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24th International Colloquium on Latin Linguistics
Conference
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PhD research: Was there already Dutch-Dutch and Belgian-Dutch in the past?
What developments preceded modern Standard Dutch? PhD candidate Iris Van de Voorde conducted research on ‘pluricentricity’, or the idea that language norms arise in different places and spread outwards from there. PhD defence on 19 April.
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Jaap de JongFaculty of Humanities
j.c.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2137
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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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Lettie DorstFaculty of Humanities
a.g.dorst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3026
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
m.parafita.couto@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Relative chronology and the reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-European stop systems
Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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High school students get acquainted with language studies at profile selection day
The Choose a Language Day was created to make high school students enthusiastic about choosing a linguistic profile and further education. Third-years were able to learn about different language studies at the Faculty of Humanities.
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Matthijs WesteraFaculty of Humanities
m.westera@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277535
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Jenneke van der Wal wins Ammodo Science Award: ‘Especially unstudied languages contribute to theory building’
For associate professor Jenneke van der Wal, things have been good recently. After being awarded a Vici and Una Europa grant, she has now also received an Ammodo Science Award. ‘It is a nice confirmation that I am doing valuable work.’
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Important findings in plain language: Leiden University introduces lay talk
PhD ceremonies in the Academy Building will be much easier for family, friends and other non-specialist audience members to follow after the summer. The Doctorate Board is pleased to have decided that as of 1 September, all Leiden PhD candidates will begin their PhD defence with a lay talk. ‘It can…
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Who spoke what language in north-western sixth-century China?
Fifteen hundred years ago, the north-west of what we now call China was a jumble of peoples. How did those Indians, Khotanese and Tocharians influence each other and each other's languages? Associate professor Michaël Peyrot has been awarded an ERC grant of almost two million euros to unravel this 'web…
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Rogier CreemersFaculty of Humanities
r.j.e.h.creemers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2850
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New language proficiency requirements for new PhD candidates (starting trajectory from 1 September 2024 onwards)
Research
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New professor Suzan Verberne aims to bring large language models and search engines closer together
Suzan Verberne has been appointed professor of Natural Language Processing at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) from 1 October. Verberne has been at LIACS since 2017 as group leader of the Text Mining and Retrieval group.
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Jiawen QIFaculty of Science
j.qi@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Gabe van Beijeren Bergen en HenegouwenFaculty of Humanities
g.g.van.beijeren.bergen.en.henegouwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6509
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Tessa MearnsICLON
t.l.mearns@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6106
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Flor Miriam Plaza del ArcoFaculty of Science
f.m.plaza.del.arco@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Fei BaiFaculty of Humanities
r.bai@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272076
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Brenda AssendelftFaculty of Humanities
b.m.e.assendelft@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278053
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Martijn LemmenFaculty of Humanities
m.m.m.a.lemmen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Michaël OpgenhaffenFaculty of Humanities
m.p.a.opgenhaffen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272969
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Martin KroonFaculty of Humanities
m.s.kroon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Pablo Isla MonsalveFaculty of Humanities
p.a.isla.monsalve@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272061
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Maria van der SchaarFaculty of Humanities
m.s.van.der.schaar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Esther de VrindICLON
devrind@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6537
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Jenny AudringFaculty of Humanities
j.audring@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272247
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Social media
Making use of social media is a good way to meet others or to hear about the latest news and developments. But it also has its downsides: disinformation, trolling, disrespectful comments and even the misuse of (personal) data.
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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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The BIAS project attends the summer school on ‘Law and Language’ at Pavia University
Carlotta Rigotti, Postdoc researcher at eLaw, and Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, Associate Professor at eLaw, delivered a lecture on AI and non-discrimination, engaging students with the Debiaser demo.
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Pascale EskesFaculty of Humanities
p.c.eskes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278525
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this is how you create a dictionary for an unknown Middle Eastern language
Leiden scholars succeeded in making Arabic accessible to Western academic communities as early as the sixteenth century. But how did they approach this problem?
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Daan Roovers in the 54th Huizinga Lecture: ‘Democracy is more than winning elections’
In a packed Stadsgehoorzaal, philosopher and Member of the Senate Daan Roovers delivered the 54th Huizinga Lecture. It was a passionate plea for a form of politics thatt is not only about winning, but also about talking and playing.
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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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Krista A. MilneFaculty of Humanities
k.a.milne@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2978
- European Days of Languages
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Driving skills: conceptual metaphors and the etymology of Vedic r̥tá
Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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Ainu Language Presentation
Workshop & exhibition
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NWO grant for research about crossing language borders: ‘ We know very little about how multilingualism works outside Western societies’
Professor Felix Ameka and university lecturer Maria del Carmen Parafita Couta have received an NWO Open Competition grant together with Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam) to do research on ‘code-switching’: switching languages by multilinguals.
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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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Language, Stories, and Understanding Others
Lecture
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Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272544
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Sjef BarbiersFaculty of Humanities
l.c.j.barbiers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1637
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Joosje WesselsFaculty of Humanities
j.wessels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Andreas KrogullFaculty of Humanities
a.krogull@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Dimitris Kentrotis ZinelisFaculty of Humanities
d.kentrotis.zinelis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hélène Nut
Faculty of Humanities
h.nut@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727