linguaXlab

All over the world language data and technology are produced daily by universities, schools, GLAM institutions, news agencies, non-academic organizations, administrative bodies and more besides. While these resources typically serve individual needs, if made accessible in standardized formats they could stand to benefit much larger initiatives. The Institute for Applied Linguistics seeks to establish a language services research hub and observatory, the linguaXlab, to maximize access and (re)use of the linguistic data and technology produced by, and relating to, South Tyrol, and facilitate their exchange across the region between different user groups. Drawing from the expertise of the entire Institute, among other linguistic services the linguaXlab will offer support with data archiving, search functionality, terminological databases, machine learning, information extraction and data FAIRification to stakeholders from different backgrounds (e.g., the cultural heritage sector, public administration or the medical field) to collectively advance language research and development for South Tyrol and beyond.