Bésɨro and Bolivian Guaraní are two communities in Bolivia that share a history of forced migrations and, to this day, face linguistic and cultural erasure. However, they adopted opposite survival ...read more
Democratic Literacy and Humour (DELIAH) examines the multifaceted role of humour in artistic forms, cultural spaces, and online and offline fora, identifying how humour can either support or undermine democratic ...read more
Every year, the VRT selects the 'Tienerwoord van het Jaar'. In 2024, the honor went to noncha ('chill, carefree'), while in 2023, heftig (used to emphasize something striking) was chosen. The ...read more
This project proposal seeks to bridge significant gaps in the understanding of Migration or Integration Language Tests (MILTs) by scrutinizing their rationale, construction, operationalization, and impact within the contexts of migration and ...read more
Throughout Chinese history, mountain worship has shaped the spatial order of ancient cities as a cultural and spiritual anchor, forming a unique "city-mountain" landscape imbued with regional identity and philosophical/religious ...read more
The aim of the SerialKey project is to carry out a technological and morphometric study of mass-produced items from the European Final Bronze Age in order to gain a better ...read more
Video games have a reputation of being overly violent, sexist, and stereotyping. These connotations are the result of dominant hegemonic practices in the game industry, and while they are certainly ...read more
Due to current political and demographic developments, multilingual psychotherapy for refugees and migrants is becoming increasingly relevant. Interpreters are often indispensable in bridging the language barrier between patient and therapist. ...read more
This project contributes to a better understanding of the grammar underlying Spanish-English(-Kriol) codeswitching (CS). Its objective is threefold. First, at an empirical level, it provides insight into the way the conflict ...read more
This project maps the mental representation of pluricentricity in the Dutch language area by empirically studying perceptions of and attitudes towards national grammatical and lexical variation. It will address the ...read more