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Researchers: 22 of which 6 PhD students • Research engineers: 12 • Active projects: 9 • Data sets: 1249 • Analyses: 51 • Data points: >33.7G

What we do

We develop, refine, and make freely available language data and language technology analyses, with a special focus on the Swedish language throughout history. We develop freely available digital research platforms, where we aim to support all types of research where language data is central. We conduct our own research in language technology, including language-based AI, and participate in projects in other disciplines.
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Word of the week

Svensk etymologisk ordbok, Hellquist, 1922

sparv

sparv, Hels. 1587, P. Gothus, Serenius 1741, Sahlstedt 1773 osv. (jfr nedan) = isl. spǫrr (genit. spars o. genom analogi sparrar), no. sporv, sporr, sparv m. m., ä. da. sparv, sparv (av *sporw-)9 da. spurv, av urnord. *sparwiiR (spanvas), motsv. germ. *sparwan- i got, sparwa, fhty. sparo (med i böjningen ljudlagsenligt förlorat w), mhty. spar(w)e, ags. spearwa (eng. sparrow); i mlty. blott i avledn. sparlink, sperlink = ty. sperling. Avljudsform: fsv. spirver. Ä. n s v. sperf (plur. sperffner NT 1526, Bib. 1541), sparf Lind 1749 m. fl., sv. dial. sperv, sparv Vgtl. utgå från detta spirver (Hesselman i o. y s. 212, Kock Uml. u. Br. s. 220) el. från former av u-stammen *sparwiiR (Kock s. st.). Ordet sparv uppträder sannol. redan i fsv., i personn. Sporff, jfr ä. da....
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