182 search results for “sociolinguistics” in the Public website
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Heritage Linguistics Lab
Platform for research about heritage languages spoken in the Netherlands
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Advancing the European Multilingual Experience
The project Advancing The European Multilingual Experience (AThEME) studied multilingualism in Europe by incorporating and combining linguistic, cognitive and sociological perspectives.
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Janet Connor
Faculty of Humanities
j.e.connor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7210
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Dr. Naomi Truan delivers lunchtime talk at Austria Centre Leiden
Dr. Naomi Truan, Assistant Professor of German Sociolinguistics at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics delivered a lunchtime talk sponsored by the Austria Centre Leiden and the Central and East European Studies. We asked her about her presentation, her research and the state of Central European…
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Descriptive and Comparative Linguistics
The research programme Descriptive and Comparative Linguistics brings together LUCL researchers who focus mainly on descriptive and comparative linguistics.
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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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Projects
In our HANDS!Lab for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies, we run projects pertaining to sign language linguistics with a focus on Africa. In addition, we are running projects on sign language teaching, tactile signing, deaf people’s experiences with the legal system, and deaf history.
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Marina Terkourafi in Forbes on the impact of language on perceptions on belonging
What makes for a good team? In a series of articles on teams, Forbes referred to the work of Marina Terkourafi, professor of Sociolinguistics at Leiden University.
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The Golden Dawn verdict and the inescapable element of language
On 7 October, a court in Athens, Greece, convicted leaders of the far-right Golden Dawn party as directing a criminal organization. Marina Terkourafi, professor of Sociolinguistics, discusses the landmark ruling for the Leiden International Studies Blog.
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Anglicist Ingrid Tieken appointed new member of KNAW
Leiden Anglicist Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade is one of the seventeen new members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Tieken is Professor of Historical Sociolingusitics of English.
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Karène Sanchez genomineerd voor Leidse Onderwijsprijs
Which teacher has the talent to really motivate their students or is able to combine current research in their lectures? These are important qualifications for winning the yearly university wide Teaching Prize. Dr. Karène Sanchez, lecturer French language and culture, is one of the nominees.
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NWO Free Competition subsidies for Professor I.M. Tieken and Dr H.W. Siemens
Professor Ingrid Tieken (Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, LUCL) and Dr Herman Siemens (Institute for Philosophy) have each been awarded an NWO Free Competition award in the Humanities for their research projects.
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Special award for Ingrid Tieken
Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade has received a special award: the Order of St. Mellitus, in recognition of her services to the history of the Bishops of London.
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Current PhD Research Projects
PhD Research Projects at LUCDH and Affiliated Faculties
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About the programme
After an introductory first year, in the second year you will learn more about the four themes: the sustainable city, the safe city, the multicultural city and the healthy city. In years two and three you will have elective options, including a minor, studying abroad and an internship.
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Study programme
The Urban Studies bachelor’s programme is based on two learning trajectories. One is dedicated to knowledge related to urban issues, while the other focuses on a wide range of practical and academic skills.
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In Memoriam: Rudolf E. de Jong (1958–2024)
On Friday 16 February 2024, Rudolf E. de Jong passed away unexpectedly in Cairo. Since 2012, he was the director of the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC), which he skillfully managed for 12 years. He was laid to rest in Amsterdam on 27 February. Rudolf was 65.
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In Memoriam: Rudolf E. de Jong (1958–2024)
On Friday 16 February 2024, Rudolf E. de Jong passed away unexpectedly in Cairo. Since 2012, he was the director of the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC), which he skillfully managed for 12 years. He was laid to rest in Amsterdam on 27 February. Rudolf was 65.
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Speaking a foreign language: Is fluency ‘a must’?
Nivja de Jong, researcher at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) and the Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching (ICLON), has won the 2018 Best Article Award from the International Language Testing Association (ILTA) for her paper on language fluency. The award committee writes…
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The linguistic realization of populist rhetorical strategies: a linguistic-stylistic approach
Lecture, Sociolinguistics series
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Linguistic precariat, migration, and the mobility infrastructure in Greece
Lecture, Sociolinguistics series
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Pronunciation variation in the Buckeye corpus: modelling the impact of age and gender
Lecture, Sociolinguistics Series
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Africa reconsidered
If you follow the western media, you are likely to think of ‘Africa’ as the continent of origin of desperate migrants, a continent of hunger and disease and a breeding ground for international terrorism. But if you want to see the bigger picture, you should look no further than the African Studies scholars…
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About the programme
During the Latin American Studies Master's programme you will focus on key social, political, linguistic and cultural developments which are currently shaping the complex reality of Latin America.
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About the programme
During this programme you will acquire deep knowledge of one of eight world regions by studying its politics, economy, history and culture, and a local language. You will gain the ability to put regional developments in a global context which will give you a sound preparation for the labour market in…
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HiSoN Summer School 2022
Conference, Summer School
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Graphic cues in digital discourse: cross-linguistic evidence for variation in interaction-oriented writing
Lecture, Sociolinguistics series
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Student-initiative COOP empowers students to discuss difficult topics respectfully
Students are ever more cautious to express their view on controversial debates. The new student-led D&I initiative at the Faculty of Humanities, COOP, is ready to step in. They organise sessions to guide students on speaking up and respecting the views of others at university.
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African Languages as Medium of Instruction - the case of Nigeria
Lecture, Applied African Linguistics
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Language use and language attitudes among Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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The Recontextualisation of a Multiethnolect: The Case of Multicultural London English
Lecture, Sociolinguistics series
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Stancetaking and morphosyntactic variation: Insights from two case studies of complementizer (that)
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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Language diversity, education, and activism in multilingual Mexico
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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HiSoN Summer School 2024
Conference
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Family as a language policy regime: power, agency and negotiations at home
Lecture, Sociolinguistics series
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Family language policy among Kurdish–Persian speaking families in Kermanshah, Iran
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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Unconscious Listening: The Constitution of Genres of Listening in Buenos Aires
Lecture, LUCL Sociolinguistics Series 2022/2023
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Annotation reliability as a preliminary for corpus research
Lecture, LUCL Sociolinguistics Series 2022/2023
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The smoes under scrutiny
Lecture, LUCL Sociolinguistics Series 2022/2023
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Having your cake and eating it: on partial speech acts in US political discourse
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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Challenging Native Speakerism in Language Ideologies: Insights on German from the perspective of French speakers
Lecture, LUCL Sociolinguistics Series 2022/2023
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How Do Populations Shape their Communal Languages?
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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Just kidding, only retweeting: Defence strategies for denying speaker commitment
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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Family, a racialized space
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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Alor-Pantar languages: origins and theoretical impact
This research project focuses on the extended documentation and investigation of these non-Austronesian (‘Papuan’) languages.
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Small Grants 2024 Research Projects
The LUCDH foster the development of new digital research by awarding a number of Small Grants each year. As in previous years the LUCDH received a large number of excellent grant applications for Research and Personal Development funds. Congratulations to the recipients of this year's research award…
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The functional load shift from case to adposition: the role of L2-difficulty
Lecture, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series
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LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series: From the Archive to the Internet: digitizing the Language of the Poor in Late Modern Scotland
Lecture
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Sexuality and the interactional micro-politics of belonging
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series