The goal of this study is to examine whether there is passive voice in Ancient Chinese by analyzing the origin and development of all the constructions conventionally referred to as ...read more
The Belgian Dutch language is characterized by an impressive amount of variation. Not only the wide array of dialect variants accounts for this, but also the variation within the substandard ...read more
Between 2010 and 2016, Steven Delarue studied the language use, language perceptions and language ideologies of Flemish teachers in primary and secondary schools. Which (Dutch) language features do teachers use? Is there ...read more
This project fits within the research into the possibly universal polysemy of perception verbs, but concentrates especially on a very complex but neglected element. More particularly, the project aims at ...read more
According to international literature, disabled people were relatively well integrated within their communities until the mid-nineteenth century, when as result of the industrial revolution and the medicalization process, they became ...read more
My doctoral project deals with the legend of Aśoka, with special emphasis on Kunāla. Since the versions of this legend in different languages have hitherto only been studied individually and ...read more
The topic of this PhD thesis is “Equilibrium – An Empirical Study of Buddhist Monastic Practices in Taiwan: Master Chan Yun’s Eight Precepts”. The research focuses on the religious experiences ...read more
Starting from the truism that the development of the early Buddhist monastic community evolved in dialogue with its wider North-Indian contexts, this PhD questions which precepts, terminology, narrative elements and ...read more
This project aims to resolve an inconsistency in the research on Roman local social hierarchies. The Romans minutely described their social position in inscriptions. Modern scholars, however, often only use ...read more
The focus of this research project is the intricate relationship between language ideology, colonization and socio-economic mobility and emancipation in former colonies where the present-day language policies echo ...read more