450 search results for “historical linguistics” in the Student website
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Fei Bai
Faculty of Humanities
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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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‘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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Isaac Wei
Faculty of Humanities
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Jill Jeffery
Faculty of Humanities
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Sophia Nauta
Faculty of Humanities
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Olga Nozdracheva
Faculty 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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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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Student Marten helped organise a MOOC: ‘It improved my knowledge of linguistics'
Master’s student of Linguistics Marten van der Meulen helped organise the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Miracles of Human Language, which ran from 30 March until 11 May 2015. What was it like for a student to organise an MOOC? And what did he learn from it?
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Nivja de Jong
Faculty of Humanities
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Paul Hudson
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Roos van Oosten
Faculteit Archeologie
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Fábio Bonfim Duarte
Faculty of Humanities
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Vacature: Student Ambassador MA Linguistics (0.1fte)
Organisation
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Vacancy: Student ambassador MA (Research) Linguistics
Education
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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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Carole Tiberius appointed professor of Computational Linguistics: 'If you know how systems work, you can better assess their limitations'
ChatGPT, translation machines and bots: for Carole Tiberius, they are a piece of cake. On 1 January, she was appointed professor of Computational Linguistics. 'There ae two elements to the field: computer science and linguistics.'
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Arie Verhagen
Faculty of Humanities
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M. Y. Priscilla Lam
Faculty of Humanities
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Benjamin Storme
Faculty of Humanities
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Michaël Opgenhaffen
Faculty of Humanities
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Yiya Chen
Faculty of Humanities
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Martijn Lemmen
Faculty of Humanities
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Enrico Odelli
Faculty of Humanities
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Xuan Tang
Faculty of Humanities
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Colin Ewen
Faculty of Humanities
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Astrid Vandendaele
Faculty of Humanities
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Jiaqi Wang
Faculty of Humanities
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Saskia Dunn
Faculty of Humanities
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Anikó Lipták
Faculty of Humanities
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Tian Yang
Faculty of Humanities
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Jenneke van der Wal
Faculty of Humanities
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Maria del Carmen Parafita Couto
Faculty of Humanities
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Martin Kroon
Faculty of Humanities
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Tina Cambier-Langeveld
Faculty of Humanities
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Nancy Kula
Faculty 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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Hans Mol
Faculty of Humanities
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Tinde van Andel
Science
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Ton Koopman
Faculty of Humanities
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Evelien Walhout
Faculty of Humanities
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Roosje Peeters
Faculty of Humanities
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Felix Ameka
Faculty of Humanities
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Geert Booij
Faculty of Humanities
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Turan Hanci
Faculty of Humanities
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Egbert Fortuin
Faculty of Humanities
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Join the Linguistics in Malawi Experience (LIME)! (June 13 - July 2 2022)
Education
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What influence did French really have on Dutch?
Just as some people today dislike English influences on the Dutch language, in early modern times people also criticised the Frenchification of Dutch. But to what extent did French actually leave its mark in our language? PhD student Brenda Assendelft made a surprising discovery. PhD defence 24 May.
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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.