Paul van Geert
Paul Geert | |
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Geert in 2011 | |
| Born | 8 January 1950 |
| Alma mater | Ghent University (PhD) |
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| Spouse | Waegeman |
| Children | David van Geert (1972) Liesbet van Geert (1974) |
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| Thesis | Language development in the light of cognition and perception (1975) |
| Doctoral students | Marijn Dijk (2004) |
| Website | van Geert on the website of the University of Groningen |
Paul van Geert (born 8 January 1950) is a Dutch linguist. He is currently a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. He is renowned for his work on developmental psychology and the application of dynamical systems theory in social science.
He is one of the members of the "Dutch School of Dynamic Systems" who proposed to apply time series data to study second language development along with de Bot, Lowie, and Verspoor.