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5,582 search results for “language and culture of the world” in the Public website

• Languages and Cultures of the world

  When it comes to languages and cultures, Leiden University is the university. The global expertise present places our university at the top. In Leiden and The Hague, we study languages and cultures from all regions of the world and from prehistory to the present day. In this way we create a broad view…

• Crossing language borders Research project

  How do speakers adapt to multilingual contexts?

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  Jan van Dijkhuizen Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Joanne Stolk University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

• The language and argumentation of Russian propaganda Research project

  How does Russia use propaganda and what characterises Russian propaganda in terms of language and argumentation?

• 
  Carmen van den Bergh University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

• A Study of Palenda: How the Mieno Wuna (Muna People) See the World through Metaphor Research project

  This PhD project investigates the forms, functions, meanings, and socio-cultural values embedded in Palenda, in order to understand how it reflects and shapes the worldview of the Muna people (Mieno Wuna) through metaphor.

• The Tocharian Trek Research project

  A linguistic reconstruction of the migration of the Tocharians from Europe to China

• On the representation of quantity: how our brains shape language Research project

  This project investigates properties of quantity expressions across languages from the perspective of how quantity is represented in the human brain.

• New perspectives on English in Scotland Research project

  Exploring the language of the lower classes in the nineteenth century

• 24th International Colloquium on Latin Linguistics Event - 6 June 2027

  Conference

• A double-edged sword: religious discourses and LGBTQIA+ inclusion Research project

  The role of religion in the identity construction of LGBTQIA+ folks

• Does the human brain process angry voices automatically? Research project

  Using brain imaging to discover the area in the brain that recognizes emotion.

• 
  Keiko Yoshioka Lecturer and Head of the Japanese language programme.

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Victoria Nyst Associate professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

• 
  Nancy Kula Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• French Language and Culture (BA)

  France isn't just a country of great writers, thinkers and the well known 'savoir-vivre', economically it is also of great importance to the Netherlands and the rest of the world. Study the French language and culture and acquire skills that provide great opportunities for an international career!

• Style Shifts in Japanese Honorifics: What, Why, When and How? Research project

  This PhD project investigates the different ways in which honorific forms are used in Japanese other than to express politeness, and how different factors affect perceptions about these uses.

• From Aleph to Alpha: The spread and development of alphabetic writing across the Mediterranean Research project

  When and how was alphabetic writing introduced to Greece and the wider Mediterranean region?

• 
  Esther Op de Beek University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Peter Bisschop Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• 
  Olaf Kaper Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Language and Culture Education

• 
  Egbert Fortuin Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Italian Language and Culture (BA)

  Ti amo Italia! Immerse yourself in the country of Michelangelo, Dante and Prada. Study one of the most popular languages in the world and discover why Italy has filled an exemplary role for so many centuries and still does. As a graduate of the Bachelor's programme Italian Language and Culture you will…

• English Language and Culture (BA)

  From Great-Britain to the United States and from Australia to South Africa: people around the whole world speak and write English. In Leiden you will broaden your knowledge of the English language and the rich Literature and culture of the global English world on academic level.

• 
  Thijs Porck Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• English Language and Culture English Language and Culture (BA)

• Cultural Semantics and World View: Fulɓe Juguureeɓe (Togo) Research project

  This PhD project investigates how grammatical features and lexical elaboration in Fulfulde Juguureere reflect aspects of cattle culture.

• Dutch Language and Culture (BA)

  In the Bachelor's programme Dutch Language and Culture at Leiden University you will learn to analyse how people use the Dutch language, culture and media and to place it in an international perspective.

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  Petra de Bruijn University Lecturer Turkish Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

• Hebrew Language and Culture (BA)

  Do you want to discover a language and culture that is completely different from the Netherlands?

• Arabic Language and Culture (BA)

  Do you want to discover a language and culture that is completely different from the Netherlands?

• Persian Language and Culture (BA)

  Do you want to discover a language and culture that is completely different from the Netherlands?

• Turkish Language and Culture (BA)

  Do you want to discover a language and culture that is completely different from the Netherlands?

• German Language and Culture (BA)

  Germany has an important position in Europe, both economically as well as politically and culturally. In the Bachelor's programme German Language and Culture you will dive into the rich language, history and literature of this influencial country and discover what it has to offer!

• The Silk Road Language Web Research project

  A linguistic prehistory of the Tarim Basin in Northwest China

• South American population history revisited: multidisciplinary perspectives on the Upper Amazon Research project

  This project, South American population history revisited: multidisciplinary perspectives on the Upper Amazon (SAPPHIRE), investigates population dynamics in western South America on the basis of traces in the geographical, genetic, archaeological, ethnological, and linguistic record.

• Language and Culture Education: Dutch

• Language and Culture Education: French

• Language and Culture Education: German

• Language and Culture Education: English

• Symposium: Through the Hands of Signers: History of sign language emergence, transmission, and change Event - 10 July 2026

  Conference

• 
  Martine Bruil University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

• LangPro: Professional Opportunities in the Early Modern Language Sector (1550-1650) Research project

  In early modern Europe, as today, men and women with expertise in languages were indispensable to the functioning of societies and economies. The LangPro project will shed new light on these early modern language professionals and on the field that employed them: the language sector.

• Narratives of War: Argumentative-Rhetorical Strategies in Russian-Language Propaganda on the War against Ukraine Research project

  This PhD project investigates the argumentative-rhetorical strategies by which the Russian state attempts to substantiate the legitimacy of its war against Ukraine.

• 
  Alisa van de Haar University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

• 55th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics Event - 24 August 2026

  Conference

• Languages, cultures and worldviews

  Studying one another’s languages and cultures fosters understanding between groups of people, which leads to more equality, along with increased economic, administrative, and cultural cooperation.

• FEATHERS Research project

  When we read a text, we think we know who wrote it, but in the early modern period, manuscript production was often a collaborative or ‘socialised’ enterprise involving secretaries and scribes who physically wrote what the author dictated.