Research projects
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Futures of Language
Language is possibly humanity’s greatest invention, and likely the most adaptable. This project studies language as it adapts to major sociotechnical transitions.
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Oral exam on Dutch literature in secondary schools
In this project we examine the oral exam on Dutch literature in secondary schools from a multi- and transdisciplinary perspective.
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Interactional finesses of medical video consultations
E-health is increasing and could provide solutions for accessible and sustainable healthcare in the future. However, little is still known about the characteristics of digital communication between healthcare professionals and patients.
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Navigating uncertainty in gender incongruence and differences in sex development (DSD)/intersex conditions
This project investigates how uncertainty in gender incongruence and differences in sex development (DSD) is displayed in interaction among healthcare professionals (HCP), among peers (adolescents/parents) and between HCP and adolescents/parents.
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The digitalisation of (para)medical consultation
The aim of this project is to identify the impact of digitalisation on (para)medical interaction in the context of professional practice, and to provide solutions that can support professionals in the use of these technologies.
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Digital tools for analysing conversation
In this project we work with the Netherlands eScience Center to create scientific computing tools that enable inclusive curation, rapid exploration and rich visualization of conversational data.
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Empirical foundations of poetic rhyme
The research project uses methods from experimental psychology and psycholinguistics to address fundamental questions about rhyme that have gone unnoticed in prior research.
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The body in language use
Using a Conversation Analytic approach, this project inductively investigates what signals humans make relevant while interacting with a robot for the first time.
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Recent increase in treatment requests for transgender care
This projects aims to gain insight into the reasons for the increase in transgender care in the Netherlands and into underlying social processes to achieve a better match between care wishes (from transgender persons) and treatment offerings.
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UNITE
Uncertainty plays a major role in the care of transgender and intersex children. In this project, linguistic scientists, ethicists and psychologists examine how uncertainty shows itself in both types of care and how those involved can deal with it.
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Elementary particles of conversation
Just below our awareness, small words like mmhm, huh? and oh streamline interaction and make complex language possible. Investigating them can help us understand why languages are the way they are and can help us build better language technology.