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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Syntax Interface Lecture by Ans van Kemenade | May 21
/in News /by JanacyThe upcoming Syntax Interface Lecture will take place on Tuesday, May 21st. We will host a talk by Ans van Kemenade (Radboud University, Centre for Language Studies) with the title ‘Discourse particle then in English: clause structure and discourse organisation’.
LOT Dissertatie 535: Effectieve Leeractiviteiten voor het Schrijfonderwijs in HAVO 4
/in Dissertations, News /by JanacyHet is ons een genoegen om binnen de LOT Dissertatieserie een nieuwe publicatie aan te kondigen, ditmaal van de hand van Klaske Elving.
Lecture at Utrecht University by Kai von Fintel (MIT)
/in News /by Brigit van der PasProfessor Kai von Fintel (MIT) will give a guest lecture at Utrecht University on Tuesday 11 June 2019, 15.15 – 17.00. The title of his lecture is “Exclusives and exceptives as sentential coordinators (or: Only, there’s another *only*)”.
Participate online in a study about learning Spanish by Dutch native speakers
/in News /by Brigit van der PasThe Universidad de Granada (Spain) is looking for native speakers of Dutch who are learning Spanish to take part in a study on how people learn a foreign language.
4 June 2019 | Symposium Social Inequality: effects on cognition and language in the first 1001 days
/in News /by JanacySocial inequality has a major impact on the chances children have in society. During this symposium, three internationally renowned speakers (prof. Erika Hoff, prof. James Law en dr. Natasha Kirkham) will talk about the influence of social inequality on the cognitive and linguistic development of children.
2 PhD positions in Linguistics at the University of Groningen
/in News /by Brigit van der PasTwo PhD positions (0.9 FTE) are offered at the Graduate School for the Humanities. Deadline for applications is 26 May 2019.
10th Conference on Frisian linguistics / 25-10-2019
/in News /by Brigit van der PasThe Linguistics Circle of the Frisian Academy (Fryske Akademy) organizes its annual meeting on 25 October 2019. Abstracts can be submitted until no later than 1 August 2019.
CfP: Workshop on Cross-Linguistic Semantics of Reciprocals, 7-8 October 2019, Utrecht University
/in News /by Brigit van der PasKeynote speakers are Mary Dalrymple (Oxford University) and Martin Haspelmath (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena). The deadline for abstracts is 30 June 2019.
ACLC Seminar | Dr Jody Polleck (CUNY)
/in News /by Brigit van der PasDr Jody Polleck, associate professor at Hunter College, CUNY, is the guest speaker at this ACLC seminar. She will give a presentation on ‘Utilizing Book Clubs for Social-Emotional and Literacy Development with Linguistically, Culturally, and Neurally Diverse Students’.
Lecturer in Computational Linguistics (0.7 FTE)
/in News /by Brigit van der PasThe Department of Languages, Literature and Communication of Utrecht University invites applications from lecturers for a part-time appointment in Computational Linguistics/ Natural Language Processing. The application deadline is 17 May 2019.
Vooroordelen zijn onderdeel van onze perceptie
/in News /by Brigit van der PasIedereen ziet de werkelijkheid door zijn eigen bril. En dat geldt ook voor wetenschappers. Bij taalkundigen werkt zowel de eigen moedertaal als opgedane kennis over andere talen vooroordelen in de hand. Dat laten Marjoleine Sloos (Fryske Akademy) en Lei Wang (Radboud Universiteit, Tongji University) in een recente studie zien.
Full-time PhD position in computational historical linguistics at KU Leuven
/in News /by Brigit van der PasA full-time PhD position is offered as part of an FWO-funded project at KU Leuven. The application deadline is 7 July 2019.
Seeking participants for a focus group study on research integrity
/in News /by Brigit van der PasThe National Survey on Research Integrity project needs your help defining the most important detrimental research practices (DRPs) in the Humanities and Arts.
Register now for the LLRC conference on intercultural competence (7 June 2019)
/in News /by Brigit van der PasThe Language Learning Resource Centre (Leiden University) is organizing a one-day conference (7 June, 2019) on Intercultural Communication. Registration is free but mandatory and ends on 12 May.
Vote for Lieke Verheijen as the ‘New Scientist Wetenschapstalent 2019’
/in News /by Brigit van der PasDr Lieke Verheijen has been nominated for the ‘New Scientist Wetenschapstalent 2019’ prize. Votes can be cast until 6 May 2019.