anthe.sevenants

Science communication

This page lists my press features, guest lectures and educational videos. These are all aimed at making complex topics accessible and engaging. All items are marked for their associated research projects.

Press features

Gij zijt of toch maar gij bent?: een kwestie van smaak

Neerlandistiek (online article)

Zeggen Limburgers weldra 'gij bent' en 'hun hebben'?

Het Belang Van Limburg (newspaper article)

'Jij bent' is te afgelikt, 'gij zijt' te plat. Dus zeggen we steeds vaker 'gij bent'

Het Laatste Nieuws (newspaper article)

Hoe 'gij bent' uit de Noorderkempen is ontsnapt en zich in de rest van Vlaanderen verspreidt

VRT NWS (online article)

Hoe "gij bent" de Vlaamse tussentaal is ingeslopen

VRT Radio 1 (radio interview)

Guest lectures

Onbekend is onbemind: Op zoek naar 'gij bent' in tussentaal

Nederlands: theorie II

Invited by Eline Zenner

29 October 2024

Educational videos

Why do the Dutch and the Flemish sound different?

I made this video to explain to the students of the Faculty of Arts how we can use computer simulations to find out why speakers of Belgian and Dutch standard language do not sound the same.

Produced for Margherita Fantoli for L-Dataverwerking

04 November 2024

Playing The Sims for science

In this video, I try to explain to the students of the Faculty of Arts how computer simulations can be used in the humanities — and how they are a distant cousin of The Sims.

Produced for Margherita Fantoli for L-Dataverwerking

04 November 2024