Dr. Jocelyn Aznar

Biography

Jocelyn Aznar is a researcher in the field of Linguistics, with a focus on documentation, ethnolinguistics, and anthropological linguistics. She completed her PhD in 2019, examining the intersection of linguistics and anthropology through the lens of Natural Language Processing. Her significant work includes the documentation of the Nisvai community's language practices in Vanuatu, where she developed a corpus of oral narratives that reflect the social variations associated with age and narrative contexts. Aznar's research has contributed to the creation of versatile resources beneficial to both speakers and linguists, and she has collaborated with various scholars to establish quality criteria for language documentation corpora. She has also contributed to a project at the University of Zurich in the Department of Comparative Language Science. Her academic contributions include numerous publications addressing language documentation and narrative practices. Aznar has been active in presenting her work in international forums and continues to promote innovative methodologies in the field of linguistics.

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