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March 28, 2023Sign Language Phonetic Annotator and Analyzer: changing how sign languages are transcribed
A new software being developed is allowing researchers to give detailed, phonetic transcriptions of signs used in sign languages, such as American Sign Language (ASL), one of the sign languages used in Canada.
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March 28, 2023"You betcha I'm a 'Merican" The rise of 'YOU BET' as a pragmatic marker - Q&A with Dr. Laurel Brinton and Tomoharu Hirota
In the study titled, 'You betcha I'm a 'Merican" the rise of YOU BET as a pragmatic marker', researchers Dr.
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March 5, 2023LSURC 2023: Connecting undergrads from all backgrounds through language research
Students have countless opportunities available to explore language and communication throughout their undergraduate careers, though gaining valuable research experience in those fields is an opportunity many undergraduate students feel isn’t readily available to them.
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March 2, 2023UBC scholar, Ife Adebara, helping AI overcome its language barrier
People around the world have been impressed with ChatGPT, a new chatbot developed by OpenAI that uses natural language processing (NLP) to seemingly answer any question.
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February 3, 2023Member Spotlight: Dr. Sonam Chosung
Dr. Sonam Chusang is an Adjunct Professor in the Asian Studies department at the University of British Columbia where he has been teaching Tibetan to students of heritage and non-heritage backgrounds for the past 15 years.
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February 3, 2023Language Creation in Hollywood with Dr. Christine Schreyer
Within the book titled, 'Communicating Linguistics, Language, Community and Public Engagement,'
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February 3, 2023A Sociological Lens on Linguistic Diversity: Implications for Writing Inclusive Multiple-Choice Assessments - Q&A with the research team
In the study titled, 'A Sociological Lens on Linguistic Diversity: Implications for Writing Inclusive Multiple-Choice Assessments', researchers Jennifer Lightfoot,
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January 31, 2023Seeking Teaching Assistant for Living Language course, September 2023
Deadline: 12:00pm Tuesday, February 28th
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January 16, 2023LSURC 2023: Call for Adjudicators
The 2023 Language Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference is looking for Faculty members to volunteer at the conference on February 17th and 18th to judge oral and poster presentations.
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January 9, 2023Q&A with Dr. Xuejun (Ryan) Ji, former LangScis Student Steering Committee Member
Xuejun (Ryan) Ji is a current Ph.D. student in Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology (MERM).