Scientific mission of LOT
The aim of LOT is to create a scientific community in which this research can be optimally pursued, and to educate the next generation of researchers with an open mind toward new disciplinary and interdisciplinary developments, theoretical and methodological alternatives, and possible applications.
LOT stimulates new initiatives and developments in research, and provides a national forum to further communication between the participating institutes with a view to short- and long-term collaboration.
LOT School Series
LOT was officially established in June 1994 by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. The LOT school series soon acquired an international reputation as a result of inviting well-known linguists to teach at the schools.
The research by the LOT institutes covers all major areas of linguistics, and exploits a wide range of methodological tools and theoretical frameworks.
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LOT Dissertations Webshop
LOT has a small publishing component: the LOT Dissertation Series. This is meant for PhD students who work at a LOT institute.
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LOT Board | Become a RM representative
Would you like to represent LOT’s RM students and help shape LOT’s education activities, budget decisions, and strategies for potential large national grant proposals? Join the LOT Board as a RM representative!
Third Call for the 2025 LOT Event Fund will open soon!
The third call for financial support by LOT will open soon. This financial support is to help organize events that extend and stimulate educational opportunities for PhD candidates and RMA students and that function as a platform for knowledge generation and exchange for LOT members.
From Dialectology to Dialectometry 2025 (Workshop Series | Free)
You are invited to participate in a free workshop series on dialectology. The first workshop takes place on 30 September, in Leiden.
‘Het verdriet van talen’ | Afscheidscollege prof. dr. Fred Weerman | ACLC
Prof. dr. Fred Weerman will give his valedictory speech on 19 September. NB This speech will be held in Dutch.
Registration open: 12th International Conference on Multimodality
The 12th International Conference on Multimodality, #12ICOM, will take place on 29-31 October 2025 at the CLCG and Jantina Tammes School Groningen. This year’s theme is “The Multimodal Multiverse.” Registration is open until October 15th.
VIOT 2026 Conference: The Changing Landscape of Language and Communication Research
You are invited to submit abstracts for the seventeenth conference of VIOT (the Dutch-Flemish network of researchers in language and communication studies). This conference takes place from 28-30 January 2026 at the University of Antwerp. The deadline for abstract submissions is 5 September
LOT 697 | Taal als muur
The Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics is pleased to announce a new publication in the LOT Dissertation Series by Emma Hoebens.
Vacature: (student)assistent programma en productie Kletskoppen
Kletskoppen zoekt naar een (student)assistent programma en productie. Kletskoppen is een project van de Radboud Universiteit en het Max Planck Instituut dat zich richt op taalwetenschap voor kinderen.
Last chance to register for the cutting edge “New Challenges, Novel Approaches” conference in Estonia!
The MEDAL Project invites you to attend a conference entitled “New Challenges, Novel Approaches” at the University of Tartu, Estonia. The conference takes place from 9-10 October.
Workshop | Digital Challenges for small languages
You are invited to participate in a 2-day workshop held by Maastricht University on small, minoritized, or low-resource languages and how they access the digital domain. The workshop takes place on October 22-23.
Dag van de Fonetiek 2025 / Phonetics Days 2025
The Dutch Association for Phonetic Sciences invites you to submit abstracts on current and recently finished phonetic research. The deadline for submissions is on 19 September.
Deadline Extension AVT/Anéla PhD Dissertation Award 2025
The deadline for the AVT/Anéla PhD Dissertation award 2025 has been extended until the 31st of August.
5th International Afrikaans Grammar Workshop (AGW 2025)
The 5th International Afrikaans Grammar Workshop (AGW) will take on 5-6 September 2025. The workshop has two keynote speakers: Paul Roberge and Adri Breed.
Vacature | Historisch Taalkundige | Meertens Instituut
Het Meertens Instituut is op zoek naar een Historisch Taalkundige. De deadline voor sollicitatiebrieven is op 1 oktober. Sollicitatiegesprekken vinden plaats in de week van 15 oktober.
Guest lectures by Mark L. Louden and Göz Kaufmann
The Language Variation in 4D Research group will host two guest talks by Mark L. Louden and Göz Kaufmann on the 26th of August. All are welcome to join.