195 search results for “pictorial language” in the Student website
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Joost GrootensFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten Jansen compares ancient Mexican writing systems as Distinguished Emeritus Professor in Bonn
Maarten Jansen, professor emeritus at the Faculty of Archaeology, was appointed as Distinguished Emeritus Professor for two years at the University of Bonn. In this position, Jansen, a world-renowned specialist on ancient Mexican pictorial manuscripts, will further expand upon the long-standing collaboration…
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Maarten JansenFaculteit Archeologie
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Language courses offered by the Academic Language Centre
Language
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How AI helps map sign languages
Like spoken languages, sign languages evolve organically and do not always have the same origin. This produces different ways of communication and annotation. Manolis Fragkiadakis wrote his PhD thesis on this.
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Nancy Kula: ‘Languages are very diverse’
Nancy Kula has been Professor of African Linguistics since 1 February. Now is a good time to hear more about her field of expertise and academic interests.
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for: research trainee for project on effect gender-inclusive language on language attitudes
Research
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Celebrating Language: WDO's 19th Lustrum Symposium
Festival, Lustrum Symposium
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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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Harry StroomerFaculty of Humanities
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Khalid MourighFaculty of Humanities
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Ans de Rooij-van BroekhuizenFaculty of Humanities
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Ying-ting WangFaculty of Humanities
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Claudio Di FeliceFaculty of Humanities
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Colin EwenFaculty of Humanities
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Rolf BremmerFaculty of Humanities
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Keiko YoshiokaFaculty of Humanities
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Wim TiggesFaculty of Humanities
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Dick SmakmanFaculty of Humanities
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Eduardo Alves VieiraFaculty of Humanities
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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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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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Willem AdelaarFaculty of Humanities
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Abhishek Avtans-Faculty of Humanities
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Ronald KonFaculty of Humanities
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Jin Hee ParkFaculty of Humanities
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Emi YamamotoFaculty of Humanities
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Ae Ree NamFaculty of Humanities
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Marijke van der WalFaculty of Humanities
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Anneke Both-de VriesFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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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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International Mother Language Day 2024: 'It's time to celebrate our languages'
On Wednesday, 21 February, a diverse group of students, staff, and representatives from 21 embassies gathered in The Hague for International Mother Language Day. Under the banner of 'a bit of fun and many serious topics,' language took centre stage.
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Development of broad Languages and Cultures BA programme to change to ‘Renewing and Strengthening Language Programmes’
As you may know, a draft profile for a broad BA programme in Languages and Cultures has been in development for some time. On 21 December 2021, the Faculty Board decided to end the design process of that broad bachelor’s degree programme. However, as the Faculty Board and partners in the discipline…
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Students create creative language lessons for primary and secondary education: ‘Not enough attention paid to languages’
The earlier you introduce children to a language, the sooner they can be captivated by it and see that there is more than just Dutch and English. That is the basis for the language lessons for primary education that Alisa van de Haar, university lecturer of French, collaborated on. ‘Deans from different…
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Axel PalmérFaculty of Humanities
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Victoria NystFaculty of Humanities
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Jesse Wichers SchreurFaculty of Humanities
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Student maps Chinese language variation
When Daan van Esch, master’s student in Chinese Studies, travelled through China last summer, he noticed that he often did not understand what the inhabitants of the different villages and cities were talking about. There turned out to be huge differences within the language. He decided to map this…
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Fenna PoletiekFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Olga NozdrachevaFaculty of Humanities
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Where does this Inca language come from? Verb conjugations should provide some answers
When university lecturer Martine Bruil was on exchange in Ecuador as a teenager, she fell in love with the area's ancient languages. Now, more than 20 years later, she is starting a research project on the kinship of the language Awapit with the Quechua language that was spread by the Incas.
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Nivja de JongFaculty of Humanities
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Bert van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Azeb AmhaAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Ben ArpsFaculty of Humanities
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Willemijn HeerenFaculty of Humanities
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Benjamin SuchardFaculty of Humanities
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Arnout KoornneefFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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M. Y. Priscilla LamFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen KleinherenbrinkFaculty of Humanities