446 search results for “sanskriet language and literature” in the Student website
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Evert Jan van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
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Yuchen LianFaculty of Science
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Chiara RavinettoFaculty of Humanities
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Inge VeldhuisFaculty of Humanities
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Myra ArendsFaculty of Humanities
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Marjolein HagemanFaculty 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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New professor Alwin Kloekhorst: 'The origin of your language also says something about you'
Where does Dutch come from? Newly appointed Professor Alwin Kloekhorst looks for an answer to that question in millennia-old languages from Anatolia, the Asian part of present-day Turkey. 'A new interpretation in one of the Anatolian languages can have consequences for dozens of other languages.'
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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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Frans Willem KorstenFaculty of Humanities
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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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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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Georgios-Evgenios DouliakasFaculty of Humanities
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Lieke SmitsFaculty of Humanities
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Coen van 't VeerFaculty 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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Kiana ShahrasbiFaculty of Science
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Tom KouwenhovenFaculty of Science
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‘Stemmen van Afrika’ wins popularisation prize: 'Language is more than grammar'
The Voices of Africa platform is ten years old and has just recently won the annual popularisation prize of the Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics (LOT). High time for a chat with Jenneke van der Wal, Maarten Mous and Nina van der Vlugt about the importance of the platform and plans for the…
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Marjolein LansingICLON
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Honorary doctorates for Belgian virologist Marc van Ranst and German Arabist Beatrice Gründler
Leiden University is awarding an honorary doctorate to virologist Marc van Ranst. Van Ranst has been one of the main advisers of the Belgian government during the Covid pandemic. German Arabist Beatrice Gründler will also receive an honorary doctorate for her work in the field of Oriental Manuscript…
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Ruth ClemensFaculty of Humanities
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Chuang LiuFaculty of Humanities
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Yuyang WeiFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
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Bert BotmaFaculty of Humanities
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Rhomayda Aimah
Faculty of Humanities
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Fernanda Korovsky MouraFaculty of Humanities
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Ton HarmsenFaculty of Humanities
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Wim TiggesStudent and Educational Support
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Jurjen DonkersFaculty of Humanities
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Laura MiglioriFaculty of Humanities
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Olf PraamstraFaculty of Humanities
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Rolf BremmerFaculty of Humanities
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Holly RiachFaculty of Humanities
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Irene Van EldereFaculty of Humanities
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Luisella CaonFaculty of Humanities
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Rieneke SonneveltFaculty of Humanities
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Yee Man NgFaculty of Science
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Stan van der BurghtFaculty of Humanities
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
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Lucien van BeekFaculty of Humanities
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Karla Paola Cabrera AcuñaFaculty of Humanities
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Poetry Translation Competition: Fun and Games with Language
In November, Leiden organized a book presentation to celebrate the first Dutch translation of the collected works of the twentieth-century poet W.H. Auden. A poetry translation contest added lustre to the occasion. There were no fewer than three winners.
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Talent for languages test: National Linguistics Olympiad puts language sense to the test for high school students
How would you convert Egyptian hieroglyphs into Latin script? And what is actually the correct translation of dishes on a Vietnamese menu? On Saturday 28 January, high school students from all over the Netherlands will come to Leiden to ponder a series of language-related puzzles. Their goal? To win…
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Lettie DorstFaculty of Humanities