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 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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Language Policy and Practices in the Global North and South Lecture series 2
/in News /by JanacyThe Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL, The Netherlands) and the Heritage Linguistics Lab (HerLing) are delighted to announce the second segment of our LUCL Language Policy Virtual Research Seminars on Language Policy and Practices in the Global North and South.
Klankcontrast lastig voor baby’s met kans op dyslexie
/in News /by JanacyLang voordat ze leren lezen, hebben kinderen met dyslexie vaak moeite met het onderscheiden van spraakklanken. Maartje de Klerk van de Universiteit Utrecht onderzocht wat er gebeurt in het vroegste stadium van de taalontwikkeling.
TOK Dag | 8 December 2021
/in News /by JanacyOp woensdag 8 december 2021 organiseren wetenschappers van het MPI en Radboud Universiteit de tweede TOK-dag.
LOT Winter School | Registration opens on 11 October
/in LOT News, News /by JanacyLOT is pleased to announce that registration for the LOT Winter School 2022 will open on Monday 11 October at 10 am (-1GMT). The LOT Winter School 2022 is organised by LOT in collaboration with the Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam and will take place from 10 to 21 January, 2022.
LOT 597: How Do Mandarin Chinese Children Build Bridges?
/in Dissertations, News /by JanacyThe Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics is pleased to announce a new publication in the LOT Dissertation Series by Yuan Xie.
LOT 596: Frisian on Social Media
/in Dissertations, News /by JanacyThe Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics is pleased to announce a new publication in the LOT Dissertation Series by Lysbeth Jongbloed-Faber.
LOT 594: All Structures Great and Small
/in Dissertations, News /by JanacyThe Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics is pleased to announce a new publication in the LOT Dissertation Series by Hang Cheng.
Jan Brouwer Scriptieprijzen 2022 Taal- en Literatuurwetenschappen
/in News /by JanacyDe inschrijftermijn voor de Jan Brouwer Scriptieprijzen 2022 is geopend! Nominaties kunnen uitsluitend digitaal worden ingediend, via het formulier op de website van de KHMW.
PhD and postdoc position in Bilingualism | University of Amsterdam
/in News /by Brigit van der PasThe ACLC currently has vacant positions for a post-doctoral researcher and a PhD candidate as part of the NWO-funded project ‘A communicative advantage of bilingualism: Understanding its origin and its scope’ led by Dr Josje Verhagen.
Wat gaat er verloren als een taal uitsterft?
/in News /by JanacyVeel inheemse talen zijn met uitsterven bedreigd. Met het verdwijnen van deze talen gaat ook allerlei unieke kennis verloren. Kennis over de natuur, maar ook over lokale geschiedenis en culturele gebruiken. Taalwetenschappers doen hun best om deze talen te documenteren voordat ze er niet meer zijn.
Herinnering oproep voor AVT-ANÉLA Dissertatieprijs 2021
/in News /by JanacyDe Algemene Vereniging voor Taalwetenschap (AVT) en de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Toegepaste Taalwetenschap (ANéLA) reiken jaarlijks een prijs uit voor een dissertatie op het gebied van de taalwetenschap. Ook dit jaar zal er weer een AVT/ANéLA-dissertatieprijs worden uitgereikt. Voordrachten dienen uiterlijk 6 september 2021 te worden ingediend.
Final Call for the 11th Conference on Frisian Linguistics
/in News /by Brigit van der PasFrom student to emeritus: they all meet at the Conference on Frisian Linguistics
KNAW-webinar | Hoe communiceren robots en dieren?
/in News /by JanacyTaal en muziek worden vaak gezien als specifiek menselijke communicatieve vaardigheden. Maar ook dieren communiceren met elkaar. En robots moeten soms met mensen samenwerken en communiceren. Wat zijn overeenkomsten tussen menselijke en niet-menselijke communicatie, en wat zijn verschillen?
PhD position on children’s acquisition of plural and quantified noun phrases | University of Groningen
/in News /by JanacyThe Cognitive Modelling Group of the Artificial Intelligence Department of the University of Groningen (The Netherlands) and the Linguistics Department at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) are looking for applicants for a four-year joint PhD position on a project on the L1 acquisition of plural and quantified noun phrases.
Call for Applications | The Molecular Anthropology of Language: Results and Prospects Symposium
/in News /by JanacyOver the past two decades, genomic studies have played an increasingly important role in exploring the history of our own species. To take stock of these developments, the Swiss National Competence Center in Research ‘Evolving Language’ is happy to announce a special symposium on The Molecular Anthropology of Language: Results and Prospects. This two-day event held at the University of Zurich from 29-30 September 2021 will bring together both established and emerging leaders in this burgeoning field.