UCL - Statistics for Linguistics

[CLIG2240]

[30h + 15h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 2d semester.

Teacher(s): Yves Bestgen(supplée Cédrick Fairon), Cédrick Fairon

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

At the end of the course, the student will be able to use the main statistical tools and concepts of quantitative linguistics. He will be able to choose appropriate methods for specific research objectives and to use it in the framework of linguistic research. Most of all, the student will be able to make a critical review of the results obtained by a quantitative analysis. He will also be trained to use a statistical analysis software.

Content and teaching methods

The organization of the course is twofold :
1. The first part of the course consists in a theoretical approach in the field of textual data statistical analysis.
2. The second part of the course will provide a practical approach of the field. It will give the students the opportunity to practice what he/she has learned in the theoretical introduction and to experiment with a statistical software.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisite. One course of introduction to linguistics
Evaluation. Personal research.
Support. Short Syllabus with examples and exercises; articles of book chapters; web site with exercises.