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About the lab

The laboratory brings together research questions and methodologies from psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, and cognitive science.

Research

Researchers at the Socio-Cognitive Laboratory study how people learn, use, process, and sometimes lose one or multiple languages.

We combine behavioural methods with techniques such as EEG and eye-tracking to investigate language across diverse speakers and contexts, including infants, adult language learners, minority-language speakers, and people with language-related impairments or disorders.

The lab supports a range of research projects and connects research and teaching through coursework and MA projects.

Background and Funding

The Socio-Cognitive Laboratory was established through national world-leading funding awarded to the Center of Excellence MultiLing. Since MultiLing ended, the lab has been run by the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies (ILN).

Official opening

Young girl and female researcher looking at an iPad in MultiLing's lab
The laboratory officially opened on March 22, 2018. Photo: Terje Heiestad / UiO.

Published Jan. 21, 2020 11:10 AM - Last modified Nov. 3, 2026 11:20 AM