440 search results for “african linguistics” in the Staff website
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Heleen SmitsAfrika-Studiecentrum
h.j.smits@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3355
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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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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…
- Descriptive Linguistics Seminars
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Maarten Mous: ‘Your language is part of the world’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and researchers talk about their passion for their field. Professor of African Linguistics Maarten Mous explains the importance of hearing your language at school.
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Victoria NystFaculty of Humanities
v.a.s.nyst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2208
- Chinese Linguistics in Leiden (ChiLL)
- Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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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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Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics 2022
Conference
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Nancy Kula: ‘Languages are very diverse’
Nancy Kula has been Professor of African Linguistics since 1 February. Now is a good time to hear more about her field of expertise and academic interests.
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Katja LubinaFaculty of Humanities
k.r.m.lubina@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2331
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CLIN34 - Leiden 2024
Conference
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Sara PetrollinoFaculty of Humanities
s.petrollino@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3069
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Linguistics alumna Anne-Mieke Thieme wint EFNIL-scriptieprijs
Good news for Linguistics alumna Anne-Mieke Thieme, who has won the thesis prize awarded by the European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL). ‘I emailed my thesis supervisor right away.’
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Bart AlewijnseFaculty of Humanities
b.alewijnse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2320
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Jos PacillyFaculty of Humanities
j.j.a.pacilly@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Frits KortlandtFaculty of Humanities
f.h.h.kortlandt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2501
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Rita SpithoffFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
m.spithoff@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9589
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Yaming ZhangFaculty of Humanities
y.zhang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8104
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Marijn van PuttenFaculty of Humanities
m.van.putten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1583
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Fokelien KootstraFaculty of Humanities
f.kootstra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Opportunity LExS Scholarship - Research Master African Studies 2024-2026
Leiden University offers one full Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS) to an African candidate interested in the two-year Research Master African Studies programme (ResMA AS); thus non-EEA/non-EFTA* applicants. LExS is a prestigious scholarship and includes a fee waiver up until the statutory…
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Teresa ProtoFaculty of Humanities
t.proto@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Chengqi YuFaculty of Humanities
c.yu@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Stefano BellucciFaculty of Humanities
s.bellucci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3473
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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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‘Computers can give linguists a push in the right direction’
For decades, linguists have racked their brains over the question of precisely how the syntax of various languages is different. PhD candidate Martin Kroon has developed a computer system that brings us closer to finding an answer. His PhD defence is on 10 November.
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MODIFED: Morphosyntactic Dialect Feature Detection Workshop
Workshop
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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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Fei BaiFaculty of Humanities
r.bai@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Willemijn HeerenFaculty of Humanities
w.f.l.heeren@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7068
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Jiang WuFaculty of Humanities
j.wu@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Willem AdelaarFaculty of Humanities
w.f.h.adelaar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2511
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Stephan RaaijmakersFaculty of Humanities
s.a.raaijmakers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Vincent van HeuvenFaculty of Humanities
v.j.j.p.van.heuven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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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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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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Marian KlamerFaculty of Humanities
m.a.f.klamer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2783
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Extra information faculties on OER
The faculties Humanities and Science have made a page with extra information on OER.
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Sasha LubotskyFaculty of Humanities
a.m.lubotsky@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Rik van GijnFaculty of Humanities
e.van.gijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2413
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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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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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Carolina Pereira De Queiroz MonteiroFaculteit Archeologie
c.monteiro@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Isaac WeiFaculty of Humanities
y.wei@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Olga NozdrachevaFaculty of Humanities
o.nozdracheva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Sophia NautaFaculty of Humanities
s.m.nauta@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Jill JefferyFaculty of Humanities
j.v.jeffery@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1513
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Nivja de JongFaculty of Humanities
n.h.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2956