495 search results for “indo-european language” in the Student website
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Matthew SungFaculty 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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European Day of Languages - Evening of Languages
Festival
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Casper WitsFaculty of Humanities
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A dead language comes to life: Early medieval Old English in the 21st century
From films, video games and historical novels to Nordic folk bands, Old English from the early Middle Ages is experiencing a revival in the 21st century. Together with international colleagues, university lecturer Thijs Porck (LUCAS) made a book about the 'resurrection' of this dead language.
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Make a difference for asylum seekers: sign up to be a (language) buddy!
Education, Social
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Emma GrootveldFaculty of Humanities
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Iris KoleAdministration and Central Services
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A Luwian song in Old Hittite and its relevance for the study of negation compounds
Lecture, CIEL Seminars
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Language that comforts: The power of communication in healthcare
For people who are seriously ill, an empathetic doctor can make a world of difference. Psychologist Janine Westendorp examined helpful and harmful communication in the consulting room. ‘It’s very important to stress that you are always there supporting the person, even if there’s no cure.’
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Marinus van IJzendoorn
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Maarten KossmannFaculty of Humanities
- European Days of Languages
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Lettie DorstFaculty of Humanities
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Annachiara RaiaFaculty of Humanities
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NWO Grant for Research into the History of Languages: ‘It tells us something about our past as humans’
A collaboration between linguists, geographers and anthropologists aims to uncover how languages spread across South America over thousands of years. Associate Professor Rik van Gijn is responsible for the linguistic side of this NWO project.
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Jos Schaeken, Professor of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Cultural History, to be new interim Vice-Dean
Prof. J. (Jos) Schaeken, Professor of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Cultural History, will be the interim Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Humanities from 1 March 2025. He will succeed the present Vice-Dean, Mirjam de Baar, who will complete her second term on that date.
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Enrico OdelliFaculty of Humanities
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grant for Xiaochen Zheng to explore cognitive control processes of language
'Psychologists think I’m a linguist but linguists think I’m a psychologist,' says cognitive neuroscientist Xiaochen Zheng. With the Veni grant she will be able to bring these two fields of research closer together. Read her answers to five questions.
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European Day of Languages - Taalquizine
Festival
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Historical pragmatics and letter-writing practices
Conference, Workshop
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Uncorking Language
Debate, LUCL Fireside Chat
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Science in the language of children’s books: Honours College students take up the challenge
How do you explain loss, social inequality or mental health to children without losing sight of the gravity of the subject? The new Honours course From Research to Children’s Book, taught by Annelies van Bentum, challenges students to make complex academic themes accessible through the medium of children’s…
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Bird house or birdhouse? Research on compounds gives insight into how our brain works
When we hear the word ‘bird house’, do we process it as a whole or does our brain see it as ‘bird’ and ‘house’? PhD student Jiaqi Wang explored this for speakers of Mandarin Chinese.
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Students of Russian Studies use language skills to help Ukrainian refugees
What started as a call for help in a Facebook group turned into a permanent group of students from the Bachelor's in Russian Studies and the Master's in Russian and Eurasian Studies who regularly help the Ukrainian refugees. They act as the link between the refugees and aid workers at various reception…
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NWO grant to research scent language in seventeenth-century literature: 'God is like a scent'
When it comes to literature, people mostly talk about what characters see or hear. Rarely is it about what they smell. That’s a shame, thinks university lecturer Jan van Dijkhuizen. He has been awarded an Open Competition grant from NWO to expand academic knowledge about scent in literature, and to…
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Marion ElenbaasFaculty of Humanities
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Janneke GeursenICLON
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Sign language emergence and diachronic change
Conference, Leiden-Birmingham Lectures
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Language as a weapon: alumna Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for the government commissioner on sexual violence
It is one of the most talked-about subjects right now: how do we eradicate sexual harassment and violence? Alumnus Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for Mariëtte Hamer, the government commissioner tasked with tackling this persistent social problem. Eisma studied the Dutch language at Leiden. How is her…
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Children's stories as a window to investigate empathy
Researcher Max van Duijn and PhD student Bram van Dijk apply language models to stories told by children to investigate empathy. For this research, they received the Best Paper Award at the Computational Natural Language Learning Conference in Singapore.
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Florence FabbricottiFaculty of Humanities
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Jeeyoung SeoFaculty of Humanities
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Rosa VersluisFaculty of Humanities
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Natalia Gofman
Faculty of Humanities
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Zhibo Mu
Faculty of Humanities
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Annabel MeesterFaculty of Humanities
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Lucja Czort
Faculty of Humanities
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Floris Meertens
Faculty of Humanities
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Kumiko Hirata
Faculty of Humanities
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Lidy Bont
Faculty of Humanities
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Nanouk Sabel
Faculty of Humanities
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Ahmad Rifai
Leiden University Libraries
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Mariëtte Groeneveld
Faculty of Humanities
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Tracy Huang
Faculty of Humanities
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Jenny DoetjesFaculty of Humanities
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Jill JefferyFaculty of Humanities
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Crit CremersFaculty of Humanities
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Claire SmuldersICLON
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Alp YenenFaculty of Humanities