The persuasive function of metaphorical language has long been taken for granted, both inside and outside of the field of linguistics. Due to their ability to structure more abstract topics ...read more
This project investigates how women in later life reimagine ways of living and loving through practices of sensuality and pleasure. It explores the potential of pleasure to subvert social norms ...read more
This project investigates how healthism, belonging, and empowerment are articulated and embodied by Les Mills instructors. The study also explores how current normative societal ideologies are mirrored, reproduced, and contested ...read more
The overall goal of this project is to detect and link similar hemistichs (half verses), verses and epigrams, which will result in a more dynamic system to connect related epigrams ...read more
Although conversational agents are highly popular and profitable systems in a number of diverse settings, research on the human-like capabilities of these agents is still in its infancy. Another issue that impedes progress ...read more
My project is the first large-scale investigation of concessive conditionals (CCs) from the perspective of usage-based CxG. CCs are basically conditionals whose consequent holds under a range of antecedent values. ...read more
Ample evidence has been provided in the literature that interpreters are more than mere “translating machines” and that they do take up an active role in the triadic interaction of ...read more
The homogenisation process of Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War caused population shifts which left long-lasting impacts for both the people on the move as well as ...read more
This research project aims to investigate the relationships between image/picture and word in contemporary Italian poetry from the 1950s to the present day. The main point of view of the ...read more
'Avant-Garde Strategies in Contemporary Experimental Literature (2001-present)' seeks to comprehend contemporary experimental Dutch fiction through the lenses of the historical and neo-avant-gardes. Questions at the core of this project are whether ...read more