Organisations
Comparative, Historical and Applied Linguistics, Leuven KU Leuven
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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Arabic Studies, Antwerp Campus KU Leuven
The interests of the research group fall within the realm of translation technology, legal translation and terminology, in particular the peculiar nature of legal concepts and the consequences of this special character on communication across different legal systems and different legal communities. Apart from this, we focus on Afro-Asiatic linguistics and linguistic variability in Arabic, with special attention to its sociolinguistic and ...
Functional and Cognitive Linguistics: Grammar and Typology (FunC), Leuven KU Leuven
The research group FunC consists of researchers conducting research in the field of cognitive-functional linguistics. Over the last decade the research group FunC has mainly been concerned with the semantics and pragmatics of different types of verbal and (pro)nominal constructions, both synchronically and diachronically.
Greek Studies, Leuven KU Leuven
Research in the unit Greek Studies is not limited to antiquity but focuses on the study of Greek language and the analysis and edition of Greek literary texts through the centuries. Key research domains are the historiography of linguistics, literary and paraliterary papyri, Byzantine and Early Christian studies and comparative Indo-European linguistics. Some research activities guarantee the continuity of these domains, for example the study ...