248 search results for “african linguistics” in the Staff website
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Heleen Smits
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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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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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 Nyst
Faculty of Humanities
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Katja Lubina
Faculty of Humanities
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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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Yaming Zhang
Faculty of Humanities
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Bart Alewijnse
Faculty of Humanities
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Frits Kortlandt
Faculty of Humanities
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Rita Spithoff
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jos Pacilly
Faculty of Humanities
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Sara Petrollino
Faculty of Humanities
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Stefano Bellucci
Faculty of Humanities
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Marijn van Putten
Faculty of Humanities
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Chengqi Yu
Faculty of Humanities
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Teresa Proto
Faculty of Humanities
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Fokelien Kootstra
Faculty of Humanities
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Vincent van Heuven
Faculty of Humanities
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Stephan Raaijmakers
Faculty of Humanities
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Willem Adelaar
Faculty of Humanities
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Willemijn Heeren
Faculty of Humanities
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Fei Bai
Faculty of Humanities
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Jiang Wu
Faculty of Humanities
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Nancy Kula
Faculty of Humanities
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Olga Nozdracheva
Faculty of Humanities
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Isaac Wei
Faculty of Humanities
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Jill Jeffery
Faculty of Humanities
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Sophia Nauta
Faculty of Humanities
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Carolina Pereira De Queiroz Monteiro
Faculteit Archeologie
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Nivja de Jong
Faculty of Humanities
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Retrospective 75th anniversary African Studies Centre Leiden
A ‘world class institute’ with a ‘vibrant atmosphere’, doing research on a continent that is ‘becoming increasingly important’. That is how Annetje Ottow, president of Leiden University’s Executive Board, described the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL) on its 75th anniversary celebration on 8 September…
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Marian Klamer
Faculty of Humanities
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Sasha Lubotsky
Faculty of Humanities
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Fábio Bonfim Duarte
Faculty of Humanities
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Rik van Gijn
Faculty of Humanities
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‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’
A bloody civil war has raged for years in the Central African Republic. PhD candidate Crépin Mouguia points out a tragic pattern: young people have been recruited as fighters or soldiers for generations and thus fuel the conflicts.
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Martijn Lemmen
Faculty of Humanities
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Arie Verhagen
Faculty of Humanities
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M. Y. Priscilla Lam
Faculty of Humanities
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Benjamin Storme
Faculty of Humanities
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Maarten Kossmann
Faculty of Humanities
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Michaël Opgenhaffen
Faculty of Humanities
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Amos van Baalen
Faculty of Humanities
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Benjamin Suchard
Faculty of Humanities
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Janet Grijzenhout
Faculty of Humanities
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Yiya Chen
Faculty of Humanities
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Siavash Rafiee Rad
Faculty of Humanities
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Michaël Peyrot
Faculty of Humanities
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Arend Quak
Faculty of Humanities
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Enrico Odelli
Faculty of Humanities