The Department of Linguistics brings together the linguistic researchers in the Faculty of Arts. Next to studies of a generalor theoretical linguistic nature, research is mainly oriented towards Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and the classical languages. In disciplinary terms, all fields of linguistics are represented: grammar, semantics and pragmatics, diachronic linguistics and variational linguistics, and various kinds ...
Comparative Research, Historical and Applied Linguistics, Leuven
Dir. P. Swiggers
Research (and teaching) focusing on:
(1) historical, comparative, ciontrastive-typological linguistics of the Romance languages and the two classical languages Greek and Latin
(2) the relation between syntax and information structure in the Romance languages
(3) the historiography and metahistoriography of linguistics
CoHistAL ...
The Department of Applied Linguistics (TTKA) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel offers
Bachelor's and Master's programs in Applied Linguistics, Translation, Interpreting and
Journalism. The TTKA Department has two internationally oriented Research centers that want to highlight the multilingual context of Brussels: BIAL, The Brussels Institute of Applied Linguistics, and BIJU, the Brussels Insitute for
Journalism Studies.
The main objective of the Centre for Linguistics (CLIN) is to promote basic research in theoretical and applied linguistics and the application of this research in the wider society. Research at CLIN addresses a broad spectrum of issues related to the structure, use, learning and teaching, historical development, and the social and political contexts of languages. Recent work includes studies on morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics, ...
applied linguistics
BIAL (Brussels Institute for Applied Linguistics) is a research group within the Applied Linguistics Department of the VUB that conducts applied linguistic research with a focus on transculturalism. We define transculturalism as a form of cultural hybridity which emerges when different cultural elements interact and eventually integrate with each other. Since Brussels is a natural melting pot of cultures, the emphasis on transculturalism is ...
The research group Centre for Applied Linguistics (CTL) carries out pluridisciplinary research. Important research domains of CTL are:
- cross-cultural research (mainly verbal and non verbal communication)
- communication needs and problems of specific populations (mainly business-oriented, possibly targeting a specific sector and/or job category)
- semi-autonomous blended learning (effectiveness and ...