About me

My name is Julie Nijs and I am a PhD researcher at QLVL, KU Leuven. Using a range of quantitative methods such as linear and logistic regression, time series analysis, and information theory, I explore the underlying patterns and mechanisms that drive language variation and language change. Currently, I am mainly working on the predictability of language change and on measuring morphological and syntactic complexity.

Research interests

  • Language change and variation
  • Historical linguistics
  • Quantitative methods
  • Grammaticalization
  • Linguistic complexity
  • Population factors
  • Information theory
  • Network analysis

    • Employment

  • Doctoral researcher at QLVL, KU Leuven 2022-now
  • Research assistant at QLVL, KU Leuven 2021-2022

    • Education

  • MA Artificial Intelligence: Speech and Language Technology 2021 KU Leuven
  • MA Linguistics 2020 KU Leuven
  • BA Linguistics & Literature: Dutch & English 2019 KU Leuven