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NWO grant for research on semantic universals in the modal domain
Linguist Wataru Uegaki received an NWO Grant of 58400 Euro for his research project 'In search of semantic universals in the modal domain'. With this money Wataru can compile a database and organise workshops. An interview with Wataru:
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Career prospects
As a graduate of the MA Linguistics, with a specialisation in Linguistics, you will have developed a range of analytical and problem-solving skills that can be applied to many careers, in growing areas like speech technology, artificial intelligence, education, language documentation, language policy,…
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Sound of Mind: electrophysiological and behavioural evidence for the role of context, variation and informativity in human speech processing
In this dissertation, electrophysiological (EEG) and behavioural measures are used to investigate how allophonic tonal variants and sub-phonemic features are processed during Mandarin and Dutch speech production, visual processing of written words and reading aloud.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Linguistics at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
- Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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PhD Candidates in Data Science
The Centre for Digital Humanities is pleased to announce that we are searching for two PhD Candidates who will carry out research within the Centre for Digital Humanities and the Leiden Centre of Data Science.
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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.
- Lectures in Historical Linguistics and Philology
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Researchers Humanities receive Veni grants
Three scholars of the Faculty of Humanities, Ahmad Al-Jallad, Thomas Fossen, and Tsolin Nalbantian, have received a Veni grant to implement their research plans over the coming years.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Linguistics (research) at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Bert Botma
Faculty of Humanities
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Brenda Assendelft
Faculty of Humanities
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Maarten van Leeuwen
Faculty of Humanities
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Johanneke Caspers
Faculty of Humanities
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Charlotte van der Voort
Faculty of Humanities
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Longming Shichuan
Faculty of Humanities
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Ying-ting Wang
Faculty of Humanities
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Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade
Faculty of Humanities
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Claudio Di Felice
Faculty of Humanities
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Eduardo Alves Vieira
Faculty of Humanities
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Language and the core knowledge system of number
Knowledge and culture subproject 2:
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The linguistic realization of populist rhetorical strategies: a linguistic-stylistic approach
Lecture, Sociolinguistics series
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Language diversity in the psycholinguistic study of sentence form variation
On the 12th of December, Eleanor Dutton successfully defended her doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Eleanor on this achievement.
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Syntax
Syntacticians study how words combine into larger units (phrases and sentences) in human languages and how the combinatorial possibilities determine word order and grammatical relations between parts of a sentence.
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About
Descriptive linguistics at LUCL covers documentation and descriptive analysis of lesser-studied languages as well as typological and historical comparison.
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Grassroots Prescriptivism
On November 22nd, Morana Lukač succesfully defended her doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Morana on this great result.
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Historical sociolinguistics
When researching languages in historical context, our goal is to understand the nature of linguistic variation in the past, and explain the extent to which the socio-cultural context of bygone times contributed to shaping linguistic variation and change.
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The Language of Argumentation
Bringing together scholars from a broad range of theoretical perspectives, The Language of Argumentation offers a unique overview of research at the crossroads of linguistics and theories of argumentation.
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Phraseology in Children's Literature
On the 25th of October, Suze Anja Verkade successfully defended a doctoral thesis. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Suze Anja on this achievement!
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Linguistic and non-linguistic control mechanisms in bilinguals with neurodegenerative diseases
Lecture, LACG Meetings
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Language and the human past
At LUCL, researchers aim to contribute to a comprehensive and informed perspective on the human past.
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HANDS!Lab for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies
The Leiden HANDS!Lab for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies hosts research activities in the area of sign language linguistics and Deaf studies, with a focus on Africa. In addition to various research projects, we have our Deaf studies lecture Series in International Sign and offer various regular and…
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Semantics and pragmatics
Semantics and pragmatics are united in the study of linguistic meaning.
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Stijl en politiek. Een taalkundig-stilistische benadering van Nederlandse parlementaire toespraken
This dissertation contains the further development of a method for linguistic-stylistic research, which provides a systematic means to interpret global impressions of a text through choices in formulation at word- and sentence level.
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Language and the human past
At LUCL, researchers aim to contribute to a comprehensive and informed perspective on the human past.
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Language Diversity in the World
This research profile area brings together descriptive, historical and theoretical linguistics, as well as psycho- and neurolinguistics.
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Chat with a student
Do you have a question about student life in Leiden, studying at Leiden University or do you want more information about this specific course? You can get in contact with a student from the Linguistics bachelor's programme directly!
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Alumni blog
Interested in studying Modern Languages at Leiden University? Find out what our alumni said about this master's programme.
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Student life
Your time at Leiden is about more than just studying. Some of your best experiences will stem from being a part of our lively and diverse student community, as well as from life in the beautiful city of Leiden.
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Language Use in Past and Present
The research programme Language Use in Past and Present brings together linguists within LUCL whose central focus is both on actual language data, including language use in earlier stages of the language, and, taking a variationist perspective, on language change in various aspects.
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About the Programme
How does the human mind work when it comes to language? Why are some speeches totally persuasive, and others less so? How do children acquire language so effortlessly? How do languages develop over the course of time? How many different speech sounds can humans make? During your BA in Linguistics you…
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On the representation of quantity: how our brains shape language
This project investigates properties of quantity expressions across languages from the perspective of how quantity is represented in the human brain.
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About the programme
Learn the newest insights from established researchers.
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Award for modern study of Sumerian cuneiform by Bram Jagersma
Studying Sumerian grammar in your free time: Bram Jagersma did it. He described centuries-old Sumerian using a modern method he devised himself. For this PhD research he was awarded the De La Court Award for Independent Research by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science (KNAW).
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Language and number
Knowledge and culture subproject 2:
- Career prospects
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Tense-Switching in Classical Greek A Cognitive Approach
The recently published book 'Tense-Switching in Classical Greek A Cognitive Approach' by Arjan Nijk provides classicists and linguists in general with a complete account of the 'historical present' in Classical Greek.
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Admission and application
Do you want to apply for the bachelor’s programme Linguistics at Leiden University? Find out how to apply by following the step-by step guide below.
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Reconstruction of linguistic history using dialect data
Lecture, Special Topics in Dialectology (2023)
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Dutch people should stop ‘politely’ switching to English
Endangered languages can survive if they are taught properly to new speakers, such as people with a migrant background. This is what Professor by Special Appointment Felix Ameka will say in his inaugural lecture on 30 September. Dutch people can do their bit by being less ‘polite’ to people whose mother…