LIGN199 provides undergraduates with the opportunity to participate in linguistic research conducted in the Department of Linguistics, both by graduate students and faculty members. This is an excellent opportunity to see how research is conducted, and it provides foundational training for graduate school.
Students assist in running experiments, analyzing data, or participating in field research.
LIGN199 is taken for Pass/No Pass. Students may take more than one LIGN199, but may only count one quarter of LIGN199 towards their major or minor.
Opportunities for each quarter will be posted here with contact information.
One 199 needed to work in the Phonetics Lab in the Winter Quarter 2010 on a research project on speech rhythm. Suitable candidates must have taken (at least) LIGN 101 and LIGN 110 (phonetics) and have a GPA of at least 3.4. We need somebody reliable, who is willing to work with subjects and with other undergraduate and graduate students. The work will involve booking subjects to run experiments, data entry in Excel, helping in the preparation of experiments, clerical support and attending lab meetings. The position is open to all, but students who can help us find native speakers of Spanish, Greek or Korean or speak one of these languages fluently will be preferred (all other things being equal).
Contact: Prof. Amalia Arvaniti, aarvaniti@ucsd.edu
Description: This research investigates how the mental processes engaged when an individual observes some language stimulus affects their ability to remember that stimulus later. In particular, this research examines whether words and concepts that are difficult to process or integrate lead to enhanced memory performance. Responsibilities include participant recruitment (via Experimetrix), running subjects, coding data, and helping create experimental materials. Expected hours per week: 10. Interested applicants should have a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Contact Klinton at kbicknell@ling.ucsd.edu if interested.
Relation between Frequency and Age of Acquisition Ratings for English Words and ASL Signs
This 199 research is an adjunct to a study about frequency ratings of ASL signs being conducted by Matt Hall and Rachel Mayberry. The work consists of searches of computerized data bases for various frequency and age of acquisition forms for a large set of English words. The product of this work will be incorporated into the larger study. This is an opportunity to learn about factors important to word and sign recognition and become familiar with various language data-bases. The student is also invited to sit in on lab meetings where a variety of ongoing research projects about sign language are discussed weekly.
Contact: Prof. Rachel Mayberry, rmayberry@ucsd.edu
Japanese Language Research Assistants Wanted--LIGN 199 Positions for the Japanese Pronoun Project at the Computational Linguistics Laboratory for Fall 2009
Job Descriptions: Working 4 hours/week for 2 units or 8 hours/week for 4 units; Conducting experiments; Communicating with participants; Data analysis; Literature searches and administrative/clerical support; Writing a 2-page report at the end of the quarter
Required: Native speaker of Japanese; GPA of 2.8 or above; Junior or senior standing at UCSD;
Preferred: Background in linguistics, psychology, or cognitive science; Basic computer skills (Word, Excel)
If interested, please contact Mieko Ueno (ueno@ling.ucsd.edu) for an interview!