287 search results for “indo-european language” in the Student website
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Kate BellamyFaculty of Humanities
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Liza van den BoschFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marc BuijnstersFaculty of Humanities
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Anouschka van DijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Gijsbert RuttenFaculty of Humanities
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How did Proto-Indo-European reach Asia?
Five thousand years before the common era (BCE), Proto-Indo-European, the mother of many languages that are spoken today in Europe, Central Asia and South Asia, originated in eastern Europe. PhD candidate Axel Palmér has combined a 175-year-old hypothesis with new techniques to demonstrate how descendants…
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‘Language is part of your identity’
Language is omnipresent: when you talk, app or meet in Teams. Understanding how we communicate with one another and what communication does to us is essential. In her inaugural lecture, Nivja de Jong will call to redress the balance between the sciences and the humanities.
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Arnout KoornneefFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ben ArpsFaculty of Humanities
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Willemijn HeerenFaculty of Humanities
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Inocêncio Joao Raul ZandamelaFaculty of Humanities
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Lisa ChengFaculty of Humanities
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Jan van DijkhuizenFaculty of Humanities
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Paz Gonzalez GonzalezFaculty of Humanities
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I-Fan LinFaculty of Science
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Tian YangFaculty of Humanities
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Marian KlamerFaculty of Humanities
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Mahmood YenkimalekiFaculty of Humanities
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Suzan VerberneFaculty of Science
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Inge LigtvoetFaculty of Humanities
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Michaël Peyrot appointed professor: 'We have a bright future ahead of us'
Michaël Peyrot has been appointed professor of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics with retroactive effect from 1 January. He is looking forward to passing on his love for the subject to a new generation of students.
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
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Esther Op de BeekFaculty of Humanities
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Vici for Victoria Nyst: 'The history of sign language contributes to identity formation'
Victoria Nyst's love for sign language was sparked when she accidentally ended up at a deaf school while studying African linguistics. The university lecturer has since been awarded a Vici grant to research the history of these languages.
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Yuchen LianFaculty of Science
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Tingting HuiFaculty of Humanities
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Joost GrootensFaculty of Humanities
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Paul van ElsFaculty of Humanities
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Marcello BonsangueFaculty of Science
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How do people best learn a language? 'It's incredible what you do when you talk'
According to Nivja de Jong, second language acquisition is 'the most fascinating subject in linguistics'. As a recently appointed professor of Second Language Acquisition and Pedagogy, she studies the question of how best to teach people a new language.
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Language both connects and divides
Author and political scientist Mounir Samuel has spent recent years delving into the many ways that language can exclude people and bring them together.
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Kiana ShahrasbiFaculty of Science
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Yee Man NgFaculty of Science
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Tom KouwenhovenFaculty of Science
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Janet GrijzenhoutFaculty of Humanities
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Alex ReunekerFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
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Ronny BoogaartFaculty of Humanities
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Arie VerhagenFaculty of Humanities
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How language reveals what you're really saying: 'Interesting if it's language-independent'
In a conversation, you provide all sorts of information to the listener. For example, you can indicate that you're certain about something, or that you heard it through someone else. Associate Professor Jenneke van der Wal has been awarded a Vici grant to investigate whether the way people do this is…
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Stan van der BurghtFaculty of Humanities
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Jiang WuFaculty of Humanities
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Egbert FortuinFaculty of Humanities
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Leticia Pablos RoblesFaculty of Humanities
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Judith BosnakFaculty of Humanities
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Tina Cambier-LangeveldFaculty of Humanities
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Gabe van Beijeren Bergen en HenegouwenFaculty of Humanities
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Xiaochen ZhengFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Joanne StolkFaculty of Humanities