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3,538 search results for “austronesian language and linguistics” in the Public website

• Computational Linguistics Linguistics (specialisation) (MA)

  In this theme you will be supplied with a firm background in the core of current computational linguistics and a solid comprehension of its neighboring fields.

• Applied Linguistics Linguistics (specialisation) (MA)

  The goal of the field of Applied Linguistics is to apply the findings and the techniques from research in linguistics to solve practical language-related problems in society.

• Linguistics (MA)

  The one-year master’s in Linguistics is concerned with the knowledge, structure and use of language, studied from a wide range of perspectives. It trains students to systematically identify, describe and analyse language phenomena and to apply this knowledge to a specific area of interest.

• A grammar of Sandawe: A Khoisan language of Tanzania Research output

  This dissertation presents a description of Sandawe, a Khoisan language spoken by approximately 60 000 speakers in Dodoma Region, Tanzania.

• Linguistics (Specialisation) Linguistics (MA)

  Are you thinking about studying Linguistics? Learn more and watch the programme presentation.

• The Language of Argumentation Research output

  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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  Jiang Wu Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

• A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali Research output

  This dissertation provides a description of the language Tadaksahak as it is spoken by the Idaksahak, a people group of about 30,000 living in the most eastern part of Mali and several isolated places in western Niger.

• Linguistics: Translation Translation (MA)

  Are you thinking about studying Linguistics: Translation? Learn more and watch the introduction videos.

• Student for a day Linguistics Event - 17 November 2025

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• Student for a day Linguistics Event - 10 November 2025

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• Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Morocco The Netherlands Institute Morocco

  In the spring semester, NIMAR offers university and university of applied sciences students two English-taught tracks worth 30 ECTS each. In both tracks, the emphasis is on enhancing language and linguistic skills, yet they also provide an in-depth introduction to Moroccan culture and society.

• Functional projections in analytic languages Research project

  The ultimate aim of the project is to find out whether there are such things as

• The link between hearing loss, language, and social functioning in childhood Research output

  The aim of this thesis was to study the link between hearing loss, language skills, and social functioning in deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children. Sufficient language skills are an essential prerequisite to develop appropriate communication skills, in order to join in conversations with others.…

• A grammar of Ik (Icetod) Northeast Uganda’s last thriving Kuliak language Research output

  This study offers a comprehensive but balanced grammatical analysis of Ik (Icetod), Northeast Uganda’s last thriving Kuliak language.

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  Tijmen Pronk Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Theory and practice of linguistic stylistics Research project

  The linguistic project constitutes the connection between the two other subprojects. It consists of two parts.

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  Ben Arps Professor Indonesian and Javanese Language and Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Axel Palmér Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Willemijn Heeren Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Marian Klamer Director PhD programs / Professor Austronesian and Papuan Linguistics

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Olga Nozdracheva PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

• ‘Kindersprache, Aphasie und allgemeine Lautgesetze’ revisited Research project

  The current project aims to revive the idea that sound inventories are structured according to a small set of universal principles by applying insights from current phonological theory and by making use of modern database technologies and data assessing methodologies.

• Theoretical Linguistics

  Studying the underlying principles of the nature of language.

• Latino-Punic and its Linguistic Environment Research output

  This thesis attempts to describe the entire corpus of Latino-Punic inscriptions, found in Tripolitania.

• Communicative Language Teaching in Georgia Research output

  The present investigation aims at exploring whether the instruction provided at secondary schools in the capital meets the requirements of Communicative Language Teaching and whether the aims of improving learners’ communicative proficiency are met.

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  Guus Kroonen Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• The dawn of Dutch: language change in the Low Countries between 500 and 1200 AD Research project

  The main goal of this project is to answer the question: how did Dutch acquire its own, distinctive linguistic characteristics?

• Linguistics (specialisation) (MA)

  In the one-year Linguistics specialisation programme you will be able to focus on a specific thematic or disciplinary route, reflecting the linguistics expertise present at Leiden University.

• Descriptive Linguistics Seminars Event
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  Eduardo Alves Vieira University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

• Linguistics (research) (MA)

  The research master’s programme in Linguistics at Leiden University combines leading expertise with a flexible programme format.

• Documentation and analysis of !Ora and !Ui languages Research project

  This project aims at describing the Khoisan languages !Ora (Korana/Griqua) and !Ui of South Africa.

• The Silk Road Language Web Research project

  A linguistic prehistory of the Tarim Basin in Northwest China

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  Michaël Peyrot Professor Comparative Indo-European Linguistics

  Faculty of Humanities

• Language policy and practices in the Global North and South: Challenges, opportunities and future directions Research output

  A thorough description of the relationships among languages and their social environment in a given context, reflecting an ecological perspective, involves attention to the agency of local actors, and the policies, discourse, and ideologies that surround them.

• Experience Day Linguistics Event - 28 November 2025

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• Online Experience Linguistics Event

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• A Typology of Verbal Derivation in Ethiopian Afro-Asiatic Languages Research output

  The general objective of this thesis is to determine a typology of verbal derivation in Ethiopian Afro-asiatic languages.

• Language socialization in deaf families in Africa HANDS!Lab for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies

  Across cultures, parents help their children master the social and linguistic codes needed in adult life. Recent research on language socialization found important cross-cultural differences, pointing out the need for more diversity for a full understanding of this process.

• Walikan Malangan: Structure and development of a Javanese reversed language Research output

  On the 24th of October, Nurenzia Yannuar successfully defended her doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Nurenzia on this achievement.

• Linguistics (Research MA) Linguistics (research) (MA)

  Are you thinking about studying Linguistics Research MA? Learn more and watch the introduction video.

• Linguistic and Cultural Foreign Policies of European States Research output

  The policies relating to language pursued by European monarchies and states have been widely studied, but far less attention has been given to their linguistic and cultural policies in territories outside their own borders.

• Heritage Linguistics Lab Research facility

  Platform for research about heritage languages spoken in the Netherlands

• Relative pitch in music and language Research project

  Knowledge and culture subproject 1:

• Dutch Language, Culture and Society (MA)

  In the master’s programme in Dutch Language, Culture and Society at Leiden University you will study the language and culture of the Netherlands from the Dutch Golden Age – the time of Rembrandt and Vondel – until today’s dynamic and muliticultural society.

• The emerging sign language of Guinea-Bissau (LGG) HANDS!Lab for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies

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  Felix Ameka Emeritus Professor Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Diversity in the world

  Faculty of Humanities

• Experimental Linguistics Lab Facilities Research facility

  Psycholinguistic research

• (Extra)Ordinary letters: A view from below on seventeenth-century Dutch Research output

  In this dissertation, a corpus of 595 seventeenth-century letters (mainly private ones) written between 1664 and 1672 is examined from a sociolinguistic perspective.