The CLS research group Grammar and Cognition aims to arrive at a better understanding of form (syntax) and meaning (semantics) in context (pragmatics). We investigate which factors guide hearers to the interpretation and speakers to the production of words, phrases and sentences. In our research, we combine theoretical linguistics with typology, empirical linguistics (experimental and corpus-based research), computational linguistics and literary studies.
Grammar and Cognition
Publications & Dissertations
Students
Research assistants
Our research assistants assist the G&C members with various tasks, such as preparing and testing for experiments, and organising data.
- Dalí Chirino - dali.chirino [at] ru.nl (dali[dot]chirino[at]ru[dot]nl)
Interns
- Kyra Kashigin - kyra.kashigin [at] ru.nl (kyra[dot]kashigin[at]ru[dot]nl)
- Andreas Wölfle - andreas.woelfle [at] ru.nl (andreas[dot]woelfle[at]ru[dot]nl)
Honours students
Honours students of the Faculty of Arts have the opportunity to train their research skills by conducting their own research project under the supervision of one or more senior researchers. The following students are currently undertaking research projects within Grammar and Cognition.
Amke Haak and Laura van Zanten
Amke and Laura are linguistics students. They will be researching so-called mirror constructions, in which the subject and finite verb are repeated. An example is "Wij gaan spiegelconstructies gaan wij onderzoeken". These constructions are completely absent from written language, but occur frequently in spoken language, where they often go unnoticed. Amke and Laura will research the function and occurrence of these mirror constructions.
Looking for a research project?
Grammar and Cognition welcomes students at all levels. Our honours, bachelor’s and master’s students have the opportunity to train their research skills by conducting their own research project under the supervision of our senior members.
Are you a Bachelor's or Master's student and looking for a research project in which to write your thesis? Contact us!
Theses
You can find many of our students's theses in the Radboud Educational Repository.
Contact information
Location
Visiting address
Erasmusplein 16525HT Nijmegen
Postal address
Postbus 91036500HD NIJMEGEN