PLIN079 Introduction to R for linguists

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/4. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
prof. Radek Čech, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Radek Čech, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jaroslava Vybíralová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
none
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 15/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the basics of the R programming language and the possibilities of its use in linguistics.
Learning outcomes
Ability to work with basic R programming language.
Syllabus
  • The course will be taught in a block format, the course will take place on April 18th, and the place will be advised later. 1. Introduction to R
  • 2. Variables
  • 3. Analysis of selected phenomena
Literature
    required literature
  • GRIES, Stefan Thomas. Quantitative corpus linguistics with R : a practical introduction. Second edititon. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017, ix, 274. ISBN 9781138816275. info
  • GRIES, Stefan Thomas. Statistics for linguistics with R : a practical introduction. 2nd rev. ed. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, 2013, xiii, 359. ISBN 9783110307474. info
Teaching methods
practical exercises
Assessment methods
active participation in the seminar, completion of tasks
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
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