Marc van Oostendorp

Marc van Oostendorp is introduced at the Academiegebouw, 2008

Marc van Oostendorp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑr(ə)k fɑn ˈoːstə(n)dɔr(ə)p];[a] born 15 December 1967 in Rotterdam)[1] is a Dutch linguist and Esperantist. From 2004 he has served as a weekly commentator on linguistics for Radio Noord-Holland. Since 2007, he has researched phonological microvariation, dialectology and interlinguistics. He is currently attached to the Radboud University[2] in Nijmegen.

In Flanders and the Netherlands, van Oostendorp is known as a contributor to Genootschap Onze Taal ("Society for our language"). He collaborates with Belgian copywriter Erik Dams to produce Taalpost, a thrice-weekly e-mailed newsletter on the topic of language in general and Dutch in particular.


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  1. ^ "Marc Oostendorp at "Leiden Faculty since 1575"". Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Marc van Oostendorp, hoogleraar Nederlands en Academische Communicatie". Retrieved 3 October 2018.