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10 search results for “historical sociolinguistics” in the Public website

• Historical Sociolinguistics Research output

  Historical Sociolinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and society in its historical dimension. This is the first textbook to introduce this vibrant field, based on examples and case studies taken from a variety of languages.

• Historical Sociolinguistics Young Researchers Forum Event - 30 January 2026

  Conference

• The writing culture of ancient Dadan; a description and quantitative analysis of linguistics variation Research output

  Fokelien Kootstra defended her thesis on 23 April 2019

• Joseph Priestley, Grammarian: Late Modern English normativism and usage in a sociohistorical context Research output

  This dissertation the role of the English dissenting minister Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) as a grammarian is studied.

• 
  Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.m.tieken@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Lindley Murray (1745–1826), Quaker and Grammarian Research output

  In this dissertation, a comprehensive portrait of the American-born Quaker Lindley Murray (1745–1826) is painted and the influence of Murray’s Quakerism on his language use is investigated by analyzing a corpus of 262 of his unpublished private letters.

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  Inocêncio Joao Raul Zandamela PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.j.r.zandamela@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272307

• 
  Deborah Oyuu PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.d.oyuu@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 
  Gijsbert Rutten Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.j.rutten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272112

• Historical pragmatics and letter-writing practices Event - 16 April 2026

  Conference, Workshop