Johanneke Caspers

Johanneke Caspers is a Lecturer at the Department of Dutch Studies, Leiden University, under the Faculty of Humanities. Her work focuses on experimental linguistics and phonetics, particularly the role of prosody in spoken language and turn-taking systems.

• Teaches in the BA Dutch Studies program and the Minor Second Language Acquisition
• Co-supervisor in PhD projects related to second language acquisition and phonetics

Research Interests: Prosody (pitch accents, boundary tones, sentence intonation), the acquisition of prosody by second language learners, and the interplay between prosody and turn-taking in Dutch conversations. She leads the NWO-funded project 'Who’s next?' (2024–2026), exploring speech melody's role in Dutch turn-taking.

Scientific Awards & Grants:

• NWO-project #300-75-001: 'The meaning of melodic elements in Dutch' (1995–1999)
• NWO-project #355-75-002: 'The melody of conversation' (1999–2004)
• NWO SSH Open Competition M 2022 #406.22.CTW.004: 'Who’s next?' (2024–2026)

Advising: Supervises MA students in second language acquisition and phonetics, with historical involvement in PhD co-supervision. Labs/Teams: Affiliated with Leiden's Centre for Linguistics and Applied Linguistics subunit.