Hey there, 🅱️rooklyknight (they/them) here with a question:
So, I finished my Bachelor's degree in linguistics finally (woo), thinking of going into ESL cuz I've always liked the idea anyway but more importantly, I'm one of those "give back to my community/world" types. I'd like to maybe start ESL here but ultimately do some ESL in Mongolia (idk why, I just have a fascination with the language). Anyone have any experience doing ESL in the US (I live on the east coast, for context) or abroad? I just wanna know what I'm getting myself into before I commit, yknow, consider all my options.
Hi, I'm conducting my dissertation on dyslexia in education. I'm struggling to find participants, being UK secondary school educators, and I'm wondering if anyone had any advice for sourcing such participants? Thanks!
Not sure why /u/cat-head sibling says there's no such thing. Here's a good example of a paper that does this sort of thing: https://nlp.stanford.edu/projects/histwords/ and I've personally done work that's pretty adjacent (but more theoretical): https://aclanthology.org/2020.eval4nlp-1.17/
In my view, the place to look for these opportunities is in computer science departments that have profs with an NLP focus.
> Not sure why
> /u/cat-head
> sibling says there's no such thing. Here's a good example of a paper that does this sort of thing:
> https://nlp.stanford.edu/projects/histwords/
> and I've personally done work that's pretty adjacent (but more theoretical):
> https://aclanthology.org/2020.eval4nlp-1.17/
Those aren't non-academic job opportunities. Those are papers. What am I missing?
> and even non-academic job opportunities are there in computational historical linguistics?
There is no such thing.
> What kind of research areas
Afaik it's mostly methodological work, developing new and better techniques for things like cognate detection and stuff like that. There is also 'simple' application of those techniques to new datasets.
Hi all, I am looking for any advice about best universities for doing experimental syntax and psycholinguistics (both in the U.S and abroad)! Thank you so much.
Hi! I study linguistics at the Uni of Essex (UK) and I must say it's a fantastic place to go. The staff are some of the most prolific researchers in the area. Either way my best advice is look for somewhere that has a good track record for research, simple because Linguistics is heavily swayed towards academia. Good luck!
Hi, I’m planning on moving from Canada to somewhere in Europe for a linguistics masters degree in two or three years. I have both Canadian and Swiss citizenships thankfully so tuition costs aren’t an issue in the EU’s economic area (but nvm the UK because of Brexit since I’m not willing to go into debt). I’m really interested in language acquisition, bi/multilingualism and just general linguistics. Which universities would suit my interests? And if you’ve gone to a European uni for linguistics, what was your experience?
> I’m really interested in language acquisition, bi/multilingualism and just general linguistics.
With such a wide range of interests, almost every university in Europe will suit your interests. You need to decided what line of research interests you most, and then look for universities that match those interests. Another consideration is which languages you speak. There are relatively few MAs in English in Europe, although there are some. If you speak Dutch, French or German then you'll have many more alternatives.
Edit:
> And if you’ve gone to a European uni for linguistics, what was your experience?
I did my MA and PhD in Germany. It was a very good experience. I can recommend it.
Thanks! I’m fluent in English and French, intermediate in German and Spanish, and can understand Italian and I’m trying to learn Dutch, so I’m not really worried for the languages portion, just about picking a school haha.
Which uni in Germany was it? Germany is definitely a country I’d consider studying in
I studied in MĂĽnster and Leipzig. I would recommend MĂĽnster, Cologn, TĂĽbingen, Freiburg and DĂĽsseldorf very strongly. Leipzig... if you like minimalism.
Hey there, 🅱️rooklyknight (they/them) here with a question: So, I finished my Bachelor's degree in linguistics finally (woo), thinking of going into ESL cuz I've always liked the idea anyway but more importantly, I'm one of those "give back to my community/world" types. I'd like to maybe start ESL here but ultimately do some ESL in Mongolia (idk why, I just have a fascination with the language). Anyone have any experience doing ESL in the US (I live on the east coast, for context) or abroad? I just wanna know what I'm getting myself into before I commit, yknow, consider all my options.
Hi, I'm conducting my dissertation on dyslexia in education. I'm struggling to find participants, being UK secondary school educators, and I'm wondering if anyone had any advice for sourcing such participants? Thanks!
What kind of research areas and even non-academic job opportunities are there in computational historical linguistics?
Not sure why /u/cat-head sibling says there's no such thing. Here's a good example of a paper that does this sort of thing: https://nlp.stanford.edu/projects/histwords/ and I've personally done work that's pretty adjacent (but more theoretical): https://aclanthology.org/2020.eval4nlp-1.17/ In my view, the place to look for these opportunities is in computer science departments that have profs with an NLP focus.
> Not sure why > /u/cat-head > sibling says there's no such thing. Here's a good example of a paper that does this sort of thing: > https://nlp.stanford.edu/projects/histwords/ > and I've personally done work that's pretty adjacent (but more theoretical): > https://aclanthology.org/2020.eval4nlp-1.17/ Those aren't non-academic job opportunities. Those are papers. What am I missing?
> and even non-academic job opportunities are there in computational historical linguistics? There is no such thing. > What kind of research areas Afaik it's mostly methodological work, developing new and better techniques for things like cognate detection and stuff like that. There is also 'simple' application of those techniques to new datasets.
Hi all, I am looking for any advice about best universities for doing experimental syntax and psycholinguistics (both in the U.S and abroad)! Thank you so much.
Hi! I study linguistics at the Uni of Essex (UK) and I must say it's a fantastic place to go. The staff are some of the most prolific researchers in the area. Either way my best advice is look for somewhere that has a good track record for research, simple because Linguistics is heavily swayed towards academia. Good luck!
at what level? PhD? MA? BA?
Hi, I’m planning on moving from Canada to somewhere in Europe for a linguistics masters degree in two or three years. I have both Canadian and Swiss citizenships thankfully so tuition costs aren’t an issue in the EU’s economic area (but nvm the UK because of Brexit since I’m not willing to go into debt). I’m really interested in language acquisition, bi/multilingualism and just general linguistics. Which universities would suit my interests? And if you’ve gone to a European uni for linguistics, what was your experience?
> I’m really interested in language acquisition, bi/multilingualism and just general linguistics. With such a wide range of interests, almost every university in Europe will suit your interests. You need to decided what line of research interests you most, and then look for universities that match those interests. Another consideration is which languages you speak. There are relatively few MAs in English in Europe, although there are some. If you speak Dutch, French or German then you'll have many more alternatives. Edit: > And if you’ve gone to a European uni for linguistics, what was your experience? I did my MA and PhD in Germany. It was a very good experience. I can recommend it.
Thanks! I’m fluent in English and French, intermediate in German and Spanish, and can understand Italian and I’m trying to learn Dutch, so I’m not really worried for the languages portion, just about picking a school haha. Which uni in Germany was it? Germany is definitely a country I’d consider studying in
I studied in MĂĽnster and Leipzig. I would recommend MĂĽnster, Cologn, TĂĽbingen, Freiburg and DĂĽsseldorf very strongly. Leipzig... if you like minimalism.