About the research field
Experimental Linguistics is an important field of linguistics that uses methods from experimental psychology and applied linguistics to collect and process linguistic data.
This research topic being relatively young, there are few standardized procedures concerning data collection or processing which, in turn, hinders generalization of research outcomes and prevents their effective comparison.
About the group
The aim of the proposed research group is
- to evaluate and compare current methods used to record and characterize language input and its role in language acquisition,
- to collect language input in the lab and at participants’ homes and to compare them in terms of their quality, quantity and ecological validity,
- to develop critical evaluation of experimental designs among young scholars.
