- WHAT:
- This is a web-based archive of linguistic data from a variety of languages, speakers, and projects.
- WHO:
- Linguistics students are encouraged to use this data for empirical research as part of their studies.
- WHERE:
- Members of the Linguistics Department at the University of Toronto have prepared these files and are the owners of the data.
- HOW:
- Students may use the data by requesting permission from the instructor of the course in which they plan to conduct the research. They must sign a form indicating that they understand the ethical requirements for sharing the data prior to viewing any of it.
- WHEN:
- The website was made possible by two grants from the Faculty of Arts and Science Curriculum Renewal Initiatives Fund in 2010 and 2012, for which we express thanks.
- WHY:
- Hands-on data-driven research projects enhance the curriculum by supporting critical and creative thinking, grappling to solve authentic problems with real-world data, and enhance quantitative reasoning, ethical thinking, information literacy, and ability to communicate research outcomes.