Open Science at the Department for Linguistics
The term open science is generally understood to mean scientific practice in which others can participate and contribute. Open Science includes dimensions that are sometimes defined differently, with the Goethe University currently following focused:
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Open Data (controls open data that can be redistributed and used by others) Open access (controlled open access to scientific literature and other materials) Open Methodology (controlled open methodology documents the methods used and discloses them for reproducibility) Open Educational Resources (open educational resources are freely accessible teaching and learning materials that can be reused) Citizen Science supports research projects or carries them out with the help of interested laypersons) |
Open Data
The following open datasets have been created through research at the Department for Linguistics:
- The VP-periphery in Mabia languages Dataset (Aremu et al. 2024):
https://mabia-vp.com/tiki-index.php?page=Database
(Contact person: Anke Himmelreich) - Agreement with Coordinated Subjects in the World’s Languages (Himmelreich et al. 2021):
https://www.multivaluation.de/database.php
(Contact person: Anke Himmelreich)
Open Access
Many of the recent publications from the Institute of Linguistics are open-access, making them freely and publicly available.
Open Methodology
The following OSF repositories openly document research methodologies:
- Frankfurt Semantics Lab (Erbach 2024):
https://osf.io/5974r/
(Contact person: Kurt Erbach)
Open Educational Ressources
The following teaching materials are freely accessible:
- Introduction to Minimalist Syntax (Aremu et al 2022):
https://mabia-vp.com/tiki-index.php?page=UEW-Syntax-class-first-term-2022
(Contact person: Anke Himmelreich) - Latex for Linguists (Himmelreich 2021):
https://www.ankehimmelreich.de/downloads/skript_latex.pdf
(Contact person: Anke Himmelreich) - The Morphosyntax of Upward and Downward Agreement (Himmelreich 2021):
https://ankehimmelreich.de/downloads/egg-2021-himmelreich.pdf
(Contact person: Anke Himmelreich)
Specialist Information Service for Linguistics
The specialist information service for linguistics is also located at the Goethe University (FiD Linguistik).