1,932 search results for “african linguistics” in the Public website
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Michaël Opgenhaffen
Faculty of Humanities
m.p.a.opgenhaffen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2099
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Amos van Baalen
Faculty of Humanities
a.m.w.van.baalen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Michaël Peyrot
Faculty of Humanities
m.peyrot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4177
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Benjamin Suchard
Faculty of Humanities
b.d.suchard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Janet Grijzenhout
Faculty of Humanities
j.grijzenhout@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1470
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Martine Bruil
Faculty of Humanities
m.bruil@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3340
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Yiya Chen
Faculty of Humanities
yiya.chen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1688
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Siavash Rafiee Rad
Faculty of Humanities
s.rafiee.rad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3942
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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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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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Analyzability and semantic associations in referring expressions: A study in comparative lexicology
This thesis is a sample-based typological study of formal and semantic patterns in terms for a selection of referring (
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A Grammar of Mandarin
A fascinating description of a global language, A Grammar of Mandarin by Jeroen Wiedenhof combines broad perspectives with illuminating depth.
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From Gesture to Language
Like any language, the natural sign languages of deaf communities differ from each other in their grammars and lexicons. A growing number of studies indicates that sign languages make use of the gestures of hearing speakers to build linguistic structure. This implies that variation and similarities…
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Somalia becomes eighth member of East African Community
In November, Somalia was the latest country to join the East African Community (EAC). This follows the Democratic Republic of Congo's accession to the regional intergovernmental organisation in March.
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Royal distinction for linguist Ingrid Tieken
Professor of Sociohistorical Linguistics Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade was appointed Knight in the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands on 11 September in her home city of The Hague. Deputy Mayor Bert van Alphen presented her with the decoration.
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The Social Life of Connectivity in Africa
The studies outlined in this volume explore how connectedness continues to change Africa and how Africa continues to shape the social life of connections.
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Politiques, Education et Identités Linguistiques, le collège des Frères des écoles chrétiennes de Jérusalem (1922-1939)
This dissertation sheds light on politics, education and linguistic identity by studying the case of the College of Jerusalem, founded by the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
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Study programme
In the African Studies BA programme you will obtain in-depth knowledge about Africa and the specific theme of your choice. At the same time, you will develop valuable academic and digital competences, as well as personal skills.
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Arend Quak
Faculty of Humanities
arend.quak@kpnmail.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Enrico Odelli
Faculty of Humanities
e.odelli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2188
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Tian Yang
Faculty of Humanities
t.yang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Xuan Tang
Faculty of Humanities
x.tang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Colin Ewen
Faculty of Humanities
c.j.ewen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2148
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Egbert Fortuin
Faculty of Humanities
e.fortuin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2075
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Astrid Vandendaele
Faculty of Humanities
a.vandendaele@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Jiaqi Wang
Faculty of Humanities
j.wang.45@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Saskia Dunn
Faculty of Humanities
s.e.dunn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Anikó Lipták
Faculty of Humanities
a.k.liptak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3320
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The Germanic loanwords in Proto-Slavic: origin and accentuation
This dissertation provides a thorough review of the words belonging to the oldest layer of Germanic loanwords in Proto-Slavic and answers the question of how these words were adapted to the Proto-Slavic accentual system.
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Unknown 18th-century Dutch: language variation in private letters
How did common people write in the late eighteenth century? Little is yet known on this topic, since our knowledge is mainly based on printed texts written by a small part of the (male) elite population. This dissertation – written from a sociolinguistic point of view – gives us new insights into late-…
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The Tocharian subjunctive (2004-2010)
In this study, the formation of the Tocharian subjunctive is described, its use and meaning are analysed and its origins are investigated.
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A Web of Relations: A grammar of rGyalrong Jiăomùzú (Kyom-kyo) dialects
This dissertation is a comprehensive description of the Jiăomùzú dialects. These dialects belong to the Tibetan-Birmese language of the rGyalrong spoken in the province Sìchuā, China.
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The syntax of verbal pseudo-coordination in English and Afrikaans
This dissertation provides a systematic description of English and Afrikaans verbal pseudo-coordination and a formal analysis couched in the Minimalist program.
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Innovation in tradition
This dissertation explores the history of the language of a manuscript known as Tönnies Fonne's Russian-German Phrasebook (Pskov 1607).
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Temporal Construals of Bare Predicates in Mandarin Chinese
This study presents the first systematic investigation and detailed theoretical analysis of the temporal interpretations of sentences with bare (aspectually unmarked) predicates in Mandarin.
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Archeologists involved in drilling the East African Rift System
NWO-ALW has funded the project Climate impact on human evolution: age calibration of the ICDP Hominin Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project (HSPDP), led by PIs Cor Langereis and Guillaume Dupont-Nivet (Utrecht University).
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Learning African sign languages via a video app
For many deaf Ghanaians, Ghanaian Sign Language is their first language. But for more deaf signers to be able to fully participate in society, more sign language interpreters, deaf school teachers and family members need to be trained. What better way to facilitate this by means of a Ghanaian Sign Language…
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‘The linguist’s work is by no means done’
Brain research and statistics are advancing our understanding of language and language acquisition. Linguists are still essential, however, says Professor of Dutch Linguistics Sjef Barbiers. Inaugural lecture on 8 December.
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Leiden University agrees to guarantee open access for linguistics
Dutch universities involved in lingusitics research and teaching have been asked through the VSNU to provide financial guarantees for the transition of linguistics research to open access. The universities, including Leiden, have agreed.
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Olga Lundysheva
Faculty of Humanities
o.lundysheva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Tina Cambier-Langeveld
Faculty of Humanities
g.m.cambier@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jenneke van der Wal
Faculty of Humanities
g.j.van.der.wal@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3658
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Maria del Carmen Parafita Couto
Faculty of Humanities
m.parafita.couto@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2644
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Kate Bellamy
Faculty of Humanities
k.r.bellamy@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Matthijs Westera
Faculty of Humanities
m.westera@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Martin Kroon
Faculty of Humanities
m.s.kroon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Elisabeth Kerr
Faculty of Humanities
e.j.kerr@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Matthew Sung
Faculty of Humanities
h.w.m.sung@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Yes/no question-marking in Italian dialects - A typological, theoretical and experimental approach
This dissertation provides an account of polar questions in Italian dialects from a typological, theoretical and empirical perspective.
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Resumptive Prolepsis. A Study in Indirect A'-Dependencies
This dissertation investigates A'-dependencies in Standard German, Zurich German and Dutch where the dislocated constituent is indirectly, i.e. not transformationally, related to the position where it is interpreted. The analysis is carried out within the Principles & Parameters framework.