Projects
Alfred Loisy as a comparative historian of religions. An investigation of Loisy’s position within early 20th century and current comparative methodology Ghent University
This project aims at investigating the methodological contribution to the early 20th century comparative study of religion of Alfred Loisy (1857-1940), professor of History of Relgions at the Collège de France, and analyzing the impact of his comparative work on current studies of the origins of Christianity. It will also investigate the sociological context (scientific networks) in which Loisy worked.
The (evidential) value of statements by (cooperative) suspects: how to make suspects cooperative? University of Antwerp
MR standardisation in the multinational project CENTER-TBI (Comparative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research). University of Antwerp
Comparative theology beyond religionization? KU Leuven
Chains of intermediaries: an analysis of the corporate law problems caused by chains of intermediaries in the holding of shares in listed companies and their possible solutions: a comparative legal analysis. Ghent University
The ultimate investor in shares issued by a listed company rarely has a direct link with that company Rather, the investor usually holds these shares through a chain of intermediaries and/or securities accounts This sometimes causes problems when the ultimate investor wants to vote his shares, when information has to be exchanged between the company and the investor or when the investor wants to exercise certain “overnance rights” such as ...
Comparatives Under the Microscope (COMIC) KU Leuven
Comparatives under the microscope KU Leuven
This project will investigate the hypothesis that there is more morphological, syntactic and semantic complexity in adjectival comparatives than is usually assumed. WP1 (PhD1) will investigate the morphology of the comparative marker, assuming that it is morphologically complex, as proposed in recent works. WP2 (PhD2) will examine the syntax of the comparatives, in particular the variation in the form and distribution of comparative ...
Comparatives under the microscope: the syntax of standard markers KU Leuven
The COMIC‐project investigates the morphology, syntax, and semantics of adjectival comparative constructions of the type illustrated in (1). (1) Jill is taller than Fred. Compared to the positive degree (Jill is tall), the comparative construction adds two pieces of material. First, the comparative morpheme –er is added to the adjective tall, and second, the comparative adjective taller introduces the phrase than Fred, which contains the ...