By the end of the ninth century CE, vernacular languages had definitively replaced Latin in everyday oral interactions throughout the Carolingian world. However, Latin remained by and large dominant in ...read more
Phenomenological research on experiences of the ageing bodies in different Chinese societies. This also includes alternative discourses of aging that go beyond the decline narrative and successful aging, and ways to ...read more
The diversity of embodied experiences of the ageing body in Chinese societies, alternative discourses of ageing that go beyond the decline narrative and successful aging, and ways to breach the ...read more
This study examines gendered linguistic practices in Post-Classical Greek (31 BC–600 AD) by analyzing bidirectional texts, i.e. written exchanges that reflect an interaction between sender and recipient, including documentary letters, ...read more
Dit project behelst een linguïstisch-etnografische studie van meertalige praktijken in juridische consultaties met asielzoekers in België. Het onderzoekt hoe het meertalig potentieel en de meertalige strategieën van advocaten en hun ...read more
The AIRSONG project aims to advance scientific understanding and computational modeling of respiratory entrainment, with applications in biofeedback to promote relaxation and well-being. The project leverages dynamical systems theory to ...read more
Medieval cities were more than centers of trade and governance—they were imagined, shaped, and contested through literature. This project examines how Bruges, Ghent, and Ypres were represented in Middle Dutch ...read more
Ancient Greek distinguishes between imperfective and perfective aspect in all moods of the verb, including the imperative mood. Although this is an rare feature typologically, we still only have a ...read more
Even in the past, broad social categories like status played a crucial role in language variation and change. However, language use is also linked to the existence of more locally ...read more
Scholarship on the no-self (anātman) doctrine in Buddhism has predominantly focused on the Indian context, often overlooking significant variations within the history of Chinese Buddhism. This may due to scholars’ ...read more