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1,189 search results for “anatolian language family” in the Public website

Constructing Communities Research output
Clustered Neighbourhood Settlements of the Central Anatolian Neolithic ca. 8500-5500 Cal. BC
the hands of signers: modeling spread and change in historical sign language linguistics HANDS!Lab for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies
The history of sign languages of deaf people is severely understudied. The historical linguistics of sign languages offers a fundamentally new perspective on the history of human languages. This project addresses the dearth of knowledge about historical sign language linguistics through a large-scale…
Mark Klaassen has published a blog on EULawAnalysis about family reunification News - 20 November 2018
Mark Klaassen has published a blog on EULawAnalysis on the judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU in the case K. & B. of 7 November 2018.
Language Planning as Nation Building. Ideology, policy and implementation in the Netherlands, 1750–1850 Research output
The decades around 1800 constitute the seminal period of European nationalism. The linguistic corollary of this was the rise of standard language ideology, from Finland to Spain, and from Iceland to the Habsburg Empire. Amidst these international events, the case of Dutch in the Netherlands offers…
the hands of signers: modeling spread and change in historical sign language linguistics Research project
How do sign languages change and spread over time, and how is this influenced by their transmission history?
Digital tools for sign language research: towards recognition and comparison of lexical signs Research output
On the 9th of April, Manolis Fragkiadakis successfully defended a doctoral thesis. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Manolis on this achievement!
Willemijn Heeren Senior University Lecturer
Faculty of Humanities
Arnout Koornneef Assistant Professor
Social & Behavioural Sciences
Yinzhi Zhang Lecturer
Faculty of Humanities
Ben Arps Professor Indonesian and Javanese Language and Culture
Faculty of Humanities
Natasja Delbar PhD candidate
Faculty of Humanities
Variation and change in Abui: The impact of Alor Malay on an indigenous language of Indonesia Research output
On the 23rd of September, George Saad successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates George on this achievement!
Current Visions of TAML2 (Tense, Aspect and Modality in Second Languages) Research output
This is a Special Issue of the peer-reviewed 'Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics (DuJAL)’, which focuses on promoting Dutch and Belgian work in applied linguistics among an international audience, but also welcomes contributions from other countries.
Policy versus Practice. Language variation and change in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Dutch Research output
On December 12th, Andreas Krogull succesfully defended his doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Andreas on this great result.
A Grammar of Mualang: An Ibanic Language of Western Kalimantan, Indonesia Research output
This study presents a full descriptive account of the grammar of Mualang, covering the major features of phonology and morphosyntax as well as issues related to pragmatics.
Languages of Islam and Christianity: Institutional Discourses, Community Strategies and Missionary Rhetoric Research output
On February 20th, Gulnaz Sibgatullina succesfully defended her doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Gulnaz on this great result.
Victoria Nyst Senior University Lecturer
Faculty of Humanities
Mark Klaassen: 'Cabinet acting contrary to Directive on family reunification' News - 30 August 2022
On Friday 26 August 2022, the Dutch cabinet presented its new asylum agreement. According to Assistant Professor Mark Klaassen, the new agreement is barely legal.
Pardon my French? Dutch-French Language Contact in The Netherlands, 1500-1900 Research project
The main aim of this project is to provide a full analysis of the actual influence of French on Dutch in The Netherlands during the period of 1500 - 1900.
planning: Expectations and experiences of people with dementia and their family caregivers Research output
Dementia is widely considered a progressive condition associated with changes in cognitive capacities, which promotes the idea that people with dementia need to anticipate end-of-life care preferences. There is a growing body of interventions meant to support advance care planning (ACP) for people with…
Jesse: “Denial of family reunification undermines immigrant integration” News - 2 July 2018
Dr. Moritz Jesse, associate professor of European Law at the Europa Institute of the University of Leiden, spoke at the Social integration in EU law: Contents, limits and functions of an elusive notion – Seminar, which was organized as a part of the MOVES – Free Movement of Workers & Social Security…
Language gets people talking News - 8 May 2015
Studying languages enables you to unearth a lot of valuable information about humans: it reveals our history and explains cultural differences and it even illustrates the process of learning new information. The University is sharing its knowledge of and passion for languages in various new ways, including…
Signs on Paper: Unlocking the Histories of Sign Languages with AI Research project
This PhD project investigates how automatic sign language recognition technology can be further developed to analyse static images and textual descriptions of signs.
Sasha Lubotsky Professor emeritus of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics
Faculty of Humanities
Learning Russian as a second language through allusive (precedential) phrases: corpus-based study Research project
When literature, cultural aspects, and data-driven language learning meet in a classroom.
Alignment in Eastern Neo-Aramaic Languages from a Typological Perspective Research output
On October 31st, Paul Noorlander succesfully defended his doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Paul on this great result.
Signs on Paper: Unlocking the Histories of Sign Languages with AI HANDS!Lab for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies
This PhD project investigates how automatic sign language recognition technology can be further developed to analyse static images and textual descriptions of signs.
stop sounds at the intersection of phonetics, phonology, language variation and language change Research project
A project on phonology, phonetics, and the space between them.
Graduiertenkolleg 'Family Matters' (München) News - 6 December 2022
A new Graduiertenkolleg opens at the LMU.
Prescription and Tradition in Language: Establishing Standards across Time and Space Research output
This book contextualises case studies across a wide variety of languages and cultures, crystallising key interrelationships between linguistic standardisation and prescriptivism, and between ideas and practices. It focuses on different traditions of standardisation and prescription throughout the world…
The prehistoric origin and spread of the Indo-Iranian languages Research project
A linguistic test of hypotheses rooted in genetics and archaeology.
Wim Voermans in ZDF-heute broadcast about European royal families News - 23 August 2016
On 12th July 2016, Wim Voermans spoke in the ZDF-heute documentary 'Glamour, Gold und die Liebe: Europas Königshäuser'
Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade Professor emeritus English Sociohistorical Linguistics
Faculty of Humanities
Nancy Kula Professor African Linguistics
Faculty of Humanities
Cattle-talk: the language of colour among East African pastoralists Research project
What categories exist in the languages of pastoralists? Do these semantic concepts reflect universal or languagespecific tendencies? What (environment? culture?) governs the similarities (or the differences) attested crosslinguistically in cattle colour systems?
Walikan Malangan: Structure and development of a Javanese reversed language Research output
On the 24th of October, Nurenzia Yannuar successfully defended her doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Nurenzia on this achievement.
A grammar of Ik (Icetod) Northeast Uganda’s last thriving Kuliak language Research output
This study offers a comprehensive but balanced grammatical analysis of Ik (Icetod), Northeast Uganda’s last thriving Kuliak language.
Building a Dynamic and Integrated Linguistic Engine for Ethio-Semitic Languages Event - 9 December 2025
Lecture
Azeb Amha Lecturer
African Studies Centre
Arend Quak Professor emeritus of Germanic and Historical Linguistics
Faculty of Humanities
I-Fan Lin PhD candidate
Faculty of Science
Liza van den Bosch Assistant professor
Social & Behavioural Sciences
Manfred Horstmanshoff Professor Emeritus History of medicine
Faculty of Humanities
Anouschka van Dijk PhD candidate
Social & Behavioural Sciences
A Sociolinguistic Study of an Ewe-based Youth Language of Aflao, Ghana Research output
On the 26th of September, Cosmas Rai Amenorvi successfully defended a doctoral thesis. Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Cosmas on this achievement!
What is shared and what is unique in language and music Research project
Knowledge and culture subproject 1:
What language did the Trojans speak? News - 3 January 2013
The Trojan War plays an important role in Greek mythology. But there is much more to Troy than mythology. The exhibition ‘Troy. City. Homer. Turkey’ can be viewed from 7 December to 5 May 2013. Leiden linguist Alwin Kloekhorst wrote an article for the exhibition catalogue on the language of Troy.
Lazy Mindreader: a new perspective on “mindreading” from the study of language and narrative Research project
How is social cognition shaped by our knowledge of language and stories?
Mark Klaassen speaks at event to mark the 20th anniversary of EU Family Reunification Directive News - 22 November 2023
On 17 November 2023, Dr Mark Klaassen participated in a seminar commemorating the 20th anniversary of the EU Family Reunification Directive. The event, initiated by Dr Karen Geertsema and Professor Tineke Strik, was hosted by the Centre for Migration Law at Radboud University in Nijmegen.
Traces of language contact in Niya Prakrit: Bactrian and other foreign elements Research output
On the 6th of November, Niels Schoubben successfully defended a doctoral thesis. Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Niels on this achievement!