1,211 search results for “africa linguistics” in the Staff website
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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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Linguists: crimefighters extraordinaire
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and society. In this series of pre-retirement discussions, Stolker will talk one last time to people from within and without the University. In this first…
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Anika AltafAfrika-Studiecentrum
a.altaf@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273376
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Sasha LubotskyFaculty of Humanities
a.m.lubotsky@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Astrid VandendaeleFaculty of Humanities
a.vandendaele@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274172
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Rik van GijnFaculty of Humanities
e.van.gijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272413
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PhD candidate reveals link between North Korea and southern Africa
North Korea is generally thought to be an isolated country. But, according to PhD candidate Tycho van der Hoog from Leiden’s African Studies Centre, the opposite is in fact the case. North Korea actually has strong alliances with countries in southern Africa. Van der Hoog is trying to shed more light…
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Tina Cambier-LangeveldFaculty of Humanities
g.m.cambier@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
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Debora Campos WanderleyFaculty of Humanities
d.campos.wanderley@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278831
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Africa Thesis Award for Baleseng Maeneche
Baleseng Maeneche (University of the Western Cape) has won the Africa Thesis Award 2024 with a master's thesis on media representation of male perpetrators of violence against women and children in South Africa. Her research challenges dominant narratives and emphasises the need for fair media representation…
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Katinka ZevenFaculty of Humanities
k.zeven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271611
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Disentangling ghost segments and number marking in Sengwer nouns
Lecture, This Time for Africa! series
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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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Benjamin StormeFaculty of Humanities
b.p.p.storme@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272175
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Anikó LiptákFaculty of Humanities
a.liptak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273320
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Jan AbbinkAfrika-Studiecentrum
g.j.abbink@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Akinyinka AkinyoadeAfrika-Studiecentrum
a.akinyoade@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276701
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2025: Yonwaba Matshobotiyana
The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2025 prize has been awarded to Yonwaba Matshobotiyana of the University of the Free State, South Africa, with a thesis on Black women's poetry in South Africa.
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Marian KlamerFaculty of Humanities
m.a.f.klamer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272783
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Michaël PeyrotFaculty of Humanities
m.peyrot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274177
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World Congress of African Linguists (WOCAL): A conference like no other
The 10th edition of the World Congress of African Linguists (WOCAL), hosted by Leiden University, will be held online from 7 – 12 June. Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) researchers give us an insight into how important and special this event actually is.
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Pascale EskesFaculty of Humanities
p.c.eskes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278525
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2023: Rachel Dubale
The winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2023 is Rachel Dubale, a graduate from the Research Master in African Studies at Leiden University, with her thesis “They think we can eat the condominium”. Chronicles of Economic, Social and Political Practices in Addis Ababa’s Condominiums.
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Sophia NautaFaculty of Humanities
s.m.nauta@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276370
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Yiya ChenFaculty of Humanities
yiya.chen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271688
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Janet GrijzenhoutFaculty of Humanities
j.grijzenhout@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271470
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Egbert Fortuin appointed professor of Russian Language and Linguistics: 'I am back'
On 1 August, Egbert Fortuin has been appointed Professor of Russian Language and Linguistics. After a five-year term as vice-dean of the Faculty Board, he is eager to fully devote himself to the study programme. His appointment can therefore be summarised in three words: 'I am back'.
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Arie VerhagenFaculty of Humanities
a.verhagen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Adrien DadoneFaculty of Humanities
a.dadone@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278849
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
j.b.gewald@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273372
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Michaël OpgenhaffenFaculty of Humanities
m.p.a.opgenhaffen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272969
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Benjamin SuchardFaculty of Humanities
b.d.suchard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Klaas van WalravenAfrika-Studiecentrum
k.van.walraven@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Inocêncio Joao Raul ZandamelaFaculty of Humanities
i.j.r.zandamela@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272307
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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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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278546
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
r.j.ross@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Irini SifogeorgakisFaculty of Archaeology
e.sifogeorgakis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Longming ShichuanFaculty of Humanities
l.shichuan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272568
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Tian YangFaculty of Humanities
t.yang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275497
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LeidenASA Annual Meeting: Leiden-based Africa research in the spotlight
The Leiden African Studies Assembly (LeidenASA) held its Annual Meeting on 12 December. LeidenASA is the network of Leiden based Africa-researchers. Fifteen researchers gave pitches on their projects, and sketches of Leiden University's Africa strategy were outlined.
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Tijmen PronkFaculty of Humanities
t.c.pronk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273316
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
m.parafita.couto@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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How the rise of AI is creating new opportunities for computational linguists
With the rise of AI, interest in computational linguistics and language models has taken flight. But machines are far from being able to go it alone. In her inaugural lecture, Professor Carole Tiberius will stress the importance of research on word combinations. ‘We know a great deal but there is a…
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Olga NozdrachevaFaculty of Humanities
o.nozdracheva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272081
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Martin KroonFaculty of Humanities
m.s.kroon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Martijn LemmenFaculty of Humanities
m.m.m.a.lemmen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Annachiara RaiaFaculty of Humanities
a.raia@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275283
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Paz Gonzalez GonzalezFaculty of Humanities
p.gonzalez@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272054
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(re)Mapping Africa: Colonial cartography collection soon ready for search
Describing almost 1400 maps of Africa in three months. It’s no small task that student assistants Artemis Mantheakis and Beatriz Veiga have been working on within the joint ASCL-UBL Africa Maps Project. The project’s aim is to describe and catalogue a 20th-century map collection of the library of the…