The switching of languages among bilinguals at the clause level is well-documented in code-switching (CS) research. On the other hand, intra-word code-switching (IWCS) has only been sparsely attested in a ...read more
While ancient Greek literary texts have been extensively studied, non-literary sources such as papyri have not received the same attention. This project aims to explore novel approaches to these sources: ...read more
This project focuses on the question to what degree the functioning of language norms is invidually and culturally determined. This question is key to fully fathom the social and cognitive functioning ...read more
Over time and space, languages can change fundamentally in their structure (morphosyntax). A key example of such variation is the change between analytic and synthetic morphosyntax. Such variation is clearly ...read more
Listening to a language which is not one's own native language can be surprisingly difficult, even for advanced learners. This is especialy so when the speaker has an unfamiliar regional ...read more
The proposed project sets out to examine how sociophonetic variation is acquired as part of L2 phonological acquisition in learners of French as a Foreign Language (FFL). Similar to first ...read more
In modern languages, polite formulaic phrases often trace back to performative verbs (e.g. performative verbs of asking such as parakaló in Modern Greek, bitte in German or prego in Italian). ...read more
Grammatical relations are central to the scientific study of languages, and yet the indigenous languages spoken in Amazonia often challenge conventional approaches to the notion of grammatical subject and object. ...read more
The project looks at how and why the ratio of labile verbs changes in the history of Chinese, testing the hypothesis that earlier monosyllabic labile verbs were gradually replaced by ...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