32.1729, Summer Schools: Innovative Tools in the Study of Language / Online

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LINGUIST List: Vol-32-1729. Mon May 17 2021. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 32.1729, Summer Schools:  Innovative Tools in the Study of Language / Online

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Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 18:31:51
From: Francesco Vespignani [francesco.vespignani at unipd.it]
Subject: Innovative Tools in the Study of Language / Online

 

Innovative Tools in the Study of Language

Host Institution: University of Padua
Website: https://www.dpss.unipd.it/innovative-tools-study-language

Dates: 14-Jun-2021 - 17-Jun-2021
Location: online, Padua, Italy

Focus: large scale studies, ecological validity, real-time research, corpus analysis, machine learning, multisite testing
Minimum Education Level: BA


Description:
Linguistic data, be it oral, signed, audiovisual or written, is now available
in unprecedented quantity due to progress in information technology. This
provides new opportunities for large-scale, ecologically valid, real-time
research. The virtual summer school entitled “Innovative Tools in the Study of
Language” offers theoretical and hands-on training with novel research tools,
such as corpus analysis, machine learning, multisite collaborative testing
etc.

Confirmed Instructors:
- Simon de Deyne (University of Melbourne, Australia)
- Jonathan Ginzburg (Université de Paris, France) 
- Emmanuel Keuleers (Tilburg University, The Netherlands)
- Claartje Levelt (University of Leiden, The Netherlands)
- Brian MacWhinney (Carnegie Mellon, USA)
- Ingmar Visser (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
- Roberto Zamparelli (University of Trento, Italy)
- Marco Zorzi (University of Padua, Italy)

The summer school will be held exclusively online. To ensure ample opportunity
for interaction, hands-on training and networking, the number of participants
will be limited to 30. Registration is open to all academic levels.


Registration: 20-May-2021 to 30-May-2021

Contact Person: Judit Gervain
                Email: judit.gervain at unipd.it


Registration Instructions:
Participation is free, but registration is mandatory. Participants can
register at the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1q3DTrJu5-ZorgO8mUO6s8nuvB1lDhTAoccB1i3dKhEc/e
dit

Registration deadline: May 30th, 2021. Participants will be notified and
registration will be confirmed by June 3rd, 2021.

If we receive more registrations than the number of available slots, selection
will be made on the basis of applicants’ CV and motivation letter. Priority
will be given to underrepresented minorities.




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