The LAE Labs are made up of five physical spaces, each with its own focus; four virtual labs; and various digital resources. Find out more by visiting each lab's own webpage.
The LAEbrary in Moore 162 has computer workstations where users can conduct linguistic analysis using specialized software. This is also where lab monitors can help you check out equipment for audio and video recording.
The Tracker Lab in Moore 427 has a remote eye tracking system (SMI RED250) and a portable eye tracking system (SMI REDn) used for experimental research on language processing.
The Acquisition Lab in Kuykendall 422 has a child friendly atmosphere for observing children's language behaviours. It houses equipment for conducting preferential looking research.
Second Language Acquisition & Bilingualism Lab
The Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Lab (SLAB) in Moore 264 has been optimized for running experiments with human participants to study various aspects of human language and communication.
The Kūpina'i Language Center (KLC) in Moore 151 is a multi-purpose space for community-based events and language work, linguistic data collection, studying, and meetings. It has a "living room" space for informal elicitation, a sound-attenuated booth for high-quality audio recording, a conference table, and a kitchenette equipped with a refrigerator and a microwave.
The Psycholinguistics Lab is a virtual lab that supports research on how language is produced, perceived, comprehended, and learned as a first or additional language.
The Sociolinguistics Lab is a virtual lab that focuses on investigating socially conditioned variation in the production and perception of speech.
Elena Indjieva Language Documentation Virtual Lab
The Language Documentation Virtual Lab is housed in the LAEbrary and has two components. The first of these is a collection of portable linguistic-fieldwork related equipment that students may check out and bring with them into the field. The second component of the Language Documentation Virtual Lab is a suite of professional-quality digitization equipment that is shared with the Kaipuleohone University of Hawaiʻi Digital Language Archive.
Kaipuleohone is the University of Hawaiʻi's Digital Language Archive for audio and video recordings as well as photographs, notes, dictionaries, transcriptions, ethnographic materials, and other materials related to small and endangered languages.
Workshops
Workshops and tutorials on how to use various LAE Labs resources (e.g., equipment, analysis software, language corpora) are conducted by lab monitors.
In-person workshops are on hold until further notice. However, materials from past workshops are available online. Please contact us to access these materials.