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.
Download Free Books or order online at the LOT Publications Webshop
LLRC conference: Language Awareness in the language classroom
The Language Learning Resource Centre (Leiden University) is organizing a one-day conference on the topic of Language awareness in the language classroom on June 12th. The keynote will be held by Agneta Svalberg (Leicester University).
Utrecht Syntax Interface Lecture by Fenna Bergsma, Thursday April 24, 2025
The next Syntax Interface Lecture will take place on Thursday April 24 from 16:00 until 17:00. The team will host a talk by Fenna Bergsma titled ‘Different infinitives in Frisian’.
Open Science: Citizen Science and Open Educational Resources | 15 April 10:00 CET
Don’t miss the final Open Science workshop organised by MEDAL: on April 15th at 10:00 CET, the workshop will tackle two topics: Citizen Science and Open Educational Resources.
LOT 688 | Setting the Standard
The Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics is pleased to announce a new publication in the LOT Dissertation Series by Eline Lismont.
Research Assistant/International Postdoc position | University of Antwerp
The Department of Linguistics in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Antwerp is looking for a full-time research assistant or international postdoctoral scholarship in the field of historical linguistics (of English) (only one position is available, but either contract type is available)
Registration open for the 12th International Conference on Multimodality, University of Groningen, #12ICOM
Registration is now open for the 12th International Conference on Multimodality, #12ICOM. The conference theme is “The Multimodal Multiverse.” The field of multimodality is diverse and colourful, with plenty of research topics, methods, and approaches. All share a common interest: meaning and its creation in communicative situations.
Old Frisian Summer School | Register now
This summer, the Universities of Groningen & Oxford will be organizing the 4th edition of this summer school on the topic of Old Frisian. It offers a unique programme, especially designed for the field of linguistics, aimed at students, PhD candidates and early career candidates with an interest in (Old) Germanic languages.
First Call for the 2025 LOT Event Fund!
In 2025, three calls will be announced for financial support by LOT to 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.
Registration is open | LOT Summer School 2025
LOT is pleased to announce that registration for the LOT Summer School 2025 is open. The LOT Summer School is organized by LOT in collaboration with the University of Antwerp, and will take place from the 23rd of June to the 4th of July, 2025.
Reminder: Registration for EMLaR XXI 2025
Registration for the 21st edition of the annual workshop on Experimental Methods in Language acquisition Research is open.
Artistic expressions of linguistics communication: third TaalWC-day (9 May 2025)
On May 9, 2025, it’s time for the third Linguistics Communication Day! The theme of the afternoon is artistic expressions as a form of linguistics communication. You can register until Friday, April 30.
Registration now open for ISGS 2025 – don’t miss the early bird rates
The 10th Conference of the International Society for Gesture Studies (ISGS 2025) is officially open for registration. Register before 31 May 2025 to take advantage of early bird pricing.
Discovering and uncovering Cleverlandish
Cleverlandish, also known as Kleverlands in Dutch, is a dialect continuum within the Low-Franconian speaking area.
We invite everyone interested in Kleverlandic ‘languoids’ to join us during this one-day conference!
LOT 686 | Towards a label-less grammar
The Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics is pleased to announce a new publication in the LOT Dissertation Series by Joanna Wall.
Utrecht Syntax Interface Lecture EXTRA by Phoevos Panagiotidis (University of Cyprus), Friday 28 March, 16.00-17.00
The next Syntax Interface Lecture EXTRA will take place on Friday, 28 March from 16:00 until 17:00 both on site in Utrecht and online.
Phoevos Panagiotidis (University of Cyprus) will hold a talk titled ‘Beyond categorisers?’.