CSCI2253 · Computer Science

Documenting and Preserving Indigenous Languages with Data Science

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

In this hands-on research course, students will learn about linguistic diversity, language endangerment, and methods of preserving, documenting, and analyzing languages. The core of the course is hands-on research in collaboration with an ongoing international effort to understand human linguistic diversity. Students will compile primary linguistic data and analyze it using methods from linguistics, psychology, computer science, and data science. This is an excellent introduction to both data science and linguistic analysis; students who already have advanced skills in those areas will be able to expand those skills.