Scientific writing
Hilton, N.H. (2022). Validity of crowd-sourced minority language data: Observing variation patterns in the Stimmen recordings. In Coler, Matt & Nevins, Andrew (eds.). Contemporary research in minority and diaspora languages of Europe. (Contact and Multilingualism). Berlin: Language Science Press.
Hilton, N. H. & A. Leemann (2021). Editorial: using smartphones to collect linguistic data. Linguistics Vanguard 7(1).
Hilton, N.H. (2021). Stimmen: A citizen science approach to minority language sociolinguistics. Linguistics Vanguard 7(1).
Hilton, N.H., Jensma, G.T. & W.Visser (2020). Frisian. Linguistic Minorities in Europe Online
Boswijk, V., Loerts, H., & N. H. Hilton (2020). Salience is in the eye of the beholder: increased pupil size reflects acoustically salient variables. Ampersand 7, 1-12.
Yang C., O’Grady W., Yang S., Hilton N.H., Kang SG., Kim SY. (2019) Revising the Language Map of Korea. In: Brunn S., Kehrein R. (eds) Handbook of the Changing World Language Map. Cham: Springer.
Bülow, L., de Bot, K. & Hilton, N. H. (2018): Zum Nutzen der Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) für die Erforschung von Sprachvariation und Sprachwandel. In: Christen, H., Gilles, P., Purschke, C. (Eds.): Räume, Grenzen, Übergänge. Akten des 5. Kongresses der Internationalen Gesellschaft für Dialektologie des Deutschen (IGDD). (ZDL Beihefte 171). Stuttgart: Steiner.
Hooijschuur, L, H. Loerts & N. H Hilton (2017). Gestures and nativeness. Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics 6(1) 21-40.
Haddican, W., D.E. Johnson, & Hilton, N.H. (2017) Constant effects and the independence of variants in controlled judgement data. Linguistic Variation 20, 247-266
Nota, A., Hilton, N. H., & Coler, M. (2016). Word and phrasal stress disentangled: Pitch peak alignment in Frisian and Dutch declarative structures. Speech Prosody 2016, 464-468.
Schüppert, A., Hilton, N. H., & Gooskens, C. (2016). Why is Danish so difficult to understand for fellow Scandinavians?. Speech Communication, 79, 47-60.
Zhuravleva, A, K. de Bot, and N. H. Hilton. (2015) Using social media to measure language use. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development: 1-14.
Schüppert, A., N. H. Hilton & C. Gooskens. (2015) Introduction: Communicating across linguistic borders. Linguistics, 53(2), 211-217.
Schüppert, A., N. H. Hilton & C. Gooskens. (2015) Swedish is beautiful, Danish is ugly? Investigating the link between language attitudes and intelligibility. Linguistics, 53(2), 375-403
Swarte, F. & Hilton, N. H., van der Meer, C. & Walker, A. (2014) Introduction: Minority languages in a multilingual Europe. In: Us Wurk, tydskrift foar Frisistyk. 63, 1-2, p. 1-9
Hilton, N. H & Gooskens, C. (2013). Language policies and attitudes towards Frisian in the Netherlands. In: Gooskens, C. & R. van Bezooijen (Eds.) Phonetics in Europe. Frankfurt a.M: Peter Lang
Swarte, F. & Hilton, N. H. (2013). The Mutual Intelligibility between North and West Frisian. In: Gooskens, C. & R. van Bezooijen (Eds.) Phonetics in Europe. Peter Lang: Berlin.
Hilton, N.H., C. Gooskens & A. Schüppert (2013) The influence of non-native morphosyntax on the intelligibility of a closely related language. Lingua 137, pp.1-18.
Hilton, N. H. (2013) Language Attitudes and Minority Language Policies: Frisian in the Netherlands. In: Hoekstra, J. (ed.) Twenty-nine smiles for Alastair. Estrik 94. FFYRUG: Groningen
Swarte, F., N. H. Hilton & C. Gooskens. (2013) Onderlinge verstaanbaarheid tussen Noord- en Westerlauwers Fries. Us Wurk, 62, 21-46.
Hilton, N. H., C. Gooskens, A. Schüppert, R. van Bezooijen & V. van Heuven. (2013) The Influence of Non-native Morphosyntax and Phonology on the Intelligibility of a Closely Related Language. In: Tirkkonen, J-M & E. Anttikoski (eds.). Proceedings of the 24th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Reports and Studies in Education, Humanities, and Theology 5, 211-226.
Gooskens, C. & N. H. Hilton.(2013) The effect of social factors on the comprehension of a closely related language. In: Tirkkonen, J-M & E. Anttikoski (eds.). Proceedings of the 24th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Reports and Studies in Education, Humanities, and Theology 5, 201-210.
Schüppert, A., N. H. Hilton, C. Gooskens & van Heuven, V. (2012) Syllable deletion in contemporary Danish. Copenhagen Studies in Language 42.
Hilton, N. H., C. Gooskens, A. Schüppert & Lenz, A (2012). New Horizons in Sociophonetic Variation and Change. Guest Editor’s Introduction, Lingua 122 (7).
Hilton, N. H., C. Gooskens & A. Schüppert. (2011) Artikulasjonshastighet i norske, svenske og danske radionyheter [Articulation speeds in Norwegian, Swedish and Danish Radio News]. Norsk Lingvistisk Tidsskrift 29, pp.205-220.
Hilton, N.H., A Schüppert & C. Gooskens. (2011). Syllable Reduction and Articulation Rates in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. Nordic Journal of Linguistics 34 (2), pp. 215-237.
Hilton, N.H. (2010). University students' context-dependent languge attitudes towards the official South African languages. South African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 28 (2), pp.123-132.
Hilton, N H. (2010). Regional Dialect Levelling and Language Standards. PhD thesis. University of York
Hilton, N.H.(2009). Review of Språkdannelse og -stabilisering i møtet mellom kvensk og norsk. Book notice in eLANGUAGE. Published 21.09.2009.
Hilton, N. BALE 2008: Special Issue on Biolinguistics: Acquisition and Language Evolution. BIOLINGUISTICS 3(2).
Hilton, N H, Sinar, B, and Steele H. (eds) (2008). York Papers of Linguistics 8 (2).
Hilton, N H. (2007). The Social Meaning of Stress Assignment in Hønefoss Norwegian. CamLing 2007 Proceedings, University of Cambridge.
Public Reports
Young Academy Groningen (2021) Harassment at the University of Groningen. Available from: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/latest-news/news/archief2021/bijlagen/1007-yag-report-harassment-at-the-ug.pdf
NPOS (2020) Kennis en krachten gebundeld - citizen science in Nederland. [National strategy document for Citizen Science endeavours for the Open Science plan for the Netherlands]. Available from: https://www.openscience.nl/files/openscience/2020-11/NPOS%20%282020%29%20Kennis%20en%20krachten%20gebundeld%20%E2%80%93%20citizen%20science%20in%20Nederland.pdf
Writing for websites and blogs
minorities.nl:
"Master Multilingualism" http://minorities.nl/courses/master/"Lecturers’ Corner: A Post from the Sociolinguistics Course in our MA" http://minorities.nl/lecturers-corner-a-post-from-the-sociolinguistics-course-in-our-ma/"A Visit From Norway" http://minorities.nl/a-visit-from-norway/"OMG! Can we use social media to investigate language change?" http://minorities.nl/omg-can-we-use-social-media-to-investigate-language-change/scantish.wordpress.com:
"A Viennese Whirl" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2016/09/25/a-viennese-whirl/"April: Month of Existential Crises and Heartaches (in art at least)" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2016/04/02/april-month-of-existential-crises-and-heartaches-in-art-at-least/"1996 is 20 years ago (or: I’m so happy to be an adult)" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2016/02/21/1996-is-20-years-ago-or-im-so-happy-to-be-an-adult/"Groningen is Cat Cafe Central" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/groningen-is-cat-cafe-central/"David Bowie Is… Rather Great" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2015/12/13/david-bowie-is-rather-great/"Miss Scantish’ Murder Mysteries" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2015/12/12/miss-scantish-murder-mysteries/"Do It Yourself! Anti-Crowding Style" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/do-it-yourself-anti-crowding-style/"Stitched Up – A Saturday in Prison" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/holy-stitch/"Slöjd you say? Let’s go to the Swedish Christmas Market" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2015/11/07/swedish-christmas-market/"Looking for Great Shopping around Groningen? Go to Hamburg!" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2015/11/04/hamburg/"The End of Boring Nights Out in Groningen: Karaoke is here" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2016/10/23/karaoke-is-here/"Expat Work Stress – To be resolved with Cocktails?" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2015/10/17/expat-work-stress-resolved-with-cocktails/"Places to Eat in Groningen I: Boven Jan" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2015/10/13/bovenjan/"A Most Magical Creature" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2015/10/10/a-most-magical-meeting/"Songs That Sound Like This: Be My Baby" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2015/10/03/songs-that-sound-like-this-be-my-baby/"Tea and more tea" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2015/09/27/tea-and-more-tea/"Hero of the Grey Cells and Unlikely Female Style Icon" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2015/09/21/hero-of-the-grey-cells-and-unlikely-female-style-icon/"We went to django girls and had a great time" https://scantish.wordpress.com/2015/09/19/we-went-to-django-girls-and-had-a-great-timeMagazine and Popular Science writing
Hilton, N.H. 2022. Harassment and discrimination are still rife within universities. Times Higher Education Supplement 20 January 2022
Hilton, N.H. 2021. Kjenner du til disse «eldgamle» ordene fra Ringerike? Heftet Ringerike 93
Hilton, N.H. & S. Peels 2021. Een goed verstaander heeft aan een half woord genoeg. In Bolderdijk, Peels & Hilton (Eds.) Achterhaalde waarheid: de zin en onzin van spreekwoorden.
Hilton, N.H. 2013. Hønefossdialekta: Språkforandringer på Ringerike i nålevende generasjoner. Heftet Ringerike 40-45.
Research Line
Bachelor's Programme
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
Research Strategy
Social Media Video
Live Q&A (Dutch)
Teaser for TV show (Dutch)
Online Lecture
TV studio interview (Frisian and Dutch)
Below is a selection of some podcasts episodes I have hosted. For the full catalogue see episodes #1 to #14 here
Website creation in WordPress, in collaboration with Dani Wanitsch and Nadia Akkerman
Website creation in Squarespace
I am currently on the editorial board of the following academic journals
In the past I have served as an editor in the following publications:
Moreover, my currently position is publication officer for the EFTA Secretariat where I am in charge of the editorial work for the weekly EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union
This is an overview of some of the presentations I have held for an (expert or lay) audience in the last years:
Citizen Science and Minority Language Sociolinguistics: the Stimmen Project, LUCL Sociolinguistics Series 2021
Citizen Science and European Language Policies, University of Nijmegen 2020 and 2021
Sociolinguistics with smartphones in minority language areas: ‘Stimmen’, ALS 2020 Building Bridges.
Stimmen: Sociolinguistic research with smartphones in minority language areas, ExAPP 2019
Does exposure to rap music affect implicit language attitudes? ExAPP 2019
Stemmen van Grunnen, Dag van Groninger taal, 2019
Burgerwetenschap, Dag van participatieonderzoek, 2018
Smartphone Sociolinguistics in Minority Language Areas: ‘Stimmen’ ICLAVE 10, Leeuwarden
Speaker at Lorentz Center Workshop ‘Computational Sociolinguistics’, November 2018
Citizen Science Lab: Sampling Language and Culture’ April 2018
Citizen Science and Multilinguals Frisian Humanities Conference: Multilingualism. Fryske Akademy, 2018
Stimmen fan Fryslân: First Results Frisian Humanities Conference: Linguistics. Fryske Akademy, 2018
Crowd Sourcing Language Data from Contested Languages CLOW3, University of Amsterdam, 2018
Stimmen fan Fryslân, Drongo in Leeuwarden, 2018
Stimmen fan Wadhoeke, Gemeente Wâdhoeke, 2018
‘Citizen Science’ Wetenschapcafe Campus Fryslân, 2018
“Woordwaark Symposium” Digitoal Gronings, 2017
Crowd Sourcing Language Data from Multilinguals Conference on Multilingualism (COM2017), Groningen, 2017.
Crowd Sourcing Data from Minority Languages ICLAVE, Malaga 2017
Language Change in a Minority Language: or how to do sociolinguistics in your local multilingual laboratory’. Plenary address at ‘TWIST Taaldag’ University of Groningen 2016
Dutch Coda (r)-variation and the association between [ɻ] and female speakers. Sociolinguistic Symposium in Murcia, 2016
‘Wat is taal?’ Museumjeugduniversiteit 2016
Using IAT to measure the association between [ɻ] and female speakers. R’atics, Leeuwarden, 2016
‘A Research Agenda for Multilingualism’ The Future for the Research Agenda, 2015
Using IAT to measure the association between [ɻ] and female speakers’. Dei fan de Fryske Taalkunde Leeuwarden October 2015
Variationist Sociolinguistics and Minority Languages’ Colloquia for Graduate students, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, January 2015
Introduction to Panel about Regional and Minority Languages in Europe at ICLAVE 9 in Leipzig, 2015
The problem of English (Keynote address) at ‘Which language policy for Europe?’ CEL/ELC forum Brussels, December 2014
Is this Standardisation? Variation in (SK) in Frisian Poster at Sociolinguistic Circle, March 2014
The role of standard language ideology in language contact’. Paper presentation at Tromsø International Conference on Linguistic Diversity, University of Tromsø November 2013
Variation in (SK) in Frisian: orthography and language change’. Paper presentation at ICLAVE, University of Trondheim. June 2013
Variation in (SK) in Frisian: orthography and language change’. Paper presentation at ISB9, Nanyang Technological University June 2013
‘Meertaligheid als Europese uitdaging’ UCF Leeuwarden, 2012
Language Contact and Minority Languages’. Panel Organiser and discussant Sociolinguistic Symposium 18 FU Berlin.
One Speech Tempo for Radio? Articulation Rates in Frisian and Dutch Radio News’. Poster presentation at ANELA-congres, Lunteren
The role of speech tempo and reduction for the intelligibility of Danish in Scandinavia’. Paper presentation at ICLaVE6, University of Freiburg
The relative influence of non-native morphosyntax and phonology on the intelligibility of a closely related language’. Paper presentation at ISB8, University of Oslo.
Attitudes towards Frisian - in the Netherlands’. Paper presentation at University 42nd Poznan Linguistics Meeting, Adam Mickiewicz University.
Attitudes towards Frisian - in the Netherlands’. Languages of the wider world Conference, Mercator, Leeuwarden.
Articulation rates in Scandinavian languages: variation in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian news presenters’ speech’. Paper presentation at NWAV 39, The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Articulation rate in Scandinavian languages: Variation in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian radio news. At the 2011 Nordic Language Variation: Theoretical, Sociolinguistic, and Infrastructural Perspectives. University of Iceland in Reykjavik
The effect of social factors on the comprehension of closely related languages’. Paper presentation at the 24th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics, University of Eastern Finland. 2011
The influence of syntactic differences on the comprehension of closely related languages’. Paper presentation at the 24th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics, University of Eastern Finland 2011
Pronominal case-form variation in coordination: An initial comparison of Norwegian and Danish using sociolinguistic interview corpora’. Paper presented at the International Conference for Language Change in Europe (ICLAVE), University of Copenhagen
Indexing Social Meaning through Word Stress Variability’. Poster presented at the International Conference for Language Change in Europe (ICLAVE), University of Copenhagen.
Developing written argumentation skills in linguistics’. Poster presented at the Learning and Teaching Conference at the Forum for Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (FELT). University of York.
The Variation and Social Meaning of Stress Assignment in Hønefoss Norwegian’ Paper presented at Sociolinguistic Symposium, University of Amsterdam
The Variation of Stress Assignment in Hønefoss Norwegian’ Poster presented at New Ways of Analysing Variation (NWAV), University of Pennsylvania
The Variation of Stress Assignment in Hønefoss Norwegian’ Poster presented at UKLVC, University of Lancaster
The Social Meaning of Stress Assignment in Hønefoss’. Paper presented at CamLing, University of Cambridge.