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​Dialect identification on German radio

Deutschland Radio takes on the subject of dialect identification. Verified participates after request from the radio station. On Thursday 12th of February, 19:00 – 19:30 CET, the science program will be on air “Zeitfragen – Aus Forschung und Gesellschaft” which is “Current Affairs – From Research and Society”, via Deutschland Radio Kultur and is available as a streamer after the program is broadcasted.

The program: Sprachanalyse zur Identifizierung der Herkunft von Flüchtlingen.

For further information, please contact:

Per Lunqe, Press Officer
+46 (0)735 106010
per.lunqe@live.se

Topics

  • Legal affairs

Categories

  • quality assurance
  • language analysis
  • kvalitetskontroll
  • asylum
  • asyl

Regions

  • Utanför Sverige

Verified provides expert testimony regarding linguistic behaviour, in particular relating to an individual´s linguistic background. These services are required by police, migration authorities and immigration attorneys for trials in court.  We also assist non governmental organisations.

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