609 search results for “africa linguistics” in the Staff website
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
- Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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55th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics
Conference
- Chinese Linguistics in Leiden (ChiLL)
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Priscilla LamFaculty of Humanities
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Nancy KulaFaculty of Humanities
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Summer School in Languages and Linguistics
Course, summer school
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Crisófia Langa da CâmaraFaculty of Humanities
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Heleen SmitsAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Maarten KossmannFaculty of Humanities
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Victoria NystAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Felix AmekaFaculty of Humanities
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Yaming Zhang
Faculty of Humanities
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa
Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African knowledge institutions about intensifying their collaboration.
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NWO grant for research about crossing language borders: ‘ We know very little about how multilingualism works outside Western societies’
Professor Felix Ameka and university lecturer Maria del Carmen Parafita Couta have received an NWO Open Competition grant together with Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam) to do research on ‘code-switching’: switching languages by multilinguals.
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New research programme for urgent challenges in Africa
Leiden University and four other Dutch universities will appoint 51 PhD candidates to conduct solution-oriented research for and with the African continent.
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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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‘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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Chibuike UcheAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Look to Africa as a mirror of global developments
Western countries still tend to view Africa as the periphery, says anthropologist Mayke Kaag. In her inaugural lecture, she calls for a shift in perspective: to see Africa as a mirror of global developments.
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University researchers tackle global challenges with Una Europa-Africa grants
Three international research projects involving Leiden University researchers will receive funding from the Una Europa university alliance.
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Willemijn HeerenFaculty of Humanities
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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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Fei BaiFaculty 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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Rita SpithoffFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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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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Sealing and bookkeeping practices in Hittite Anatolia
Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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Historical implications of argument marking patterns in the Guaporé-Mamoré area
Lecture, Language and the Human Past
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What language-specific ‘first aid kits’ can tell us about bilingualism
Lecture, SMILE - Experimental Linguistics series
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Astrid VandendaeleFaculty 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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Debora Campos WanderleyFaculty of Humanities
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Benjamin StormeFaculty of Humanities
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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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Janet GrijzenhoutFaculty of Humanities
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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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Poster presentation Linguistic Fieldwork B
Exhibition
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Adrien DadoneFaculty of Humanities
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Benjamin SuchardFaculty of Humanities
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(re)Mapping Africa: Colonial cartography collection soon ready for search
Describing almost 1400 maps of Africa in three months. It’s no small task that student assistants Artemis Mantheakis and Beatriz Veiga have been working on within the joint ASCL-UBL Africa Maps Project. The project’s aim is to describe and catalogue a 20th-century map collection of the library of the…
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Inocêncio Joao Raul ZandamelaFaculty of Humanities
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Longming ShichuanFaculty of Humanities
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Tian YangFaculty of Humanities
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Executive Board column: Annetje Ottow on Brussels, Africa and societal impact
Within the scope of innovating and connecting – the theme of our new Strategic Plan – I paid a visit to Brussels last week. It is important to give Leiden University a face in Brussels and to show our expertise, on Africa for instance.
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Klaas van WalravenAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Stefano BellucciFaculty of Humanities