539 search results for “linguistics” in the Staff website
- Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
- Chinese Linguistics in Leiden (ChiLL)
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55th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics
Conference
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Do – Re – Mi – Fa – Tone! The fluidity of tone and Ubuntu Linguistics
Inaugural lecture
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Heleen SmitsAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Yaming ZhangFaculty of Humanities
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Bart AlewijnseFaculty of Humanities
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Frits KortlandtFaculty of Humanities
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Linguists: crimefighters extraordinaire
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and society. In this series of pre-retirement discussions, Stolker will talk one last time to people from within and without the University. In this first…
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Linguistics alumna Anne-Mieke Thieme wint EFNIL-scriptieprijs
Good news for Linguistics alumna Anne-Mieke Thieme, who has won the thesis prize awarded by the European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL). ‘I emailed my thesis supervisor right away.’
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Marijn van PuttenFaculty of Humanities
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Rita SpithoffFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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‘Computers can give linguists a push in the right direction’
For decades, linguists have racked their brains over the question of precisely how the syntax of various languages is different. PhD candidate Martin Kroon has developed a computer system that brings us closer to finding an answer. His PhD defence is on 10 November.
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Yingyang WangFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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Yuyang WeiFaculty of Humanities
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Sara PetrollinoFaculty of Humanities
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Willemijn HeerenFaculty of Humanities
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Jiang WuFaculty of Humanities
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Fei BaiFaculty of Humanities
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Jill JefferyFaculty of Humanities
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In the Spotlight: Summer School in Languages and Linguistics
After having been cancelled in 2020, this year the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics is going online. From 12 – 23 July, language and linguistics enthusiasts from all over the world can once again learn about a variety of rare languages and linguistics topics. Director Sasha Lubotsky tells…
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The Linguistics Olympiad final is coming up soon: ‘The questions shouldn’t be too easy’
On Saturday 16 April, secondary school pupils will once again have a chance to sink their teeth into the hardest language-related questions during the final of the Linguistics Olympiad. Professor Sasha Lubotsky and PhD student Cid Swanenvleugel are both former Olympiad winners. Now they are involved…
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From Gothic to OMG: the 21st conference on English historical linguistics comes to Leiden
The largest international conference on English historical linguistics is coming to Leiden. From 7 June to 11 June 2021, the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) organises the International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL-21). Due to Covid measures, the conference takes…
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Egbert Fortuin appointed professor of Russian Language and Linguistics: 'I am back'
On 1 August, Egbert Fortuin has been appointed Professor of Russian Language and Linguistics. After a five-year term as vice-dean of the Faculty Board, he is eager to fully devote himself to the study programme. His appointment can therefore be summarised in three words: 'I am back'.
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Sophia NautaFaculty of Humanities
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How the rise of AI is creating new opportunities for computational linguists
With the rise of AI, interest in computational linguistics and language models has taken flight. But machines are far from being able to go it alone. In her inaugural lecture, Professor Carole Tiberius will stress the importance of research on word combinations. ‘We know a great deal but there is a…
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Sasha LubotskyFaculty of Humanities
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Rik van GijnFaculty of Humanities
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Olga NozdrachevaFaculty of Humanities
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Marian KlamerFaculty of Humanities
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Pascale EskesFaculty of Humanities
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Astrid VandendaeleFaculty of Humanities
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Katinka ZevenFaculty of Humanities
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Jenneke van der WalFaculty of Humanities
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Anikó LiptákFaculty of Humanities
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Tina Cambier-LangeveldFaculty of Humanities
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Benjamin StormeFaculty of Humanities
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Michaël PeyrotFaculty of Humanities
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Nancy KulaFaculty of Humanities
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Debora Campos WanderleyFaculty of Humanities
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Hilde GunninkFaculty of Humanities
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Yiya ChenFaculty of Humanities
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Janet GrijzenhoutFaculty of Humanities
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World Congress of African Linguists (WOCAL): A conference like no other
The 10th edition of the World Congress of African Linguists (WOCAL), hosted by Leiden University, will be held online from 7 – 12 June. Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) researchers give us an insight into how important and special this event actually is.
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Tian YangFaculty of Humanities
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Longming ShichuanFaculty of Humanities
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Arie VerhagenFaculty of Humanities
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Adrien DadoneFaculty of Humanities
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Priscilla LamFaculty of Humanities