Kristel Doreleijers MA

Bio

Kristel Doreleijers (1993) obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Dutch language and culture) and a Master of Arts (Dutch Studies and Linguistics) at Utrecht University. During her undergraduate studies she developed a profound interest in interdisciplinary language variation research. After completing her studies Kristel gained academic experience as a research assistant at the Meertens Institute (KNAW) in Amsterdam. In October 2019 she started with her own PhD project at the Department of Culture Studies. In this project Kristel investigates language variation and change in gender marking in Dutch and Dutch (Brabantish) dialects. The supervisors are prof. dr. Jos Swanenberg and prof. dr. Marjo van Koppen. The project received a funding from the NWO programme PhDs in the Humanities 2019. Kristel is also strongly committed to science communication to a general public. Among other things she developed the website www.profielwerkstuktaalkunde.nl. 

Recent publications

1. Hyperdialectisms revisited

   Doreleijers, K., & Swanenberg, J. (2023). Hyperdialectisms revisited. Linguistics in the Netherlands, 40(1), 39-54.

2. Negotiating local in-group norms in times of globalization - Adnomina…

   Doreleijers, K., Mourigh, K., & Swanenberg, J. (2023). Negotiating local in-group norms in times of globalization: Adnominal gender variation in two urban youth varieties in the Netherlands. Globe: A Journal of Language, Culture and Communication, 15, 117-143.

3. Putting local dialect in the mix: Indexicality and stylization in a T…

   Doreleijers, K., & Swanenberg, J. (2023). Putting local dialect in the mix: Indexicality and stylization in a TikTok challenge. Language & Communication: An interdisciplinary journal, 92, 1-14.

4. 'Daar zou ik zonder dit project niet bij stilstaan' - Integratie van …

   van Keulen, R., & Doreleijers, K. (2023). 'Daar zou ik zonder dit project niet bij stilstaan': Integratie van vaardigheden en taalkundige vakinhoud in de lessen Nederlands. Neerlandistiek.nl. https://neerlandistiek.nl/2023/04/daar-zou-ik-zonder-dit-project-niet-bij-stilstaan/

5. Bepaalt de NORM wel de norm?

   Doreleijers, K. (2022). Bepaalt de NORM wel de norm? In M. van Oostendorp, & S. Wolff (Eds.), Het dialectendoeboek: De schatkamer van 90 jaar Meertens Instituut (pp. 58-61). Sterck en De Vreese.