Linguisitic topics

Taalportaal

Many aspects of Dutch linguistics are described in the Taalportaal website

Taalportaal (or Language Portal) is an interactive knowledge base about Dutch, Frisian and Afrikaans. It provides access to a comprehensive and authoritative scientific grammar for these three languages. Up to now there has been no comprehensive scientifically-based description of the grammars of Dutch, Frisian and Afrikaans. This is a serious shortcoming, considering that

• language is seen as an important part of cultural identity and cultural heritage
• a large number of people learn these languages as a second language
• educated speakers frequently lack grammatical knowledge of their native language
• Dutch and Afrikaans an important object of study in linguistic theory and related fields of research

Taalportaal fills this gap by providing a thorough description of the phonology, morphology and syntax of the three languages.

Lexicography

The Dutch Language Institute has experience in several building and maintaining several Dutch dictionaries. It is also involved in the Elexis project.