249 search results for “afrika linguistics” in the Student website
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Heleen SmitsAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Yaming ZhangFaculty of Humanities
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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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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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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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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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Astrid VandendaeleFaculty of Humanities
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Benjamin StormeFaculty of Humanities
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Nancy KulaFaculty of Humanities
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Carole Tiberius appointed professor of Computational Linguistics: 'If you know how systems work, you can better assess their limitations'
ChatGPT, translation machines and bots: for Carole Tiberius, they are a piece of cake. On 1 January, she was appointed professor of Computational Linguistics. 'There ae two elements to the field: computer science and linguistics.'
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Sophia NautaFaculty of Humanities
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Janet GrijzenhoutFaculty of Humanities
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Adrien DadoneFaculty of Humanities
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Priscilla LamFaculty of Humanities
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Benjamin SuchardFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten KossmannFaculty of Humanities
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Longming ShichuanFaculty of Humanities
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Tian YangFaculty of Humanities
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
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Olga NozdrachevaFaculty of Humanities
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Martin KroonFaculty of Humanities
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Martijn LemmenFaculty of Humanities
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Gijsbert Rutten new professor of Dutch Linguistics
Gijsbert Rutten has been appointed professor of Dutch Linguistics with effect from 1 July. In this position, he will focus on language change and language variation, with a particular emphasis on historical sociolinguistics.
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Xuan TangFaculty of Humanities
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Felix AmekaFaculty of Humanities
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Crisófia Langa da Câmara
Faculty of Humanities
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Stan van der BurghtFaculty of Humanities
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Yiran Ding
Faculty of Humanities
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Irina MorozovaFaculty of Humanities
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Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
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Siavash Rafiee RadFaculty of Humanities
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
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Tim LamérisFaculty of Humanities
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Turan Hanci
Faculty of Humanities
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What does it actually say? Linguist launches video series on wall poems
The city centre of Leiden is covered in them: wall poems. When roaming around, you come across poetry written in the Latin alphabet, but also in scripts that might be more difficult to understand for the average person living in Leiden. In a new series of videos, Tijmen Pronk talks more about this.
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Maarten Mous: ‘Your language is part of the world’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and researchers talk about their passion for their field. Professor of African Linguistics Maarten Mous explains the importance of hearing your language at school.
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Meike de Boer: ‘The word 'uh' can help track down suspects’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and researchers talk about their passion for their field. PhD candidate Meike de Boer knows everything about the word ‘uh’.
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Johanneke CaspersFaculty of Humanities
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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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Alex Reuneker awarded Frans van Eemeren prize
University lecturer Alex Reuneker has won the Frans van Eemeren Prize for his paper 'Assessing classification reliability of conditionals in discourse'.
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Alina KarakantaFaculty of Humanities
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Time Talks: Temporality Across Disciplines
Lecture, YAL & Studium Generale
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Hossam AhmedFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen KleinherenbrinkFaculty of Humanities