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
Research projects
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A documentation of Sanye (Dahalo), a critically endangered Cushitic language of Kenya -
Disentangling the roles of social and biophysical factors in the evolution of linguistic diversity in South America
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The language and argumentation of Russian propaganda
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Unlocking quantum for society: the power of metaphors -
Who’s next?: The role of speech melody in the turn-taking system of Dutch
PhD projects
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Nationalism in Moroccan Malḥūn -
The Syntax of Being Different: How Human Language Expresses Otherness -
Signs on Paper: Unlocking the Histories of Sign Languages with AI -
Style Shifts in Japanese Honorifics: What, Why, When and How? -
A Study of Palenda: How the Mieno Wuna (Muna People) See the World through Metaphor
