Research projects
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Processing pronouns of address (ImPro)
In various languages, speakers have a choice between using a polite or informal pronoun when addressing others. This project focusses on the impact of the use of a polite or informal pronouns on the addressee.
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CorneaRegID
Current treatments for cornea damage depend on stem cells in the patient's own healthy eye. This project will develop a novel regenerative technology to convert patient's skin and mouth cells into cornea stem cells to restore vision.
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Speech comprehension in a communicative setting
The aim of this project is to examine how the everyday communicative setting impacts on speech comprehension.
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Moral decision making in a communicative setting
The aim of this project is to develop an ecologically valid account of moral decision making when listening to moral dilemmas in communicative settings.
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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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The role of self-monitoring in the development of word production in young children
What underlies the gradual transition from deviating, variable word productions to productions that are considered adult-like? The hypothesis in this project is that the driving force behind the development of speech production is self-monitoring.
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Stats and Structure
This project investigates how the nature of children’s peer language affects language acquisition for children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
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New emoji proposal
How do new emojis come about? With this study Verheijen wants to examine how the emoji submission process works in practice.
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Effects of emoji in webcare
This project investigates the use of different kinds of emoji together with different aspects of 'Conversational Human Voice' (CHV) in webcare, and explores language style accommodation with emoji in webcare in terms of usage and effects.
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Evaluating subjectivity in digital news stories
This project aims to unravel the relationship between subjectivity, digital news medium, and literacy level, by investigating processing and appreciation of subjectivity in online news narratives.
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Optimal variability and perceptual improvement in second language learners
This study investigates the effects of using different levels of stimulus variability during training on the learning of second-language pronunciation.
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Advice-giving and advice-receiving in doctor/patient interactions in Nigerian hospitals
This project will use theories from linguistics to examine how advice-giving and advice-receiving are internationally organised, and how they, in turn, shape medical interactions in Nigerian hospitals.
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Transgressing ‘good’ cities
The project will investigate the implications of colonial legacies in (re)defining people’s experience and engagement of public spaces.
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JUST-PREPARE
The research project investigates the social, technical and societal dimensions of a just and effective energy transition, from carbon-based to renewable energy practices.
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DIGS
Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from surface waters with the aim to unravel their drivers and develop mitigation measures using field measurements, experiments and modelling approaches.
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Environmental impact of inland aquaculture in Brazil
In this research we aim to quantify greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient budgets of aquaculture ponds in Brazil and relate them to management practices.
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Effects of bioturbation on microbial CH4 production, accumulation and emission from inland waters
This research focuses on providing a mechanistic understanding of how bioturbating organisms affect greenhouse gas (GHG) production (through microbial communities), its rates of emission and emission pathways from aquatic ecosystems.
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The Marshall Plan at 75
Throughout the year that marks the 75 year anniversary of the arrival of the first Marshall Plan goods in the Netherlands, several popular-scientific and didactic publications will introduce the history of the Marshall Plan to a broad audience.
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The Diplomacy of Gratitude in Transatlantic Relations
By identifying the presence and significance of gratitude in the long history of transatlantic relations, this project places ordinary civilians, women, children, emotions, and material culture into the history of international relations.
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'The bad breath of consumer society'
This project analyses the arguments, positions and interaction of the various parties involved in the debate on advertising.