This project develops and evaluates machine-learning models for the automated processing of historical Greek and Latin texts. Using transformer-based architectures and existing annotated datasets, the project focuses on tasks such ...read more
Effective writing skills are essential to succeed in professional and academic settings. In Flanders, highly-educated non-native individuals are entering the competitive labour market while struggling with writing in Dutch. From research ...read more
As the use of machine translation (MT) continues to grow, along with the increasing societal demand for inclusivity, research on gender bias in MT is expanding. Gender bias becomes particularly ...read more
In the DBBE and EVWRIT projects, a lot of work has been done in the digitization of Late Antique formulaic texts. With this project, we aim to analyze how we ...read more
This PhD project pursues a comprehensive study of Anyue (Sichuan province, China) stone carvings related to Esoteric Buddhism during the Tang and Song dynasties, using an complex methodology of iconographic analysis and tracing Esoteric ...read more
Formulaic texts constitute a core interest of researchers working at UGent. Within the Greek section, there are two major ongoing research projects about such genres, an ERC-project about ‘everyday’ texts ...read more
This doctoral research aims to reconceptualize the design and application of online Chinese-English specialized dictionaries for learners of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), with a particular focus on writing support. ...read more
Soon after the release of ChatGPT, the state of the art of generative AI in lexicography was surveyed (cf. de Schryver 2023). If one is to believe that survey, as ...read more
This project aims to describe and analyze the use of modal expressions (such as can, must, and maybe) in Swahili, focusing on variation and change across time and space. Spoken ...read more