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Paula Buttery is a Reader in Computational Linguistics at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. With a focus on the interface between technology and language, her research interests encompass Natural Language Processing and computational psycho-linguistics. She directs the Automated Language Teaching and Assessment (ALTA) institute, where her work emphasizes the development of tools to support spoken language learners of English, leveraging natural language processing and machine learning techniques to provide formative feedback. Her research extends to low-resource languages, examining non-canonical forms of language, such as spoken language from learners and aphasics, as well as endangered dialects. Buttery is involved in various projects concerning computer-assisted language learning and has contributed to initiatives aimed at revitalizing endangered languages. She received the prestigious Cambridge University Pilkington Prize for her exemplary teaching in 2015.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, England
Leading research and teaching in the fields of computational linguistics and language acquisition.
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