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Esther Ruigendijk is a Professor of Dutch Linguistics at the Institute of Dutch Studies, part of the School of Linguistics and Cultural Studies at the University of Oldenburg, Germany. Her research focuses on psycholinguistics, language acquisition, and processing in both typical and impaired populations, with a particular emphasis on aphasia, bilingualism, and cochlear implant users.
- Education:
- BA/MA in Dutch Literature and Linguistics (1992–1996), University of Groningen, Netherlands
- PhD in Dutch Linguistics (2002), University of Groningen
Prof. Ruigendijk's research explores topics such as syntactic complexity, morphosyntax, and the interplay between auditory perception and linguistic processing. She employs experimental methods like eye-tracking, ERP, and fMRI to investigate these phenomena, particularly in children with hearing impairments and second language learners.
Her recent publications highlight trends in lexical processing, wh-question interpretation, and plural marking in German-speaking children, often incorporating interdisciplinary collaborations with biological psychology and applied neurocognitive labs. She also contributes to understanding foreign language anxiety and task complexity in second language fluency.
Current PhD Students:
- Andreas Hiemstra: Linguistic transfer in third language acquisition
- Foekje Reitsma: L2 fluency and foreign language anxiety
- Matthias Reiner: Linguistic predictions in wh-questions
- Roos Weijers: Wh-question interpretation in child language
Former PhD Students:
- Mari Chanturidze: Prepositions in hearing-impaired children
- Atty Schouwenaars: Morphosyntactic cues
- Angela Jochmann: Time-manipulated speech in agrammatism
- Hendrikje Ziemann: Pronoun processing in L2 learners
- Sara Jonkers: Modal verbs in Dutch acquisition
- Rebecca Carroll: Speech-in-noise comprehension
Contact: esther.ruigendijk@uol.de. She is affiliated with the SPEECH-MUSIC-LAB and the cluster of excellence Hearing4all, collaborating with Biological Psychology and Applied Neurocognitive Psychology labs.
