30Apr
Variation in Individual Linguistic Behavior
VibE Ling Project
Mission
We envisage
- to put the individual center-stage
- that everyone's language is unique - what you read, write, text and talk about, who you communicate with, and in what kind of setting
We are interested
- in a speaker's very own use of their language rather than the ‘average’ language of a large group
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Variation in Individual Linguistic Behavior
About the project
How To Participate
Who can join
- Native English speakers from North America
- Aged 18 and older
What you get
- A total of 3000€ over study period of 2,5 years
- Personal insights into your own language style
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By tracing and documenting the linguistic in- and output of individual speakers of English in the US and Canada, our aim is to answer the following questions:
- How does your experience with language shape your individual grammar, that is, what kind of words, phrases or construction do you use and how do they become yours?
- How do you adjust your language in different situations (e.g. work e-mails or group chats)?
- How is your language similar/different to the average of your speech community - in other words, how come that others may recognize both your unique stylistic signature and belonging at the same time?
Our Commitments
- Appreciation
- To value every speaker's unique grammar
- Diversity
- To create a space where speakers from any socio-cultural and socio-economic background can be come a part of this project
- Authenticity
- To help speakers feel comfortable and natural when sharing their specific language experience
- Professionalism
- To maintain the highest research standards by having only trained linguists monitor and document a speaker's linguistic behavior
- Ethics
- To make sure that all the data collected will be fully anonymous and that no personal information will ever be shared with anyone
Our Team
