NLP research
The academic research into NLP is thin. The empirical studies to date have various limitations (we review this research in a forthcoming journal article).
We believe there is an urgent need for more research, of a variety of methodological types. It is sometimes believed that the only valid research, and the only type in which academics are interested, is experimental and uses statistical methods to develop proofs. This is a narrow and somewhat stereotyped view of research. We support, in particular, qualititative and action-based methods, and we are strongly interested in the potential of NLP 'modelling' as a phenomenological research method.
In addition to pursuing our own research, NLPresearch.org seeks to support academic researchers and NLP practitioners wishing to enquire into NLP and its applications.