Series

Descriptive Linguistics Seminars

The Descriptive Linguistics Seminars are a series of meetings on Friday afternoons at Leiden University Centre of Linguistics, where linguists present their (ongoing) work in descriptive linguistics.

This series is organised by Jenneke van der Wal (g.j.van.der.wal@hum.leidenuniv.nl) and Saskia Dunn (s.e.dunn@hum.leidenuniv.nl). Please contact either with questions or suggestions.

Mailing list

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Autumn 2025

This season of Descriptive Linguistics Seminars will run from September until December, with more information on the programme still to come. The talks will take place on Fridays at 15:30, followed by a borrel in the Reuvensplaats common room. Talks are held in person, and can be streamed via Zoom based on demand.

Below you can find the programme for Spring 2025.

Programme

14 Feb
Lecture | Descriptive Linguistics Seminars Preverbal focus in Kîîtharaka revisited Jenneke van der Wal
14 Mar
Lecture | Descriptive Linguistics Seminars The spread of clicks throughout the Sotho lexicon: borrowing, insertion, and just a hint of regular sound change Hilde Gunnink
11 Apr
Lecture | Descriptive Linguistics Seminars Iamitives in the Caucasus: The grammaticalisation of ‘already’ Jesse Wichers Schreur