The 46th annual conference of the Linguistic Society of the Netherlands took place in Utrecht on 7 February, 2015. The annual meetings provide members with the opportunity to report on their ongoing research.
At this year's meeting, 86 papers were presented, of which 21 were submitted in writing to the present volume. The volume contains an internationally peer-reviewed selection of these papers, which may be considered representative of current research in the Netherlands, in various fields of linguistics.

Linguistics in the Netherlands is a collection of internationally peer-reviewed articles representing current research in the Netherlands, in various fields of linguistics. This year's volume is based on the 47th annual conference of the Linguistic Society of the Netherlands (Utrecht, 7 February, 2016), at which 98 papers were presented. Of the 22 papers that were submitted in writing roughly 50% was accepted for publication. Linguistics in the Netherlands especially welcomes ongoing research and researchers in an early stage of their career.