The Sociolinguistic Circle

The Sociolinguistics Circle consists of a group of sociolinguists representing most—if not all—universities in the Netherlands and Flanders. Its main objective is to organise an annual one-day conference that aims at bringing together students and researchers who study language variation, sociolinguistics, and social dynamics of language with a connection to the Low Countries. Particular emphasis is placed on participation by students and other young researchers: the conference is open to researchers of all levels.

Affiliated universities and research institutions

• Universiteit Antwerpen
• Universiteit van Amsterdam
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• Universiteit Gent
• Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
• Universiteit Leiden
• KU Leuven
• Universität Münster
• Universiteit Namen
• Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
• Universiteit Tilburg
• Universiteit Utrecht
• Fryske Akademy, Leeuwarden
• Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal
• Meertens Instituut, Amsterdam
• NL-Lab, Humanities Cluster (KNAW)

Previous editions

• Sociolinguistics Circle 9 (2023) – Meertens Instituut, Amsterdam
• Sociolinguistics Circle 8 (2022) – KU Leuven
• Sociolinguistics Circle 7 (2021) – Universiteit Antwerpen
• Sociolinguistics Circle 7 (2020) postponed due to COVID
• Sociolinguistics Circle 6 (2019) – Universiteit Utrecht
• Sociolinguistics Circle 5 (2018) – Universiteit Maastricht
• Sociolinguistics Circle 4 (2017) – Universiteit Tilburg
• Sociolinguistics Circle 3 (2016) – Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
• Sociolinguistics Circle 2 (2015) – Universiteit Gent
• Sociolinguistics Circle 1 (2014) – Universiteit Groningen