00402007.
Mattila J.M., Zimmer M., Vesakoski O., Jormalainen V. (2014) “Habitat-specific gut microbiota of the marine herbivore Idotea balthica (Isopoda)”, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 455: 22-2.

2013

Honkola, T., Vesakoski, O., Korhonen, K., Lehtinen, J., Syrjänen, K., Wahlberg, N. (2013) “Cultural and climatic changes shape the evolutionary history of the Uralic languages”, Journal of Evolutionary Biology. DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12107.
Syrjänen, K., Honkola, T., Korhonen, K., Lehtinen, J., Vesakoski, O., & Wahlberg, N. (2013) “Shedding more light on language classification using basic vocabularies and phylogenetic methods: a case study of Uralic”, Diachronica 30:3, 323-352. DOI: 10.1075/dia.30.3.02syr. (appendix)
Fowler A., Forsström T., von Numers M., Vesakoski O. 2013: The North American mud crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould 1841) in newly colonised Northern Baltic Sea: distribution and population demography. Aquatic Invasions 8: 89-96. (pdf)
Vesakoski O. & Jormalainen V. 2013: Ignored patterns in studies of local adaptations: When the grass is greener on the allopatric site. Ideas in Ecology and Evolution 6: 32-36. (pdf)

Dissertations

Syrjänen, K. (2021) Quantitative Language Evolution: Case Studies in Finnish Dialects and Ural i c Languages. Doctoral dissertation. Tampere University, Tampere.
Kuparinen, O. (2021) Muutoksen mekanismit: Kolmen aikapisteen reaaliaikatutkimus Helsingin puhekielestä. Doctoral dissertation. Tampere University, Tampere.
Honkola, T. (2016) Macro- and microevolution of languages: Exploring linguistic divergence with approaches from evolutionary biology. Doctoral dissertation. University of Turku, Turku.

Data releases

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Posters

Maurits L., de Heer, M., Dunn, M. & Vesakoski, O. “Horizontal transfer and phylogenetic calibration in linguistics: a Bayesian approach.” ESEB2019, Turku, Finland.
Vesakoski, O., de Heer, M., Honkola, T., Leino, U., Korhonen, K., Maurits, L., Rantanen, T., Rießler, M., Santaharju, J., Syrjänen, K., Määttä, U. & Wahlberg, N. “Historical linguistics and evolutionary framework. Contextualizing historical lexicology“, 15–17.5.2017, Helsinki.
Honkola, T., Vesakoski, O. & Leppänen, J. “Linguistic microevolution.” Nordic OIKOS Conference 2016, 2-4.2.2016, Turku.
Honkola, T. “Cultural and climatic changes shape the evolutionary history of the Uralic languages.” ESEB XIII, Tübingen.
Vesakoski, O., Honkola, T., Korhonen, K., Lehtinen, J., Suutari, T., Syrjänen, K., & Wahlberg, N. (2010). “The phylogeny of the Uralic languages.” CEE 2010 Symposium: Integrating genetic and cultural evolutionary approaches to language, London.

Presentations

2022

Norvik, M. “Uralic typology in the light of a new comprehensive dataset.” CIFU XIII, 22.8.2022, Wien, Austria.
De Heer, M. “The borrowing profile mediated by the basic vocabularies of Uralic languages.” CIFU XIII, 24.8.2022, Wien, Austria
Vesakoski, O. & Dunn, M. “Curating historical linguistics data towards the needs of interdisciplinary study of human past.” CIFU XIII, 24.8.2022, Wien, Austria.
Santaharju, J. & Rantanen, T. “Genetic and linguistic east-west division of Finland.” CIFU XIII, 24.8.2022, Wien, Austria.
Ilumäe, A.-M. “Human and language migration to the shores of the Gulf of Finland during the Iron Age – Finnic languages, tarand burial culture and climate anomalies.” CIFU XIII, 24.8.2022, Wien, Austria.
Rantanen, T. “Geographical Database of the Uralic Languages.” CIFU XIII, 26.8.2022, Wien, Austria.
Leino, U. “Voiko kielenmuutoksen nähdä evoluutiona?” Kielitieteen päivät, 14.5.2022, Turku.
Knuutila, S. “Kadonneen d:n jäljillä.” Kielitieteen päivät, 14.5.2022, Turku.
Santaharju, J. “Kielen variaatio ja muutos populaatiogenetiikan viitekehyksessä.” Kielitieteen päivät, 14.5.2022, Turku.
Vesakoski, O., Santaharju, J. & Rantanen T. “Suomen kielellis-geneettis-kulttuurinen kahtiajako ja jakolinjojen syyt.” Kielitieteen päivät, 14.5.2022, Turku.
De Heer, M. “Kielikontaktien vaikutus kielikunnan sanaston kehitykseen: uralilaisen perussanaston näkökulma.” Kielitieteen päivät, 14.5.2022, Turku.
Vesakoski, O. “Vertikaalinen ja horisontaalinen kielievoluutio.” Kielitieteen päivät, 14.5.2022, Turku.

2021

Rantanen, T. “Mapping the history of the Uralic language area.” Geoinformatics Research Days, 4.5.2021, online.

2020

Vesakoski, O. “Extracting cultural memory of prehistoric human from language and DNA.” Cultural memory and societal change webinar, 27.5.2020.
Rantanen, T. & Ylikoski, J. “Uralilaisten kielten maantieteellinen tietokanta.” Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, 17.1.2020, Helsinki.

2019

Rantanen, T. “Barriers and pathways structuring the spatial pattern of linguistic variation.” Down by the water, 8.11.2019, Helsinki.
Vesakoski, O., de Heer, M. & Dunn, M. “Genes and language in the prehistory of the Uralic speaking peoples.” Congress of the European Society of Evolutionary Biology, 23.8.2019, Turku.
Vesakoski, O., de Heer, M. & Dunn, M. “Genes and language in the prehistory of the Uralic speaking peoples.” International Conference on Historical Linguistics 24, 1.-5.7.2019, Canberra, Australia.
Maurits L., de Heer, M., Dunn, M. & Vesakoski, O. “Using contact linguistics for relative calibration of phylogenies.” International Conference on Historical Linguistics 24, 1.-5.7.2019, Canberra, Australia.
Maurits L., Rantanen, T., de Heer, M. “Dispersion of Uralic languages. Early perspectives from phylogeographic modelling.” Spatial Patterns of Language Evolution 23.1.2019. University of Zürich, Switzerland

2018

Honkola, T. “Landscape genetics of dialects: Barriers and pathways structuring the spatial pattern of linguistic variation”. LanGIS-seminar 20.11.2018, Uppsala, Sweden
Honkola, T. “Environmental differences contribute to divergence of dialect groups.” Applications in Cultural Evolution: Arts, Languages, Technologies, 6-8.6.2018, Tartu, Estonia.
De Heer, M. “What does a basic vocabulary dataset tell about language contacts between the Uralic and Indo-European language families?” Workshop on language contact 1.6.2018, Uppsala Universitet.
Honkola, T. “Quantitative analysis of language contacts within the Finnic group.” Seminar of the Collegium for Transdisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, Genetics and Linguistics, 10.5.2017, University of Tartu, Estonia.
Honkola, T. “Itämerensuomalaisten kielten kontaktien laskennallinen analyysi.” Kielitieteen päivät, 7-9.5.2018, Helsinki.
Syrjänen, K. “Populaatiogeneettiset menetelmät ja suomen murteet.” Kielitieteen päivät, 7-9.5.2018, Helsinki.
De Heer, M. “Loanword strata in the Uralic languages, new timing tests and multidisciplinary collaboration.” Meeting of Nordic Finnish teachers. 15.-16.2.2018. Copenhagen, Denmark.”
Honkola, T. “Quantitative analysis of language contacts within the Finnic group.” Grammar of non-standard varieties in the East of the Circum-Baltic area, 1-3.2, Tartu, Estonia.

2017

Honkola, T. “Uutta, vanhaa, sinistä, lainattua: Historiallinen kielitiede ja laskennallinen käänne”. Melko yleistä kielitiedettä -seminaari, 15.12.2017, University of Turku, Turku.
De Heer, M. “Language contacts of the Uralic languages and borrowed items in a basic vocabulary dataset.” Conference LAG2 Linguistics, Archaeology, Genetics: The Origin and expansions of Uralic-speaking populations, 29.-31.11.2017, Jena, Germany.
De Heer, M. & Dunn, M. “Grambank methodology for collecting worldwide typological data.” Workshop on Databases of the Uralic Languages. 9.-10.11.2017, Tartu Estonia.
Honkola, T. “Quantitative analyses of the Atlas Linguarum Fennicarum.” Workshop on databases of the Uralic languages, 9-10.11.2017, Tartu, Estonia.
Rantanen, T. & Koskela, S. “Geoinformatics in linguistics? Introduction to spatial data and spatial analysis.” GIS for Language Study Kick Off Workshop, 8.11.2017, Uppsala University, Sweden.
Honkola, T. “The Baltic Sea and its role in the past of the Finnic peoples.” Baltic Sea symposium, 16-17.10.2017, Turku, Finland.
Rantanen, T. “Suomen väestöhistoria maantieteen valossa: kielen, genetiikan ja kulttuurin leviämisen edistäjät ja rajoittajat.” Maantieteen kollokvio, 22.9.2017, Turku.
Honkola, T. & Santaharju, J. “Applying population genetics and landscape genetics to study the Finnish dialects.” ESEB, 21-25.8.2017, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Rantanen, T. “Barriers and pathways of human migration: a cost-distance model over Finland.” Joint Human Projects’ Meeting, 30.5.2017, Turku.
Honkola, T. “Ihminen – biologinen laji ja kulttuurinen olento.” TEDxHelsinkiUniversity -event by Loimu, 26.5.2017, Helsinki, Finland.
Honkola, T. & Syrjänen, K. “Revisiting the quantitative phylogeny of the Uralic languages.” Contextualizing historical lexicology, 15-17.5.2017, Helsinki.
Rantanen, T. “A combination of spatial approach, GIS methods and Finland – a geographic way to produce new information of population history.” Thursday talk -series, 4.5.2017, Turku.
Honkola, T., Vesakoski, O. & de Heer, M. “Optimizing phylogenetic analyses with data partitioning: a case study of Uralic.” Phylogenetic methods in historical linguistics, 27-30.3.2017, Tübingen, Germany.
Honkola, T. & Santaharju, J. “Applying population and landscape genetics to study the Finnish dialects.” Oikos Finland, 31.1-1.2.2017, Helsinki.
Vesakoski, O. “Uusia näkökulmia suomalaisuuden kielelliseen alkuperään.” Tieteen päivät, 12.1.2017, Helsinki.

2016

Honkola, T. “Many faces of language evolution.” Presentation at the Academy Club for Young Scientists 8.12., Helsinki, Finland. (video)
Honkola, T. “Many faces of language evolution.” Argumenta-seminar of evolution 28.11., Oulu.
Honkola, T. “Kielievoluution monet kasvot.” Melko yleistä kielitiedettä –seminar, 7.10., University of Turku, Turku.
Honkola, T. “Dialectometry using admixture modelling, integrating the extra-linguistic determinants of linguistic divergence.” General linguistics seminar, 22.9. Uppsala University, Sweden.
Rantanen, T. “GIS-based database of the Uralic languages.” Archeogenetics in the archipelago, 1-5.8.2016, Seili, Parainen.
Honkola, T., Vesakoski O., Rießler, M., Leppänen, J. & de Heer, M. “BEDLAN: Language data revealing human (pre)history”. Archeogenetics in the archipelago, 1-5.8.2016, Seili.
Honkola, T. “Dialectometry using admixture modelling, integrating the extra-linguistic determinants of linguistic divergence.” Linguistic Continua: a view from the North -työpaja, 21.9.2016, Uppsala, Sweden.
Honkola, T. “Kielten erkaantumisen tutkiminen populaatiogenetiikan menetelmillä.” Kielioppia lypsämässä IV, Tartu, Estonia.
De Heer, M. “The research on the divergence of the Uralic languages by the BEDLAN multidisciplinary research group.” X International Symposium Language contacts of peoples of the Volga region: actual problems of normative and historical phonetics, lexicology and stylistics. 19.5.2016 Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia.
Honkola, T. & Leppänen, J. “Microevolutionary approach to Finnish dialect studies.” BEDLAN2016, Turku.
Honkola, T. & Rantanen, T. “Cost-distance analysis of Finnish dialects.” BEDLAN2016, Turku.
Honkola, T. “Biologinen näkökulma kielten syntymisen tutkimuksessa.” Turun eläin- ja kasvitieteellisen seuran kokous, Turku.
Leppänen, J., Honkola, T., Seppä, P., Syrjänen, K. & Vesakoski, O. “Population genetic methodology reveals historical linguistic contacts in Finland.” Poster, Oikos 2016, Turku.

2015

Honkola, T. “Isolation mechanisms and linguistic divergence: microevolutionary perspective.” Oikos Finland meeting, Joensuu.
Honkola, T. “Isolation mechanisms and linguistic divergence: microevolutionary perspective.” EHBEA, Helsinki.
Honkola, T. “The role of extralinguistic variables in formation of Finnish dialects.” CIFU XII, Oulu.
Honkola, T. “Linguistic microevolution: Bringing population biology to linguistics.” Capturing Phylogenetic Algorithms for Linguistics, Leiden, Hollanti.
Honkola, T. “Uralic basic vocabulary (UraLex database), phylogenetic analyses and timing the tree.” Interdisciplinary seminar, Tartto, Viro.
Syrjänen, K., Leino, A.,, Honkola, T., Lehtinen, J. & Luoma, M. “Lessons learned from compiling a cognate corpus.” New Developments in the Quantitative Study of Languages symposium, Helsinki.
Syrjänen, K. & Leino, A., “UraLex – cognate corpus of Uralic languages.” CIFU XII, Oulu.

2014

Vesakoski, O., Syrjänen, K., Lehtinen, J., Honkola, T. & Leino, A. “Evoluutiobiologian menetelmät uralilaisten kielten ja suomen murteiden tutkimuksessa.” XLI Kielitieteen päivät, Turku.
Honkola, T. “Finnish dialects from a microevolutionary perspective.” Molecular Ecology Symposium 2014, Turku.
Lehtinen, J., Rießler, M. & Vesakoski, O. “Modeling the linguistic diversification of Finno-Saamic languages.” SLE 2014, Poznań, Puola.
Honkola, T. “The role of extralinguistic variables in dialect formation.” SLE 2014, Poznań, Puola.
Honkola, T. “New wave of quantitative dialect studies.” Mapping Methods, Tartto, Viro.
Vesakoski, O. & Honkola, T. ”Suomen murteiden ja uralilaisten kielten eriytymisen syitä etsimässä.” Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, Helsinki.
Honkola, T. “Extralinguistic variables shaping the spatial pattern of linguistic variation.” AURA Symposium, Turku.
Vesakoski, O. ”Biologi-kielitieteilijä –vuorovaikutussuhteen kehittyminen.” Melko yleistä kielitiedettä –seminaarisarja, Turku.

2013

Honkola, T. & Vesakoski, O. “Micro- and macroevolution of languages: Finnish dialects and Uralic languages revised.” International Conference on Evolutionary Patterns, Lissabon.
Vesakoski, O., Syrjänen, K., Lehtinen, J. & Honkola, T. ”Kielten välinen ja kielen sisäinen evoluutio: suomalais-ugrilaiset kielet ja suomen kielen murteet.” Koneen Säätiön Kieliohjelman tutkijatapaaminen, Helsinki.
Honkola, T. “Micro- and macroevolution of languages: Finnish dialects and Uralic languages revised.” BEDLAN goes ARGEOPOP, Forssa.
Syrjänen, K. “UraLex initiative: towards a database of Uralic cognate and structural data.” BEDLAN goes ARGEOPOP, Forssa.
Honkola, T. & Lehtinen, J. “Secondary connections in Uralic languages – quantitative study with trees and networks.” Uralic2013, Tallinn.

2012

Honkola, T. ”Kielten välinen ja kielen sisäinen muutos evoluutiobiologisessa viitekehyksessä.” Suomen kielen ja suomalais-ugrilaisen kielentutkimuksen oppiaineen tiedepäivä, Turku.
Honkola, T., Vesakoski, O., Korhonen, K., Lehtinen, J., Syrjänen, K., & Wahlberg, N. “Uralic language diversification: shape, timing, and connections with cultural and climatic factors.” SLE2012, Stockholm.
Lehtinen, J., Syrjänen, K., Honkola, T., Korhonen, K., Vesakoski, O., & Wahlberg, N. “Uralic lexical evolution in basic and less basic vocabulary: trees and networks compared.” SLE2012, Stockholm.
Honkola, T. “Population genetic measures for Finnish dialect data.” BEDLAN 2012, Seili.
Honkola, T. “Cultural and climatic changes shape the evolutionary history of the Uralic languages.” EMPSEB 18, Virrat.
Vesakoski, O., Honkola, T., Syrjänen, K., Lehtinen, J. & Wahlberg, N. “Micro- and macroevolution of languages: Linguistic divergence revealed by evolutionary biology approach.” 1st Joint Meeting for Evolutionary Biology, Ottawa

2011

Honkola, T. “The evolutionary history of the Uralic languages.” SEBDEM 2011, Turku.
Honkola, T. “Population genetic analysis of Finnish dialects.” BEDLAN 2011, Seili.
Syrjänen, K. “Uralic phylogeny and divergence time estimates.” BEDLAN 2011, Seili.
Honkola, T. ”Uralilaisten kielten erkaantumisten ajoittaminen laskennallisilla menetelmillä.” Kotikielen Seura, Helsinki.
Lehtinen, J. & Syrjänen, K. “Computational networks and trees in the study of language history.” IFUSCO XXVII, Budapest.
Honkola, T. “The evolutionary history of the Uralic languages.” IFUSCO XXVII, Budapest.
Syrjänen, K., Honkola, T., Korhonen, K., Lehtinen, J., Vesakoski, O. & Wahlberg, N. “Shedding light on the classification of Uralic languages with computational phylogenetic methods.” ICHLXX, Osaka.

2010

Honkola, T. & Syrjänen, K. “On the diversification of Uralic languages – Comparing computational phylogenies with traditional interpretations” Ihmistieteet ja evoluutionäkökulma -seminaari, Mynämäki.
Honkola, T. “The evolutionary history of Finno-Ugric languages.” BEDLAN 2010, Seili.
Syrjänen, K. “Word lists and Uralic languages: a phylogenetc glance.” BEDLAN2010, Seili.

Others

Honkola, T. & Vesakoski, O. “Ovatko suomalais-ugrilaiset kielet uhanalaisia lajeja?” Paneelikeskustelu tiedemessuilla 7.10.2012, Turku.

Publications intended for general public

Honkola, T. Using a biological framework to resolve the early stages of linguistic divergence BMC Series Blog 6.9.2018.
Tambets, K., Honkola, T. & Metspalu, M. Whole genome-wide study reveals most Uralic-speakers have traces of recent common demographic history in their genes. On Biology Blog 24.10.2018

Appearance in media

“Suomalaisten juuret löytyivät Siperiasta – Esi-isämme toivat kielen idästä mukanaan” (by Mikko Puttonen), Helsingin Sanomat 27.11.2018.
“Luonto on jakanut suomen murteet” (by Mikko Puttonen), Helsingin Sanomat 19.9.2018, p. B10-11. Published as online publication of Helsingin Sanomat on 19.9.2018: ”Tutkijaryhmä selittää uudella tavalla Suomen murrealueet – Luonnonolojen synnyttämät kulttuurikuplat eriyttivät puhetavat.”
”Suomalaistutkijat muuttivat murteet numeroiksi biologian menetelmillä – nyt he voivat pohtia, kuinka murteet liittyvät geneettisiin eroihin” (by Tuomas Kokko), Helsingin Sanomat, online publication 4.12.2016. Published in Helsingin Sanomat 5.12.2016: ”Murteentutkimus saa apua biologian menetelmistä.”