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Playing Cluedo with speech sounds 15 August 2019
Using speech analysis to resolve crimes. That's what Meike de Boer (26) is aiming to do with her PhD research. 'By analysing how a person pronounces "...
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‘Brain scanners are bringing about a revolution in neurolinguistics’ 01 April 2019
Brain scanners have radically changed neurolinguistics. They are increasing our understanding of how the brain processes language. Professor Niels Sch...
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Speakers store abstract information, irrespective of their language 01 June 2018
The human brain stores not only individual words, but also all kinds of abstract information about these words. Research by Leiden linguists has shown...
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Babies' hearing important in language deficiency 19 March 2018
During the first year of life, babies adapt to the language they hear around them. In the event of hearing difficulties, this can lead to a language d...
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Understanding the brain via language 23 January 2018
Professor Jenny Doetjes at Leiden University researches similarities and differences in languages, specifically in the area of numerals and quantifier...
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The unstoppable advance of Berber 06 November 2017
Berber languages have long been banned from public life in North Africa, but the situation has changed drastically. Linguistic research is generating ...
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Jenny Doetjes appointed Professor of Semantics and Language Variation 03 March 2017
Dr Jenny Doetjes was appointed Professor of Semantics and Language Variation in February. During her professorship Dr. Doetjes wishes to focus on char...
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Language gets people talking 08 May 2015
Studying languages enables you to unearth a lot of valuable information about humans: it reveals our history and explains cultural differences and it ...