The Language and Communication Institute (ILC) brings together researchers engaged in the study of a highly diverse range of language forms and communication practices: conversational, scholarly, media-related, artistic, etc. A selection of the Institute's recent activities is highlighted in its brochure. The principal lines of research pursued at the ILC can be seen in its annual activity report, together with the special areas of interest of each researcher. In more general terms, the work of the Social Sciences and Humanities sector at UCLouvain is detailed in the brochures o About