1,211 search results for “africa linguistics” in the Staff website
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Wouter van BeekAfrika-Studiecentrum
w.e.a.van.beek@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276641
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Agnieszka KazimierczukAfrika-Studiecentrum
a.h.kazimierczuk@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Egbert FortuinFaculty of Humanities
e.fortuin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272075
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Natasja DelbarFaculty of Humanities
n.a.delbar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278013
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Eduardo Alves VieiraFaculty of Humanities
e.alves.vieira@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275638
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A Visual World study of culmination in Hindi perfective verbs
Lecture, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series
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Gijsbert RuttenFaculty of Humanities
g.j.rutten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272112
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PhD candidate Alex Reuneker’s research: What do we mean when we use ‘if’?
‘If it rains later, then I’ll take the car.’ In order to reason, we use sentences containing ‘if’ every single day. But how does that work exactly in the Dutch language? Alex Reuneker wrote his 628 page dissertation on the subject. Ceremony on 26 January.
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Lisa ChengFaculty of Humanities
l.l.cheng@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272104
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Ariëlle ReitsemaFaculty of Humanities
a.reitsema@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272136
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Alisa van de Haar: ‘People with linguistic skills have always played a very important role in society’
Who was professionally involved in language between 1550 and 1650? And what were the financial returns of this language sector? Assistant Professor Alisa van de Haar has received an ERC Starting Grant to map out the situation in Northwest Europe between 1550 and 1650.
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Matthijs WesteraFaculty of Humanities
m.westera@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277535
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Katharina NatterFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
k.natter@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276864
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Carolien JacobsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.i.m.jacobs@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277517
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André LeliveldAfrika-Studiecentrum
a.h.m.leliveld@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ton DietzAfrika-Studiecentrum
a.j.dietz@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marike van AerdeFaculty of Archaeology
m.e.j.j.van.aerde@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271138
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Tanja HendriksFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
t.d.hendriks@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Josien de KlerkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.de.klerk@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009557
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Marja SpierenburgFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.j.spierenburg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276699
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Karen SmithFaculty of Humanities
k.smith@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271737
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Lucien van BeekFaculty of Humanities
l.van.beek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272224
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Maria del Carmen Parafita Couto: ‘I have to speak to my cats in Galician’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and researchers talk about their passion for their field. University lecturer Maria Del Carmen Parafita Couto speaks about bilingualism.
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Hester GrootFaculty of Humanities
h.e.groot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272243
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Jiaxin SunFaculty of Humanities
j.sun.14@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272620
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Charlotte van der VoortFaculty of Humanities
c.van.der.voort@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274163
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Opposing the French participle clause
The Dutch phrase ‘ijs en weder dienende’ (literally, ‘ice and weather serving’) is a good example of what is known as a participle clause and is perhaps one of the most unfathomable grammatical constructions in Dutch. For what (or who) is serving whom (or what)? It actually means ‘ice and weather permitting’.…
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Cattle, rather than geometric shapes, determine how the Hamar see the world
Sara Petrollino, a university lecturer in linguistics, strongly believes that language influences the way we see the world. An NWO Open Competition (XS) grant will enable her to test this hypothesis among the Ethiopian Hamar people. ‘The idea that everyone thinks in geometric shapes is culturally de…
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Prof. dr. Holger Gzella elected as member of the Academia Europaea
LUCL member prof. dr. Holger Gzella has been elected as member of the Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe).
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ASCL Seminar: Subjective dimensions of peace- and statebuilding across Africa
Lecture
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Erik BähreFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
ebaehre@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273997
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Multilingualism of Frisian children: Evelyn Bosma wins Keetje Hodshon Prize
Postdoc and linguist Evelyn Bosma receives the Keetje Hodshon Prize for her dissertation. For her research on the multilingualism of Frisian children, Bosma previously won the Klokhuis Science Prize and the Campus Fryslân Science Prize.
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Gerrit Dusseldorp: A visiting researcher at KwaZulu-Natal Museum
Under the title “New insights from old collections”, the archaeological research was introduced on the Museum’s news page.
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Felix Ameka: ‘Multilingualism is the answer to many problems’
A new challenge for Felix Ameka. The senior lecturer at the Centre for Linguistics has been appointed professor by special appointment of Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Diversity in the World. ‘I am looking forward to promoting ethnolinguistic diversity and vitality.’
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Leiden Africa Platform Annual Meeting
Annual meeting
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New book by Lydie Cabane explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters
Lydie Cabane, Assistant Professor in Governance of Crises at the Institute for Security and Global Affairs, recently published the book The Government of Disasters. In this book Lydie explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters.
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The mechanism behind a friendly chat: 'Puzzle gets unravelled bit by bit'
A friendly chat is more complicated than you might think. As soon as the other person finishes talking, you already have an answer ready. But how do we know when it's time to change turns? University lecturer Johanneke Caspers has been awarded an NWO Open Competition grant to investigate the role of…
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Peter PelsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
pels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Leila DemarestFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
l.demarest@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Abdourahamane Idrissa AbdoulayeAfrika-Studiecentrum
a.idrissa.abdoulaye@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273372
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Communicating effectively about Antimicrobial Resistance
Building a sustainable, international and interdisciplinary consortium for developing evidence-based communication strategies about Antimicrobial Resistance. That is the objective of a new project between researchers from Leiden University, VU Amsterdam and Stellenbosch University in South Africa, made…
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Deniz TatFaculty of Humanities
d.tat@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277100
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Eric CezneAfrika-Studiecentrum
e.m.cezne@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jaap de JongFaculty of Humanities
j.c.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272137
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Camil Staps receives Rubicon grant: What does ‘that’ mean?
PhD student Camil Staps is continuing his academic career in Berlin. He receives a Rubicon grant to do research there on demonstrative pronouns.
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Carole TiberiusInstituut voor de Nederlandse taal
c.p.a.tiberius@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272483
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Student Aline-Priscillia: ‘I am an odd academic, I’m not very attached to outcomes’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and academics talk about their passion for their field. Student Aline-Priscillia is particularly curious about how language is processed in the brain.
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Obscure Capital and Containers: History, Objects, and Power in Central Africa
Lecture