Leiden University Centre for Linguistics
Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) is one of seven institutes housed within the Faculty of Humanities.
Established in 2005, the institute focuses on linguistic research and (language) teaching at Leiden University. It offers excellent opportunities for both researchers and students alike to study a wide variety of the world’s languages. The Academic Language Centre, as part of LUCL, provides language services to university students and staff but also to individuals and groups outside the university.
News
Leiden Language Blog (EN & NL)
Upcoming events
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Historical pragmatics and letter-writing practices
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Colonial government by correspondence: the British government's communicative practice in colonial bureaucracy at the turn of the twentieth century in southern Africa
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Modality without moods? Preliminary considerations for a systematic study of modal strategies in Hittite
Research projects
PhD projects
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Epistemicity in Cinyungwe -
Historical and Linguistic Development of the Signing Community in Mozambique: The Emergence of local sign through contact, influence and linguistic Variation -
Implications of legal recognition of UgSL on Communication and Instruction for Deaf learners in Primary school in Uganda
