Have you ever thought of the origin of words? Do you know how an etymologist investigates the origin of words? How the words like gazda (“farmer”) or vajda (“Gypsy boss”) became a part of the Slovak lexicon? Did you know that the word laskonka (“special oval white-egg cake”) has been known since the 20th century?…

On June 11, 2024, Dr. Vladimír Benko from the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics SAS, received the Ľudovít Štúr Honorary Plague from the Vice-President of the SAS Dr. Miroslav Morovics. The reward recognizes his contributions in the humanities and social sciences and was presented on the occasion of the milestone anniversary. Heartiest congratulations! More information…

If the Slovak National Corpus contains your text, you have an opportunity to become a part of a dictionary. If you are interested in building a balanced corpus, please watch this short video on how to become a part of the SNC databases. The video is available on our YouTube channel, or Facebook website. The video…

Let us bring your attention to the event We are SAS that will be held on 14 and 15 June 2024 at Hviezdoslav Square in Bratislava. LSIL SAS will participate in the event on Saturday 15 June 2024. In the morning session, on 14 June 2024 (Friday) our colleague Sibyla Mislovičová will give a talk…