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Cursus: TLRMV16106
TLRMV16106
Digital Methods in Linguistics
Cursus informatie
CursuscodeTLRMV16106
Studiepunten (EC)5
Cursusdoelen
Students will learn the use of information technology and information resources for research in theoretical linguistics.
Main topics: using existing corpora and databases; writing scripts to collect, manage and analyze text.

Inhoud
This course provides an introduction to the use of computers and information technology for research in theoretical linguistics. We will cover some basic techniques and tools, and fundamental concepts and skills. The focus is on managing written data, especially text corpora. While we touch on some methodological issues, the course does not cover experimental design, working with recorded sound, or anything that would be considered "computational linguistics".
 
A substantial component involves writing scripts (simple programs) in the Python programming language.  We will learn how to use scripts to manage and analyze texts (“corpus analysis”), carry out searches that go far beyond what you can do with a standard web form, count words and constructions, create randomized experimental stimuli, etc.
 
Students will become familiar with different types of digital language resources, and some of their uses in theoretical or experimental research.

Career orientation:
The skills learned in this course can be applied to employment outside academia, in the domain of natural language processing. The programming component has even broader utility.
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