On Wednesday 15 November 2023 the students in Language Planning and Policy presented their class work to the staff members of the MA Multilingualism Their posters reflected our class work in sociolinguistics, with research on language attitudes and use, language contact and revitalization. The students used qualitative research methods for their projects. A lot ofContinue reading “It was again Poster Day!”
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Lecture series abstracts
Register here for one or more lectures Also online: https://meet.google.com/ojw-oshg-fzw 13 November 2023. Jenny Audring, Leiden University. The importance of being unproductive. 15-17h room T10 Turftorenstraat, Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen Productivity is a major conundrum in linguistic theory. Even the most fundamental questions are still a matter of debate. Is productivity an actualContinue reading “Lecture series abstracts”
Lecture series on productivity in linguistics @RUG
The University of Groningen will host a series of nine lectures on productivity, co-financed by LOT, the Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics. Research Master and PhD students who want to join one or more of the events will receive a reimbursement for their travel expenses from LOT. The lectures can be joined also online here:Continue reading “Lecture series on productivity in linguistics @RUG”
Zpannend Zernike!
On 30 September / 1 October, Groningen hosted the Weekend of Science (named after Frits Zernike, Nobel Prize in physics, 1953). The event is for everyone, including families and children. It was not easy to figure out a way to engage families and children in the research I am currently conducting about morphological productivity. InspiredContinue reading “Zpannend Zernike!”
The Ceremony of Merits 2023
Friday 7 July the University of Groningen celebrated the end of the Academic Year 22/23 For the occasions all kinds of employees have been invited because of their exceptional contribution to our university in the past year. Students, PhDs, administrative and academic staff gathered for an afternoon of celebration and closure. I was invited becauseContinue reading “The Ceremony of Merits 2023”
Language Policy and Planning: Poster day!
The course Language Policy and Planning, co-taught by Flávio Eiró and myself, runs for the entire first semester of the MA Multilingualism. Students learn how to write evidence-based policies, but first they learn about sociolinguistics and the main conceptual and methodological tools scholars in the field use to conduct their analyses. In this course, studentsContinue reading “Language Policy and Planning: Poster day!”
Two positions open at the RUG
It is time for building up the SHADES team at the University of Groningen! Two vacancies are now open within the NWO-funded project Shades of grammar: The cognitive basis of morphological productivity in polysynthetic languages. The postdoc position is still open! The postdoc will have a PhD in Psycholinguistics or related disciplines, possibly with a focusContinue reading “Two positions open at the RUG”
Maria Mazzoli, PhD 