Research master thesis | Linguistics (research) (MA)
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There are large individual differences among late second language learners. The present study investigated whether individual differences in late L2 acquisition could be explained by individual...Show moreThere are large individual differences among late second language learners. The present study investigated whether individual differences in late L2 acquisition could be explained by individual differences in musical experience, because a large number of prior studies showed that musicians have enhanced auditory processing abilities. Dutch late-learners of English performed an AXB identification task, a 4I2AFC discrimination task and a passive oddball task with the English vowel contrast DRESS-TRAP. Data was analyzed with a multilevel single-trial approach to focus on the explanation of individual differences. The results showed large individual differences in all three tasks, good behavioral discrimination of the vowel contrast, and a large mismatch negativity (MMN) effect. A relation between discrimination performance and the variables musical experience and MMN amplitude was found, indicating that better behavioral discrimination of small acoustic differences was related to more musical experience and larger MMN differences. The absence of a similar relation with identification performance was attributed to a ceiling effect and restricted range of results on this task. The fact that no significant relation was found between musical experience and MMN amplitude, was explained by the required discrimination difficulty to measure a positive effect of musical experience, which was not met by the stimuli in the oddball task.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Film- en literatuurwetenschap (BA)
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De BLM-protesten van 2020 als reactie op de moord op George Floyd door Derek Chauvin hebben een uitzonderlijk karakter. Door de spectrale werking van de beelden, waarin Floyd zowel levend als dood...Show moreDe BLM-protesten van 2020 als reactie op de moord op George Floyd door Derek Chauvin hebben een uitzonderlijk karakter. Door de spectrale werking van de beelden, waarin Floyd zowel levend als dood te zien is, is hij een ambigue aan- en afwezigheid bij de protesten. Aan de hand van theorieën van Butler en Derrida's conceptie van spectraliteit onderzoekt deze scriptie de werking van de viraal-gegane videobeelden in de wereldwijde protesten. Floyds "specter" opent de meervoudige potentiële loop van de geschiedenis en daarmee roept het een noodzaak voor vrijheid alsook een waarschuwing voor onrechtvaardigheid op.Show less
This study examines the effect of brand morality and brand competence on explicit and implicit brand attitude and whether identification mediates this effect. The study has a two (morality: low x...Show moreThis study examines the effect of brand morality and brand competence on explicit and implicit brand attitude and whether identification mediates this effect. The study has a two (morality: low x high) by two (competence: low x high) factorial experimental between-subjects design. The experiment was conducted with the Qualtrics Domain of Leiden University. The results of four ANOVA’s showed that both brand morality and brand competence affect consumers’ explicit and implicit brand attitude, with a larger effect of brand morality. The first regression analysis showed that identification influences the effect of both brand morality and brand competence on explicit brand attitude, with a slightly larger effect of brand morality. The second regression analysis showed that identification influences the effect of brand competence on implicit brand attitude but does not influence the effect of brand morality on implicit brand attitude. Theoretical and practical implications, limitations, and suggestions for further research are discussed.Show less
We introduce an open source, freely available algorithm for automatic correlation of fluorescence and electron microscopy images in Correlative Light-Electron Microscopy (CLEM). With a minimal...Show moreWe introduce an open source, freely available algorithm for automatic correlation of fluorescence and electron microscopy images in Correlative Light-Electron Microscopy (CLEM). With a minimal amount of manual input, two custom modules perform an automatic identification of the fluorescent nuclei and the watershed nucleus of a TEM image and hence calculate the necessary affine transformation for accurate correlation. The process can be performed on a group of pre-processed images and allows for an efficient solution around the data handling bottleneck encountered in the technique.Show less
Film theory is focussed on (dis-)identification however new media and (video) games changed film by introducing new aesthetics and conventions, which means new analythical methods are also needed.
The current report is an examination of language and identity in the context of Brussels. Brussels is sociolinguistically interesting as an official bilingual city with great diversity in languages...Show moreThe current report is an examination of language and identity in the context of Brussels. Brussels is sociolinguistically interesting as an official bilingual city with great diversity in languages and cultures. Theoretical notions of language attitude, accommodation and social identity are linked in the multilingual context of Brussels. To investigate a possible relation between language and identity, the language choice preferences of speakers of Dutch are mapped, as well as identifications they make on different levels. The link between language choice and identification is examined by investigating three small groups of speakers of Dutch in Brussels. An attitudinal online survey, expert interviews and a rapid and anonymous survey offer data that provide insights in the language, and identifications the speakers make. Qualitative analyses imply that speakers of Dutch in Brussels show a tendency to be flexible towards language switch and being addressed in another language. The Dutch language tends not to be a distinctive feature to the speakers’ identity, but multilingualism and positive traits attributed to multilingualism are part of the identity of the speakers of Dutch in Brussels.Show less
In this thesis I examine the complications in constructing an identity that is based in a past of conflict, an identity that has been hidden and negatively approached. I focus on three Indisch...Show moreIn this thesis I examine the complications in constructing an identity that is based in a past of conflict, an identity that has been hidden and negatively approached. I focus on three Indisch-Japanese descendants, whose stories show the problems they faced in constructing an identity in a sphere of taboo. I will show how by deriving more information about their past, they can rethink the memory of their history and as such bring a new form of negotiating their identity. In this thesis, I look at the trip to Japan as a central source of gathering information about their background. The stories show that identification to a Japanese background is a process that takes shape over time.Show less
