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The Phonology of Proto-Central Chadic
This study looks at the diverse phonological systems found within Central Chadic, and reconstructs the phonological system of their ancestor language.
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Cognitive reference points. Semantics Beyond the Prototypes in Adjectives of Space and Colour
This doctoral thesis elaborates Langacker’s reference-point model by applying it to lexical semantics.
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MODOMA: A computer-simulated laboratory-approach towards language acquisition
The goal of the MODOMA-project is to create a computer model of language acquisition.
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Horace Walpole and his correspondents; Social network analysis in a historical context
The current study focuses on Walpole’s social network and the language as contained in the letters of the network members.
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Career prospects
As a graduate of the MA Linguistics, with a specialisation in Linguistics, you will have developed a range of analytical and problem-solving skills that can be applied to many careers, in growing areas like speech technology, artificial intelligence, education, language documentation, language policy,…
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Alor-Pantar languages: origins and theoretical impact
This research project focuses on the extended documentation and investigation of these non-Austronesian (‘Papuan’) languages.
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Analyzability and semantic associations in referring expressions: A study in comparative lexicology
This thesis is a sample-based typological study of formal and semantic patterns in terms for a selection of referring (
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Martijn Lemmen
Faculty of Humanities
m.m.m.a.lemmen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Arie Verhagen
Faculty of Humanities
a.verhagen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4152
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Siavash Rafiee Rad
Faculty of Humanities
s.rafiee.rad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3942
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M. Y. Priscilla Lam
Faculty of Humanities
m.y.p.lam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Benjamin Storme
Faculty of Humanities
b.p.p.storme@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2175
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Maarten Kossmann
Faculty of Humanities
m.g.kossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2649
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Michaël Opgenhaffen
Faculty of Humanities
m.p.a.opgenhaffen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2099
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Michaël Peyrot
Faculty of Humanities
m.peyrot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4177
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Benjamin Suchard
Faculty of Humanities
b.d.suchard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Janet Grijzenhout
Faculty of Humanities
j.grijzenhout@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1470
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Martine Bruil
Faculty of Humanities
m.bruil@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3340
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Yiya Chen
Faculty of Humanities
yiya.chen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1688
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A Grammar of Mandarin
A fascinating description of a global language, A Grammar of Mandarin by Jeroen Wiedenhof combines broad perspectives with illuminating depth.
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Languages of The Hague
Languages of The Hague is a collection of columns on languages and language which were published between 2016 and 2018 in the weekly newspaper Den Haag Centraal.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Modern Languages at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Politiques, Education et Identités Linguistiques, le collège des Frères des écoles chrétiennes de Jérusalem (1922-1939)
This dissertation sheds light on politics, education and linguistic identity by studying the case of the College of Jerusalem, founded by the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
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Modern Europe: Theatrical Entertainments for the State Journeys of English and French Royals into the Low Countries, 1577-1642
One way for governments to conduct foreign policy and promote national interests is through direct outreach and communication with the population of a foreign country. This is called public diplomacy. Historians such as Helmer Helmers and William T. Rossiter have shown that printed media were already…
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study of the philosophical chapters of the Tattvārthādhigama; With an English translation of the Tattvārthādhigamabhāṣya I, II.8 25, and V
Lucas den Boer defended his thesis on 23 April 2020
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The Germanic loanwords in Proto-Slavic: origin and accentuation
This dissertation provides a thorough review of the words belonging to the oldest layer of Germanic loanwords in Proto-Slavic and answers the question of how these words were adapted to the Proto-Slavic accentual system.
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Unknown 18th-century Dutch: language variation in private letters
How did common people write in the late eighteenth century? Little is yet known on this topic, since our knowledge is mainly based on printed texts written by a small part of the (male) elite population. This dissertation – written from a sociolinguistic point of view – gives us new insights into late-…
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The Tocharian subjunctive (2004-2010)
In this study, the formation of the Tocharian subjunctive is described, its use and meaning are analysed and its origins are investigated.
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A Web of Relations: A grammar of rGyalrong Jiăomùzú (Kyom-kyo) dialects
This dissertation is a comprehensive description of the Jiăomùzú dialects. These dialects belong to the Tibetan-Birmese language of the rGyalrong spoken in the province Sìchuā, China.
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Innovation in tradition
This dissertation explores the history of the language of a manuscript known as Tönnies Fonne's Russian-German Phrasebook (Pskov 1607).
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Temporal Construals of Bare Predicates in Mandarin Chinese
This study presents the first systematic investigation and detailed theoretical analysis of the temporal interpretations of sentences with bare (aspectually unmarked) predicates in Mandarin.
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Semi-intensive English 4 and English 5 from May
one or three sessions per week
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Arend Quak
Faculty of Humanities
arend.quak@kpnmail.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Enrico Odelli
Faculty of Humanities
e.odelli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2188
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Tian Yang
Faculty of Humanities
t.yang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Xuan Tang
Faculty of Humanities
x.tang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Anikó Lipták
Faculty of Humanities
a.k.liptak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3320
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Egbert Fortuin
Faculty of Humanities
e.fortuin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2075
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Astrid Vandendaele
Faculty of Humanities
a.vandendaele@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Jiaqi Wang
Faculty of Humanities
j.wang.45@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Saskia Dunn
Faculty of Humanities
s.e.dunn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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‘The linguist’s work is by no means done’
Brain research and statistics are advancing our understanding of language and language acquisition. Linguists are still essential, however, says Professor of Dutch Linguistics Sjef Barbiers. Inaugural lecture on 8 December.
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Leiden University agrees to guarantee open access for linguistics
Dutch universities involved in lingusitics research and teaching have been asked through the VSNU to provide financial guarantees for the transition of linguistics research to open access. The universities, including Leiden, have agreed.
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Celebrating 50 years of African Languages and Linguistics in Leiden
Maarten Mous, Professor of African Linguistics at Leiden University, looks back on the 50th edition of the Colloquium of African Languages and Linguistics (CALL) and explains why this birthday was a celebration like no other.
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Word order and information structure in Makhuwa-Enahara
This dissertation investigates the grammar of Makhuwa-Enahara, a Bantu language spoken in the north of Mozambique. The information structure is an influential factor in this language, determining the word order and the use of special conjugations known as conjoint and disjoint verb forms.
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Yes/no question-marking in Italian dialects - A typological, theoretical and experimental approach
This dissertation provides an account of polar questions in Italian dialects from a typological, theoretical and empirical perspective.
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The Syntax of Object Marking in Sambaa: A comparative Bantu perspective
This thesis investigates the syntax of object marking in Sambaa and the Bantu languages in general, with particular focus on Swahili and Haya, as points of comparison.
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Resumptive Prolepsis. A Study in Indirect A'-Dependencies
This dissertation investigates A'-dependencies in Standard German, Zurich German and Dutch where the dislocated constituent is indirectly, i.e. not transformationally, related to the position where it is interpreted. The analysis is carried out within the Principles & Parameters framework.
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Aspect and Subjectivity in Modal Constructions
This dissertation investigates the interaction of aspect and subjectivity in modal constructions.