Dr. D. (Dick) Smakman

Position:
  • Lecturer


Telephone number: +31 (0)71 527 2607
E-Mail: d.smakman@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department: Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, Leiden Univ Centre for Linguistics, LUCL Engels
Office Address: Witte Singel-complex
P.N. van Eyckhof 4
2311 BV Leiden
Room number 1.05c
Personal Homepage: www.smakman.spreektzijnmoerstaal.nl


Fields of interest

language variation & change; language learning; language teaching; sociolinguistics; phonetics; language shift

Teaching activities

English language acquisition; sociolinguistics

Curriculum vitae

1996-2001: PhD track, Sociolinguistics, Nijmegen University; PhD in 2006
1997-1998: English Language & Literature, Amsterdam University (UvA); MA in 1998
1994-1995: Linguistics, Nijmegen University; MA in 1995
1992-1994: Linguistics, Durham University, England
1990-1992: English Language & Literature, Nijmegen University

Publications

Recent publications

2009:  

Bert Botma, Koen Sebregts & Dick Smakman On the phonetics and phonology of Dutch mid-vowel colouring. (in progress)  

Dick Smakman, Frank van Meurs & Hubert Korzilius English in radio commercials in the Netherlands. Its use and effects. In: ESP Across Cultures.

Cassandra Smith-Christmas & Dick Smakman Gaelic on Skye: Older speakers' identity in a language-shift situation. In: International Journal of the Sociology of Language.

Last Modified: 29-10-2009