36.637, Summer Schools: Academia Grammaticorum Salensis 2025: Experiments with Grammar
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Subject: 36.637, Summer Schools: Academia Grammaticorum Salensis 2025: Experiments with Grammar
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Date: 19-Feb-2025
From: Ignas Rudaitis [ignas.rudaitis at gmail.com]
Subject: Academia Grammaticorum Salensis 2025: Experiments with Grammar
Academia Grammaticorum Salensis 2025: Experiments with Grammar
Host Institution: Vilnius University
Website:
https://www.academiasalensis.org/en/conference-and-summer-school/2025-summer-school/
Dates: 21-Jul-2025 - 25-Jul-2025
Location: Antalieptė, Lithuania
Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's
Focus: While primarily designed for early-career researchers with a
strong theoretical background—such as PhD students, advanced Master’s
students, and postdocs—we also welcome scholars at different career
stages who share an interest in integrating experimental approaches
into their work. The summer school fosters interdisciplinary
collaboration and accommodates participants from all linguistic
frameworks, promoting an exchange of ideas that advances linguistic
research.
Description:
The quantitative turn in linguistics over the past two decades has
also been accompanied by the experimental turn. Increasingly,
linguists from various subfields are employing experimental paradigms.
But without a solid foundation in experimental theory and practical
skills, understanding experimental research or conducting experiments
can be challenging. Thus, the 22nd Academia Grammaticorum Salensis
(Salos) seeks to further strengthen the interaction between
experimental linguistics and theoretical inquiries into grammar and
poses the question: How can we effectively conduct experiments in the
study of grammar? The summer school will equip researchers in
theoretical and functional linguistics as well as in linguistic
typology with foundational knowledge of experimental methods, with a
particular focus on studies of grammar.
The summer school features three courses representing a coherent
theoretical to practical progression from theories of grammar to the
implementation of experiments:
I. From linguistic theory to psycholinguistic and aphasiological
testing
Prof. dr. Kasper Boye, University of Copenhagen
The course opens with an introduction to the concept of grammar,
addressing fundamental questions about what grammar is and how it
emerges. It then delves into two central topics: the
lexical-grammatical distinction and accounts of grammaticalization,
highlighting challenges encountered by traditional accounts, as well
as proposing new perspectives and theories. The final sessions
demonstrate how these theories can be tested using psycholinguistic
and aphasiological methods, drawing on relevant experimental studies
and clinical case reports. The overall aim is to illustrate how
linguistic theories of grammar can be developed to explain observed
language patterns while also seeking psychological and neuroscientific
grounding.
II. Experimental studies in linguistics: From understanding research
papers to running your own experiments
Dr. Laura Vilkaitė-Lozdienė, Vilnius University
This course will broadly introduce experimental methods across many
linguistic subdisciplines, then review the main experimental
techniques (reaction time studies, priming, eye-tracking, elicitation
tasks, etc.), the main steps and choices of designing an experiment,
ways of dealing with confounding factors and participant variation,
and selected considerations of experimental ethics. The introduction
will include group exercises and discussions of published papers to
link the theory to actual research. The class will also discuss
practical issues of administering experiments, from finding
participants to conducting the testing sessions. Finally, the students
will design and program their own experiments. They will have a choice
of replicating a published paper or asking their own research
question, using PsychoPy to create a simple lexical decision task or
phrase acceptability task. The students will be able to pilot their
experiment with their peers. After finishing the course, the students
will be more confident in evaluating other experimental studies or
creating their own experiments in linguistics.
III. Handling experimental data with R
Dr. Alena Witzlack-Makarevich, the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem/University of Cologne
This hands-on course will allow students to gain experience with data
wrangling and statistical analysis of experimental data with R (a
software for statistical computing and data visualization). The course
will closely follow the methods discussed in Experimental studies in
linguistics and will replicate a number of case studies discussed
there. It will cover a range of topics including the technicalities of
hypothesis testing in R, effect size, type I/II errors, regression and
modelling, as well as aspects of data wrangling including
transformations.
IV. Tutoring / group work
An important complement to the three courses is the tutoring and group
work sessions. These sessions are designed to reinforce and solidify
the knowledge gained during the lectures and to clarify any remaining
questions. Participants will have the opportunity to work on their
assignments individually or in groups, with the added benefit of
consulting with lecturers who will be present during the tutoring
sessions. This format fosters peer-to-peer learning, collaboration and
exchange among linguists diverse fields and career stages.
Additionally, the summer school will feature a poster session on the
first day of the event, which will provide an opportunity for the
participants to present their research to their peers and the
lecturers and learn about each other's research projects.
Tuition: 250 EUR
Tuition Explanation: The participation fee covers:
- 3 courses (5 lectures each) and 5 tutoring sessions;
- accommodation;
- full board (three meals per day);
- coffee breaks;
- opening & closing receptions;
- transportation by bus from & to Vilnius (20 and 26 July).
Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Linguistic Theories
Neurolinguistics
Psycholinguistics
Typology
Registration Open until 15-Apr-2025
Email: info at academiasalensis.org
Apply on the web: https://forms.gle/jvMxj8TDYZerwxFUA
Registration Instructions:
The number of participants is limited, so a selection process will be
in place in the event of a large number of applicants. To assist us in
this process, we ask that you provide a brief statement of motivation.
Apply before the 15th of April by filling out the questionnaire. We
will let you know if you have been selected on the 20th of April at
the latest.
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