In Science Podcast: Martijn Wieling about the use and preservation of regional dialects in the digital world

This episode of the podcast is in Dutch

'In Science' is the podcast of the University of Groningen where you will hear interviews with researchers, news and reports from the Groningen academic world. The podcast is for anyone interested in science.

Our guest this episode is Martijn Wieling. He is a Professor by Special Appointment of Dutch Low Saxon and Groningse Language and Culture. Wim and Hanna talk to him about the use and preservation of regional dialects in today's digital age. Among other things, Martijn discusses the Proaten project, through which he is developing speech technology for Dutch Low Saxon, and the mobile Speech Lab, which he uses at festivals to conduct research on regional languages.

• Guest: Martijn Wieling
• Hosts: Wim Brons and Hanna van Loo