National Geographic reporter Myrthe Prins plays guinea pig at ILS Labs ‘Soe-gi-ta-geu-bu-ti-to-ba-meu…, for ten minutes now I have been listening to a robotic voice, droning on meaningless syllables without intonation or emotion.’ National Geographic reporter Myrthe Prins visited the Institute for Language Sciences (ILS) Labs, part of the Centre for Digital Humanities. Guided by PhD candidate and psycholinguistics researcher Iris van der Wulp, Prins participated in a series of […] Read more
Language Structure: an Introduction to Generative Syntax – ILS (Utrecht Summer School) In this course, students will be introduced to the basics of generative linguistics, the theoretical framework evolved from and based on Noam Chomsky’s work. Language is a structured and accessible …
Psycholinguistics – ILS (Utrecht Summer School) This elementary to intermediate level course will provide the student with a basic knowledge of psycholinguistics, a research domain on the intersection of linguistics, psychology and neuroscience, by looking at …
Research design for Experimental Linguists – ILS (Utrecht Summer School) In this course, you will learn about important aspects of a quantitative study design (research methodology), the basics of statistical (hypothesis) testing, and how methodology and statistics relate to each …
Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology – ILS (Utrecht Summer School) This course will investigate sound in language from five different perspectives: alphabet (units), acoustics, articulation, prosody and learning. This course will introduce students to various aspects of phonetics and phonology. …
Vacature Institute for Language Sciences (ILS) Labs: Technisch student-assistent In het lab van het Institute for Language Sciences (ILS Labs) wordt experimenteel onderzoek gedaan naar hoe mensen gesproken en geschreven taal begrijpen en produceren. Voor dit lab zijn we op zoek naar een: Technisch student-assistent (12 uur per week, vanaf 3 maart) Wat ga je doen? Wat moet je kunnen? Wat levert het op? […] Read more
ILS Labs The Institute for Language Sciences (ILS) Labs provide a variety of resources for experimental linguistic research, for instance: […] Read more
Interview with CDH director Hugo Quené: past, present and future of the CDH In 2020, the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) at Utrecht University was officially launched. In this interview, prof. dr. Hugo Quené, Professor of Quantitative Methods of Empirical Research in the Humanities and CDH founding director, reflects on the past four years since its inception, and shares his thoughts on the future. How should digital humanities evolve […] Read more
