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
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Linguistics and Literary Studies
Studying languages is an exciting choice, particularly in a city such as Brussels where probably more languages are spoken than anywhere else in Europe. Competence in languages is not just a luxury. It is a necessity in a society where international relationships are part of every day life. Language students access other cultures and thus broaden their horizons. They have the opportunity to see how people communicate and how the human mind ...
Research topics of this unit that is closely connected with the KU Leuven research unit are:
° Literary theory: development of a historical poetics of narrative prose, from the Middle Ages to 1800.
° Autobiography study: modalities and conditions for the I-discourse during the Ancien Régime.
° Study of narrative strategies: ambiguity and ductus obliquus in the narrative-philosophical discourse of the Enlightenment.
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Research topics of this unit are:
° Literary theory: development of a historical poetics of narrative prose, from the Middle Ages to 1800.
° Autobiography study: modalities and conditions for the I-discourse during the Ancien Régime.
° Study of narrative strategies: ambiguity and ductus obliquus in the narrative-philosophical discourse of the Enlightenment.
° Legitimization strategies of the literary, scientific and ...
Research topics of this unit are:
° Literary theory: development of a historical poetics of narrative prose, from the Middle Ages to 1800.
° Autobiography study: modalities and conditions for the I-discourse during the Ancien Régime.
° Study of narrative strategies: ambiguity and ductus obliquus in the narrative-philosophical discourse of the Enlightenment.
° Legitimization strategies of the literary, scientific and ...
The Literary Studies Research Unit, Leuven, consists of the following six research groups: