We identify two main aims in the project. The first aim of this study project is to examine the reasons for the poor literacy performance of South African learners who ...read more
Many languages have a basic V2 word order. This means that the verb linearly takes the second position in declarative main clauses, for instance in Standard Dutch (SD, 1).
The documentary (non-literary) Greek material of Egypt (papyri, ostraca, inscriptions), as well as additional literary and semi-literary comparanda, will be collated and analysed to contextualise the processes of change taking ...read more
In recent years several forms of collaboration between journalists, scientific experts, scientific institutions (and their PR staff) and citizen groups have become more frequent (Houston, 2010; Spangenberg & Heise, 2016). ...read more
Although language diversity poses short-term challenges, early multilingualism and multiliteracy come with great benefits, at least, when it is correctly supported. Currently, many language minority (LM) families are distressed about ...read more
Although language diversity poses short-term challenges, early multilingualism and multi-literacy come with great benefits, at least, when it is correctly supported. Currently, many language minority (LM) families are distressed about ...read more
The project investigates the evolution of the vowel system within the so-called 'Latin-Romace transition'. This research will be devoted to determining whether a sociolinguistic variation (both stylistic, diastratic and diatopic) ...read more
Oral proficiency targets in foreign language learning are typically expressed in terms of intelligibility. However, what makes non-native speech intelligible and accented is ill understood. The proposed project examines the ...read more
This five-year project aims to generate a paradigm shift in the understanding of Graeco-Roman and Late Antique communication. Non-literary, ‘documentary’ texts from Ancient Egypt such as letters, petitions and contracts ...read more
This project aims to provide a multivariate analysis of the nominal vocative in contemporary Madrilenian Spanish (e.g. Hola, tío ‘Hey, dude’) from a cognitive-functional, usage-based perspective. The formal and functional productivity of the ...read more