Research Labs
The Department of Linguistics at the University of Alberta is actively involved in a wide range of data-driven linguistic research. Our focus is the empirical study of language through observation, fieldwork, and experimentation. Please follow the links below for more information on the laboratories and research groups.
Alberta Language Technology Lab
The Alberta Language Technology Lab (ALT Lab) works on the computational modeling of Indigenous and other languages and the development of language technologies.
Alberta Phonetics Lab
The Alberta Phonetics Laboratory studies speech perception, speech production, and speech technology.
The Bilingual Acquisition Lab of Alberta (BALA), conducts research on bilingualism, second language acquisition and heritage language acquisition in children and youth.
Centre for Comparative Psycholinguistics
The Centre for Comparative Psycholinguistics (CCP) researches the psychological and social foundations of language in diverse languages and speakers.
Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Development Institute
The Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Development Institute (CILLDI) works for a future where Indigenous languages are strong and vibrant in Canada and abroad.
Heritage Language Research Lab
The Heritage Language Research Lab focuses on the heritage language, the language immigrant children use at home with their parents and siblings.
Language Documentation Research Cluster
The Language Documentation Research Cluster provides technical resources and laboratory space for investigators to study, document, and/or revitalize minority and endangered languages.
Little Magpies Lab
The Little Magpies Lab conducts research on infant language acquisition, specifically from early infancy until 3 years of age.
Prosody Lab
The Prosody Lab studies the production and perception of spoken language to investigate different aspects of the prosody, rhythm and melody of speech.
Sociocultural Linguistics Lab
The Sociocultural Linguistics Lab examines how beliefs about language, culture, and identity shape the way we speak.
Upper Necaxa Totona Project
The Upper Necaxa Totonac Project documents Upper Necaxa Totonac, an endangered Indigenous language of Mexico.