Colloquium Dan Everett
On Tuesday 15 May, Dan Everett (Bentley University) will give a talk on 'Language: the Cultural Tool'. His film 'The Grammar of Happiness' will be screened beforehand.
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Debate on Contrast and Locality in Vowel Harmony
We are very pleased to announce that on Monday, February 20, LUCL will host a debate between Elan Dresher and Andrew Nevins on contrast and locality in vowel harmony. Both speakers have done extensive research on the topic. Of course, the audience will also be invited to join the discussion.
Lecture Prof. dr. Tom Zuidema
On the 20th of March, Prof.dr. Tom Zuidema will give a lecture entitled: 'Inca en pre-Inca kalenders in quipus en textiel'. Prof. Zuidema is retired professor at the University of Illinois. He is anthropologist and one of the world's most famous specialists in the domain of Inca's and their society.
LSr-Prize for Isabelle van de Calseyde
LUCL congratulates Isabelle van de Calseyde with winning the LSr Teaching Prize!
Barbara Snel wins Taalunie Scriptieprijs
MA-student Barbara Snel has won the Taalunie Scriptieprijs for her MA-thesis 'Het lemma ‘toch’. Een corpusgebaseerde partikelstudie' .
Vrije Competitie Grants for two LUCL members
LUCL is glad to announce that two of its members have been awarded an NWO Vrije Competitie Grant.
ERC Advanced Grant Willem Adelaar
Prof. Willem Adelaar has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant to do research on Central and Southern American Indian languages.
LUCL admitted to NWO Graduate Programme 2011
LUCL is pleased to announce that the application for the NWO Graduate School 2011 has been admitted.
NTR College Tour
On the 19th of December, the NTR College Tour has taken place. It has started this year in Leiden with an interview of the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Defence Sander Steeman
On the 2nd of February, Sander Steeman successfully defended his PhD-thesis. LUCL congratulates Sander on this beautiful result.
Taalbeheersingslezing
The Leerstoelgroep Taalbeheersing van het Nederlands organises the second Taalbeheersingslezing of this academic year on Thursday 23 February.
Defence Tim Stirtz
On the 7th of February, Tim Stirtz successfully defended his PhD-thesis. LUCL congratulates Tim on this beautiful result.
Defence Camelia Constantinescu
On Wednesday 14 December, Camelia Constantinescu successfully defended her PhD-thesis.
Defence Kateřina Součková
On 14 December, Kateřina Součková successfully defended her PhD-thesis.
First edition of 'Leidse Stijl'
The first issue of the annual magazine 'Leidse Stijl' has been published in December.
NWO Vrije competitie for Ingrid Tieken
Ingrid Tieken, Professor at the English Department of Leiden University, has been awarded a Vrije Competitie grant by NWO.
Prof.dr Vincent van Heuven appointed as KNAW-member
Prof.dr. Vincent van Heuven has been appointed as a member of the Royal Academie of Dutch Sciences (KNAW).
Inaugural lecture prof. Jaap de Jong and anniversary of JNM
On the 4th of November, prof. Jaap de Jong will give his inaugural lecture ‘ Pics or it did not happen! De dood van Osama bin Laden en de retorica van betrouwbaarheid in het nieuws’. His inaugural lecture coincides with the anniversary of the minor/master track 'Journalism and New Media'.
David Shakouri awarded NWO PhD-position
David Shakouri has been awarded a PhD-position by NWO for the PhDs in the Humanities Programme. His project is entitled 'MODOMA: Computer-Simulated Laboratory-Approach to Language Acquisition'.
Honorary professorship Willem Adelaar
The Catholic University of Peru (Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú) has appointed Prof. Dr. Willem Adelaar to an honorary professorship for his excellent work in the field of linguistics of the Andes.
