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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Conference programme for the International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics (IAFPA 2025) in The Hague
The International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics (IAFPA) invites you to attend their 33rd annual conference in The Hague, 20-23 July.
Kletskoppen:Taal en wetenschap in de praktijk
The Radboud University and the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics zoeken stagiaires voor het organiseren van het Kletskoppen Festival 2025-2026.
Symposium: Building a new life in a new language: Challenges and opportunities for child refugees
Utrecht University invites you to attend a symposium on the 26th of September, 2025.
Call for the AVT-ANÉLA PhD Dissertation Award 2025
The General Association for Linguistics (AVT) and the Dutch Association for Applied Linguistics (Anéla) are accepting nominations for the best PhD dissertation in the field of linguistics. The deadline for nominations is August 15th, 2025.
LOT 693 | Comparative morphology across categories
The Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics is pleased to announce a new publication in the LOT Dissertation Series by Anastasiia Vyshnevska.
Introducing the LOT Representatives
We are pleased to introduce our LOT representatives. If you have questions, comments, or ideas, contact our representatives, and they will help you.
Utrecht Syntax Interface Lecture EXTRA by Pritha Chandra (IIT Delhi), TODAY, 16:00-17:00
The Utrecht Syntax Interface Lecture invites you to attend a talk by Pritha Chandra, on the syntax of politeness in Eastern Indo-Aryan. The talk takes place today (17 June) from 16:00-17:00.
Plasticity of the language system and its integration with cognition and perception
The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics will host a talk by Marina Bedny on July 7, 10:00 – 11:30.
LOT 692 | The atoms of imperatives
The Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics is pleased to announce a new publication in the LOT Dissertation Series by Engela de Villiers.
LOT 691 | The present perfective paradox
The Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics is pleased to announce a new publication in the LOT Dissertation Series by Tom Koss.
LOT 690 | Connectedness is key
The Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics is pleased to announce a new publication in the LOT Dissertation Series by Kaatje Dalderop.
Utrecht Syntax Interface Lecture by Imke Driemel (University of York), Thursday 5 June, 16:00-17:00
The next Syntax Interface Lecture will take place on Thursday, June 5, both online and in person. Imke Driemel will hold a talk titled “Anaphoric definites and where they put the index.”
MPI Colloquium: Dr. Cedric Boeckx
The Max Planck Institute invites you to attend a Colloquium by Dr. Cedric Boeckx on Neotenies on the 1st of July, from 15:45-17:00.
Schultink lecture by Adele Goldberg | 26 June | University of Antwerp
We are delighted to announce that the Schultink lecture during the LOT Summer School 2025 will be given by Adele Goldberg (Princeton) on 26 June. The title of the lecture is Constructing Meaning: Beyond words. If you wish to attend, please register.
Second Call for the 2025 LOT Event Fund will open soon!
The second 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.