640 search results for “afrika simon language” in the Student website
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Marc BuijnstersFaculty of Humanities
m.m.e.buijnsters@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272920
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Anouschka van DijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.j.m.van.dijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tijmen PronkFaculty of Humanities
t.c.pronk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273316
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Gijsbert RuttenFaculty of Humanities
g.j.rutten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272112
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Arnout KoornneefFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.w.koornneef@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271861
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Ben ArpsFaculty of Humanities
b.arps@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272222
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Willemijn HeerenFaculty of Humanities
w.f.l.heeren@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277068
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Inocêncio Joao Raul ZandamelaFaculty of Humanities
i.j.r.zandamela@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272307
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Lisa ChengFaculty of Humanities
l.l.cheng@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272104
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Jan van DijkhuizenFaculty of Humanities
j.van.dijkhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272147
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Paz Gonzalez GonzalezFaculty of Humanities
p.gonzalez@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272054
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Tian YangFaculty of Humanities
t.yang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275497
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I-Fan LinFaculty of Science
i.lin@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marian KlamerFaculty of Humanities
m.a.f.klamer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272783
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Alwin KloekhorstFaculty of Humanities
a.kloekhorst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277977
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Mahmood YenkimalekiFaculty of Humanities
m.y.yenkimaleki@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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How do our language rules come about?
Many of the language rules we use today were formulated in the 17th and 18th centuries. In a dual track at the universities of Leiden and Brussels, PhD candidate Eline Lismont investigated why some rules became successful while other rules were quickly forgotten.
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Leiden was buzzing on the Evening of Languages
What does it sound like when you create your own words in Chichewa? Can you decipher hieroglyphs after just one workshop? Visitors found answers to these and many other questions during the first edition of the Evening of Languages, held in the brand-new Herta Mohr Building. With a sold-out programme,…
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Suzan VerberneFaculty of Science
s.verberne@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 31 71 527 7043
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Inge LigtvoetFaculty of Humanities
i.j.g.c.ligtvoet@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271956
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Vici for Victoria Nyst: 'The history of sign language contributes to identity formation'
Victoria Nyst's love for sign language was sparked when she accidentally ended up at a deaf school while studying African linguistics. The university lecturer has since been awarded a Vici grant to research the history of these languages.
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Esther Op de BeekFaculty of Humanities
e.a.op.de.beek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274381
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
j.schaeken@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277772
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Ancient Greek spelling mistakes shed new light on language development
If you had something important to write down in ancient times, you would usually write in Greek in the eastern Mediterranean. University lecturer Joanne Stolk has been awarded an ERC grant to explore the kinds of spelling mistakes that were made in these scripts. And, more importantly, what improvements…
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Human language inspired AI – and now we can use that AI to learn about language
Yuchen Lian defended her thesis on AI and language evolution at Leiden University.
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Yuchen LianFaculty of Science
y.lian@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277050
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'Language is part of your identity’
Rik van Gijn was appointed professor of Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Diversity in the World from 1 December 2024. He is keen to use the position to set up research on language vitality. ‘People almost never give up their mother tongue entirely voluntarily.’
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Tingting HuiFaculty of Humanities
t.hui@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277225
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Marcello BonsangueFaculty of Science
m.m.bonsangue@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277095
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Joost GrootensFaculty of Humanities
j.grootens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Paul van ElsFaculty of Humanities
p.van.els@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272595
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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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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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A Historical and Etymological Look at Co-Speech Gestures and Signs
Lecture, Sign Languages & Deaf People
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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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Literacy development for Deaf/Hard-of-hearing children in the early years
Lecture, Sign Languages & Deaf People
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‘Humans are storytellers’: the power of stories in language development of children and AI models
What do ten-year-old children and chatbots have in common? PhD researcher Bram van Dijk studied language development in both children and AI language models. ‘It’s actually quite practical that we attribute human traits to a chatbot.’
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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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Visuality of Deaf People in Contemporary Times
Lecture
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Svetlana Kharchenkova investigates translated non-fiction and Chinese censorship: ‘I am curious to see what considerations authors make with
When a foreign book is translated for the Chinese market, there is a good chance that not all of the text will make it into the new version. With an NWO XS grant, university lecturer Svetlana Kharchenkova will investigate how foreign authors deal with this censorship.
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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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Kiana ShahrasbiFaculty of Science
k.shahrasbi@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Yee Man NgFaculty of Science
y.m.ng@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tom KouwenhovenFaculty of Science
t.kouwenhoven@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274799
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How language reveals what you're really saying: 'Interesting if it's language-independent'
In a conversation, you provide all sorts of information to the listener. For example, you can indicate that you're certain about something, or that you heard it through someone else. Associate Professor Jenneke van der Wal has been awarded a Vici grant to investigate whether the way people do this is…
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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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Janet GrijzenhoutFaculty of Humanities
j.grijzenhout@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271470
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Alex ReunekerFaculty of Humanities
a.reuneker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274184
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
c.van.den.bergh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272067