1,111 search results for “pascal language and linguistics” in the Student website
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Lucien van BeekFaculty of Humanities
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New professor Alwin Kloekhorst: 'The origin of your language also says something about you'
Where does Dutch come from? Newly appointed Professor Alwin Kloekhorst looks for an answer to that question in millennia-old languages from Anatolia, the Asian part of present-day Turkey. 'A new interpretation in one of the Anatolian languages can have consequences for dozens of other languages.'
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Sealing and bookkeeping practices in Hittite Anatolia
Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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Johanneke CaspersFaculty of Humanities
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Matthijs WesteraFaculty of Humanities
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Sophia NautaFaculty of Humanities
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Rick HoningsFaculty of Humanities
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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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Language during war: the changing position of Russian in Ukraine
The impact of war extends beyond destroyed buildings and torn families. In bilingual Ukraine, the ongoing war with Russia is a major driver for increasingly discarding the Russian language. What does this mean for the position of Russian in Ukraine?
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Myra ArendsFaculty of Humanities
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Yuchen LianFaculty of Science
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Lifeng HanFaculty of Science
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Colin EwenFaculty of Humanities
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Anne Sytske KeijserFaculty of Humanities
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Study associations
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How do our language rules come about?
Many of the language rules we use today were formulated in the 17th and 18th centuries. In a dual track at the universities of Leiden and Brussels, PhD candidate Eline Lismont investigated why some rules became successful while other rules were quickly forgotten.
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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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Student Marten helped organise a MOOC: ‘It improved my knowledge of linguistics'
Master’s student of Linguistics Marten van der Meulen helped organise the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Miracles of Human Language, which ran from 30 March until 11 May 2015. What was it like for a student to organise an MOOC? And what did he learn from it?
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Lettie DorstFaculty of Humanities
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Laura MiglioriFaculty of Humanities
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Ae Ree NamFaculty of Humanities
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Rita SpithoffFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Jiaxin SunFaculty of Humanities
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Emma GrootveldFaculty of Humanities
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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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‘Language is part of your identity’
Language is omnipresent: when you talk, app or meet in Teams. Understanding how we communicate with one another and what communication does to us is essential. In her inaugural lecture, Nivja de Jong will call to redress the balance between the sciences and the humanities.
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Irina MorozovaFaculty of Humanities
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A Visual World study of culmination in Hindi perfective verbs
Lecture, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series
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Iris KoleAdministration and Central Services
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Leiden was buzzing on the Evening of Languages
What does it sound like when you create your own words in Chichewa? Can you decipher hieroglyphs after just one workshop? Visitors found answers to these and many other questions during the first edition of the Evening of Languages, held in the brand-new Herta Mohr Building. With a sold-out programme,…
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Jenneke van der WalFaculty of Humanities
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Marjolein HagemanFaculty of Humanities
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Jaap de JongFaculty of Humanities
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Nancy Kula: ‘Languages are very diverse’
As Professor of African Linguistics, Nancy Kula increases our knowledge of variation across languages. Her inaugural lecture is on Monday 23 March.
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Astrid VandendaeleFaculty of Humanities
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Jenneke van der Wal wins Ammodo Science Award: ‘Especially unstudied languages contribute to theory building’
For associate professor Jenneke van der Wal, things have been good recently. After being awarded a Vici and Una Europa grant, she has now also received an Ammodo Science Award. ‘It is a nice confirmation that I am doing valuable work.’
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Abhishek AvtansFaculty of Humanities
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One language = one archaeological culture? Peruvian evidence for a richer interface between language and archaeology
Lecture, Language and the Human Past
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Peter BurgerFaculty of Humanities
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Alisa van de Haar: ‘People with linguistic skills have always played a very important role in society’
Who was professionally involved in language between 1550 and 1650? And what were the financial returns of this language sector? Assistant Professor Alisa van de Haar has received an ERC Starting Grant to map out the situation in Northwest Europe between 1550 and 1650.
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Humanities PhD Symposium 2026
Conference, Symposium
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Susana ValdezFaculty of Humanities
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Jin Hee ParkFaculty of Humanities
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Jenny AudringFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs Porck wins Faculty Teaching Prize
Thijs Porck, teacher at English Language and Culture, has won the faculty teaching prize. He was lauded for his enthousiasm, his creative ways of teaching, and his commitment to his students.
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'Language is part of your identity’
Rik van Gijn was appointed professor of Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Diversity in the World from 1 December 2024. He is keen to use the position to set up research on language vitality. ‘People almost never give up their mother tongue entirely voluntarily.’
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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I-Hsien LinFaculty of Humanities
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Digitalisation & Social Change
Explore how digital technologies reshape global societies by influencing interaction, engagement & control. Delve into digital interfaces' impact on societal inequalities.