Persoonlijk profiel
Expertise
In my research, I use computational methods to study language change, from a bottom-up (agent-based modelling, neural networks, crowdsourcing) and a top-down (phylogenetic reconstruction, computational historical linguistics) perspective.
I obtained my PhD in 2024 from the VUB, supervised by Bart de Boer. In my PhD research, I studied the mechanisms behind language change using agent-based models. I applied my models to real-world case studies, in which questions about morphology and language contact were common denominators. My research was supported by an FWO PhD Fellowship Identifying drivers of language change using neural agent-based models and by the Flanders AI Program.
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- 1 Soortgelijke profielen
Samenwerkingen en hoofdonderzoeksgebieden uit de afgelopen vijf jaar
Projecten
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FWOTM1012: Het identificeren van de drijvende krachten achter taalverandering met behulp van neurale agent-gebaseerde modellen
Dekker, P. (Mandataris) & De Boer, B. (Administrative Promotor)
1/11/20 → 31/10/24
Project: Fundamenteel
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Learning inflection classes using Adaptive Resonance Theory
Dekker, P., Rasilo, H. & de Boer, B., 17 dec. 2025.Onderzoeksoutput: Voordruk
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Phonotactic mechanisms behind contact-induced morphological simplification in Alorese: An agent-based model of intergenerational transmission
Dekker, P., Klamer, M. & de Boer, B., 1 mei 2025, In: Language dynamics and change. 15, 1, blz. 1-39 39 blz., 1.Onderzoeksoutput: Article › peer review
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3SG is the most conservative subject marker across languages: An exploratory study of rate of change
Dekker, P., Gipper, S. & De Boer, B., 20 mei 2024, The Evolution of Language: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference (Evolang XV). The Evolution of Language Conferences, blz. 109-117 9 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Conference paper
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Conversational priming in repetitional responses as a mechanism in language change: evidence from agent-based modelling
Dekker, P., Gipper, S. & De Boer, B., 1 dec. 2024, In: Linguistics Vanguard. 10, 1, blz. 549-564 16 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Article › peer review
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Identifying drivers of language change using agent-based models
Dekker, P., 2024, Crazy Copy Center Productions. 207 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: PhD Thesis
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Datasets
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Interactive notebook accompanying article "Word prediction in computational historical linguistics"
Dekker, P. (Creator) & Zuidema, W. (Creator), GitHub, 1 feb. 2021
https://github.com/peterdekker/prediction-histling/
Dataset
Prijzen
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FWO predoctoral fellowship fundamental research: Identifying drivers of language change using neural agent-based models
Dekker, P. (Recipient), 8 okt. 2020
Prijs: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activiteiten
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Thematic panel "Agent-based modelling in historical sociolinguistics" at Historical Sociolinguistics Network Conference (HiSoN) 2023
Dekker, P. (Organiser), Pijpops, D. (Organiser) & De Boer, B. (Organiser)
31 mei 2023Activiteit: Participating in or organizing an event at an external academic organisation
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Agent-based simulations of language change provide insights for human-agent interaction: Two case studies of social dynamics
Dekker, P. (Speaker), Gipper, S. (Speaker), Klamer, M. (Speaker) & De Boer, B. (Speaker)
30 sep. 2023Activiteit: Talk or presentation at a conference
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Agent-based simulations of affix change: Interacting mechanisms under social dynamics
Dekker, P. (Speaker), Gipper, S. (Speaker), Klamer, M. (Speaker) & De Boer, B. (Speaker)
18 aug. 2023Activiteit: Talk or presentation at a conference
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Phonotactic influence on morphological simplification: Implications for theories of protolanguage
Dekker, P. (Speaker) & De Boer, B. (Speaker)
27 sep. 2023Activiteit: Talk or presentation at a conference
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Explaining the processes of change behind a phylogenetic tree: Agent-based models and coalescent simulations
Dekker, P. (Speaker)
7 feb. 2023Activiteit: Talk at an external academic organisation
Knipsels
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Gaat een steenoud sterrenbeeldverhaal helemaal terug naar de prehistorie?
27/02/21
1 Mediabijdrage
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Scriptie
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Reconstructing language ancestry by performing word prediction with neural networks
Dekker, P. ((PhD) Student), 25 jan. 2018Scriptie/Masterproef: Master's Thesis
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