Master’s programme in
Computer and cognitive Linguistics
Title/degree: Master of Art (MSc)
Duration: 2 years (120 EC), full-time
Start month: September
Language of instruction: Russian/English
Programme code: 45.04.03 Fundamental and Applied Linguistics
Department: Institute “Human of the digital era”
Why Computer and cognitive Linguistics?
The program prepares specialists who have the skills of automatic word processing based on knowledge of the principles of formalization and mathematical modeling of natural language.
Specialists in the computer and cognitive linguistics are in high demand on the international and Russian labor markets. Currently, developments in the field of computer and cognitive linguistics are already applied in Natural Language Processing, in the synthesis and recognition of spoken and text, in the analysis of information presented in text form (Text Mining), automatic text abstracting, information retrieval, machine translation of texts, control system knowledge, expert systems.
At the same time, a clear lack of specialists with appropriate training is observed in Russia, since a professional working in this field should possess both linguistic knowledge and IT knowledge - understanding of the general principles of working with the corresponding software, the ability to develop new approaches, to master the skills programming.
Core courses
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Text Mining (with R)
• Formal semantics. Ontologies and thesauri
• Machine learning (using Python)
• Programming language R
• Python programming language
• Corpus linguistics: use and creation of Corpuses
• Methods of oculography in linguistic research
• Linguistic information processing: language and brain
• Cognitive-discursive research
• Statistical methods in humanities research
• Psycholinguistics
• The theory of conceptual metaphor
Teaching Faculty
Anna V. Dybo
Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Linguistic Anthropology, Doctor of Philology, corresponding member of RAS, Head of Department of the Uralo-Altai languages of Institute of linguistics of RAS, professor of the Center of Comparative Language Studies of Institute of East Studies in RGGU.
Leading specialist in the field of comparativistics, linguistic typology.
One of the areas of activity is the creation of texts corpus and electronic dictionaries of Ural-Altaic languages.
Tatjana V. Kabanova
Associate Professor of the Department of Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Cybernetics in International Relations.
Research interests: applied statistics, random process theory, sequential analysis, fault detection procedures.
Zoya I. Rezanova
Professor, Head of the department of General, Slavonic and Russian Philology and Classical Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, Deputy Head of the Laboratory of Linguistic Anthropology, TSU.
Specialist in the field of language theory, cognitive linguistics, discourse analysis.
The sphere of modern scientific interests is experimental methods of studying methods of storage and cognitive processing of morphological units, social-cognitive studies of gender, emotions and cognition.
Inna V.Tubalova
Professor in department of General, Slavonic and Russian Philology and Classical Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, TSU
Specialist in the field of text theory, discourse analysis. The sphere of scientific interests includes modern institutional and personal discourses, intertextuality.
Lubov P. Dronova
Professor in department of General, Slavonic and Russian Philology and Classical Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, TSU
Specialist in the field of typology, comparative study of Slavic and other Indo-European languages.
Партнеры
ABBYY Group
Econophysica
Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow)
Department of Fundamental and Applied Linguistics of Novosibirsk State University
TSU Laboratory of Human Cognitive Research
TSU Linguistic Anthropology Laboratory
TSU Center for Advanced Studies in the Field of Social and Cognitive Sciences
Interregional Supercomputing Center of TSU “SKIF Cyberia”
Scientific activity
All Students are involved in the implementation of specific projects of the grant program, gaining the skills of experimental psycholinguistic and cognitive research.
Project 1
Creation of a psycholinguistic database (Russian-Shor, Russian-Tatar, Russian-Khakass bilingualism)
Project 2
Experimental studies of bilingualism problems
Project 3
Research of mutually-determined relations of language and thinking.
In order to fulfill this project, students can solve research problems on the basis of the Laboratory of Cognitive Studies of the Language, created with the grant of the Medeleev Fund of TSU.
Project 4
Analysis of corporate verbal communication practices in terms of their effectiveness. Students have the opportunity to acquire skills of interdisciplinary research and practical activities on the basis of acquiring linguistic competencies and the electronic processing Linguistic data.
Project 5
Creation of corpuses and electronic dictionaries of Southern Siberia idioms: translation, glossing and marking in ELAN
Project 6
Creation of the body of bilingual texts (Russian-Shor, Russian-Tatar, Russian-Khakass bilingualism)
Admission and application
| Specific requirements | More information |
| knowledge minimum | Bachelor degree
Specialist diploma |
| previous education | computer science, informatics, linguistic, philology, other humanitarian |
| professional experience | Relevant working experience is an advantage, it is not necessary. |
| other admission requirements | Students will be selected based on an:
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State-financial position – 17
Tuition fees
Application deadlines for the citizens of the Russian Federation and near abroad in 2024 year
| Deadlines for documents accepting | 20th June – 10th August |
| Deadlines for entrance examinations | 12th August |
Career prospects
Graduates of the programme will have a unique combination of skills in computer science and linguistics.
These skills allow them to work more effectively in IT companies in the field of automatic text analysis in natural language.
Russian and other companies increasingly need specialists in this field.
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Contacts
If you want to know more about the programme Cognitive Linguistics , please contact:
Anastasia Dudareva (program manager)
E-mail: tsu.general.linguistics@yandex.ru
Academic office:
TSU Building № 3, office 23