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Dr. Rick Nouwen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication at Utrecht University, affiliated with the Humanities Institute for Language Sciences. His work bridges semantics, pragmatics, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence, focusing on language-meaning relationships and their applications in human-machine communication. He coordinates the Linguistics Research Master's program and teaches in AI and linguistics programs.
Research interests include presupposition processing, anaphora resolution, modified numerals, and numerical semantics. He leads an NWO-funded project on experimental and computational models of pragmatic discourse processes with Jakub Dotlacil. Nouwen has held editorial roles at the Journal of Semantics and Semantics and Pragmatics, contributing to academic integrity as a faculty contact.
His recent work explores scalar phenomena, vagueness, and the cognitive foundations of linguistic meaning. Key contributions include studies on presupposition denial, interference effects, and the experimental validation of semantic theories. He organizes conferences and workshops, such as Processing meets semantics, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue.
Awards and grants include NWO Free Competition funding (2020–2024). He advises on AI ethics and serves on academic committees, balancing research, teaching, and institutional roles.
