Personal profile
Research interests
Diversity in Language and Culture
Career
2009- Professor 'Diversity in Language and Culture', Tilburg University
2022- Senior researcher, KNAW - Meertens Instituut
2004-2021 Advisor at cultural heritage foundation 'Erfgoed Brabant'
2000-2008 Postdoc Linguistics, Radboud University Nijmegen
1995-2000 Research assistant + PhD-project, Linguistics and Dialectology, Nijmegen University
PhD supervision
2017: Sandra Wagemakers - Brabant is here. Making sense of regional identification
2021: Maxy Bak-Piard - Nederlands in de Lerarenopleiding op Curaçao en Bonaire: Een onderzoek naar het ontwerp en de uitvoering van een programma Taalvaardigheid Nederlands
2024: Kristel Doreleijers (NWO) - Styling the Local. Hyperdialectisms and the Enregisterment of the Gender Suffix in the 'New' Dialect of North Brabant
2025: Joske Piepers (NWO) - Awkward pronouns in Limburgian-Dutch language contact: Investigating cultural impact on language use
2025: Xuefei Tang - The Discourse of China in Online Discursive Practices
2020--: Marina Gotovina - Shaping Social Change: Practices, Identities and Ideologies of Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian Diaspora in North America
2022--: Matthias Wolny - Multi-level linguistic integration and complex communicative spaces in the age of globalised migration
2024--: Audry Bron - Bridging the gap: how diversity is defined, experienced and managed in the Dutch healthcare setting
2024--: Ginny Xu - The Left-behind Children in Chinese children’s literature
2025--: Nataliia Vdovychenko - Wartime data: Refocusing digital life to meet the challenges of war in Ukraine
2026--: Nikki Beyer (Meertens Institute) - Morphosyntactic variation in Dutch dialects
Current courses
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External positions
Senior Researcher (KNAW - Meertens Instituut)
3 Jan 2022 → …
Consultant/editor Cultural Heritage (Erfgoed Brabant)
1 Jan 2009 → 31 Dec 2021
Keywords
- Dialect And Society
- Cultural Heritage
- Identity
- Popular Culture
- Youth Culture
- Sociolinguistics
- Dialectology
- Linguistics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Memes and Tilburg: Chronotopes, Identity Work and Place-Making on @tilburgmeme
Swanenberg, J. & Beekmans, I., 2026, Power, Mobility and Voice.: Jan Blommaert’s Unfinished Business. Arnaut, K., Maly, I., Parkin, D. & Spotti, M. (eds.). Bristol: Multilingual Matters, p. 72-93 (Encounters; no. 27).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Sweet Sounds of Melancholy. Brabantish as a Language of Culture
Swanenberg, J., 2026, Multilingualism and Wellbeing. Smakman, D., Asabea Anderson, J. & Nyarko Ansah, G. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 228-242 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Tamazight, thuis in Nederland?
Mourigh, K. & Swanenberg, J., 2026, Venster op thuis: Gezelligheid ontleed. Balkenhol, M., Lamal, N., Leonhard, O. & van Sloun, B. (eds.). 1 ed. Sterck en De Vreese, p. 77-85Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Popular
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Toon in Noord-Brabant! Komt het Limburgse toonsysteem ook voor in Oost-Brabantse dialecten?
van Reenen, P. & Swanenberg, J., 16 Apr 2026, In: Neerlandistiek.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
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"You're the gure ad": Interpreting the identity of the Attenberrie through digital discourse analysis
Beekmans, I. & Swanenberg, J., 2026, In: Diggit Magazine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Activities
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Is het fout, of wordt het de norm? Over het Nederlands van nu en straks
Swanenberg, J. (Speaker)
12 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Popular
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Op papier en in de praktijk: over taalvariatie en de waarde van normen
Swanenberg, J. (Speaker)
7 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Popular
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KNAW Onderwijsprijs (Event)
Swanenberg, J. (Chair)
2026Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Professional
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Haawt Tilburg mar mooi lillek! Cultureel erfgoed en dialect op sociale media
Swanenberg, J. (Speaker) & Beekmans, I. (Speaker)
8 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Popular
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Dag van de Nederlandse Partikels
Swanenberg, J. (Organiser) & van der Wouden, T. (Organiser)
12 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference › Scientific
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Changing Gender: language variation and change in gender marking in Dutch dialects
Doreleijers, K. (AIO), Swanenberg, J. (Principal Investigator) & van Koppen, M. (Co-Investigator)
30/09/19 → 29/09/23
Project: Research project
Press/Media
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Hoe inclusief is het academische taalbeleid voor anderstaligen?
25/02/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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