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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.


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.


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.


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.