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September 27, 2023UBC Computer Science researchers receive Outstanding Paper Award for advanced solution to abusive language detection
This article was developed by UBC Computer Science and has been re-posted by Language Sciences.
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September 18, 2023Call for Abstracts: AeroDigest 2023 Symposium
AeroDigest 2023 Symposium is coming up on October 14 - October 15, 2023, and we want your abstracts!
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September 10, 2023Sensorimotor Foundations of Speech Perception in Infancy: Q&A with Dr. Janet Werker & Dr. Henny Yeung
The perceptual system for speech is highly organized from early infancy. This organization bootstraps young human learners’ ability to acquire their native speech and language from speech input. In the study, 'Sensorimotor Foundations of Speech Perception in Infancy,' researchers reviewed…
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September 10, 2023Arts Perspectives on AI: Fearing (your own) Language in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Dr. David Gramling & Matthew Chan
Written by Dr. David Gramling (he/they), professor and head of the Department of Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies, and Matthew Chan, third-year undergraduate student in Arts. Originally published by UBC Arts. Re-published by Language Sciences. You might fear that the language…
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August 8, 2023Learning the Character Inventories of Undeciphered Scripts Using Unsupervised Deep Clustering: Q&A with the Research Team
In the study, 'Learning the Character Inventories of Undeciphered Scripts Using Unsupervised Deep Clustering’, researchers Logan Born, PhD Student in Simon Fraser University's School of Computing Science, Dr. M. Willis Monroe, Assistant Professor in the Department of Historical Studies at the…
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August 8, 2023Children Dynamically Update and Extend the Interface Between Number Words and Perceptual Magnitudes: Q&A with Denitza Dramkin
As adults, we represent and think about number, space, and time in at least two ways: our intuitive—but imprecise—perceptual representations, and the slowly learned—but precise—number words. With development, these representational formats interface, allowing us to use precise number words to…
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August 8, 2023Member Spotlight: Ifeoluwanimi Adebara
Ifeoluwanimi Adebara is a PhD student in the Cognitive Systems program at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on natural language processing for low resource languages. Lately, she has been working on African languages including developing language resources and tools…
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July 17, 2023Call for Working Group Members: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Language Sciences at UBC
In 2021, Language Sciences submitted to Senate and the Board of Governors a proposal to become a Global Research Excellence (GREx) Institute. Promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion within and beyond UBC was one of six priorities highlighted in that proposal. As such, LangSci is now seeking…
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July 17, 2023Call for Working Group Members: Member Funding Proposal Review
Language Sciences is dedicated to providing fair and timely funding opportunities to its members. We are currently seeking LangSci members to serve on a working group responsible for reviewing proposals submitted by our members requesting funds from Language Sciences’ member funding streams: …
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July 12, 2023Amplifying Knowledge Mobilization: Ensuring Full Literacy SSHRC Partnership Grant Reaches Mid-Point
As the Ensuring Full Literacy team reaches the mid-point of their Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant, the next phase leans toward knowledge mobilization and sharing key research findings with the public. Ensuring Full Literacy in a Multicultural and…