foNETiks
A network newsletter
for the International Phonetic Association
and for the Phonetic Sciences
September 2002
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Editors:
Linda Shockey, University of Reading, UK <[log in to unmask]>
Gerry Docherty, University of Newcastle, UK <[log in to unmask]>
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Lisa Lim, National University of Singapore <[log in to unmask]>
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IPA Elections 2003
IPA members: Please return your nominations for IPA Council members and
for ICPhS Permanent Council members to the Secretary by October 3rd.
John H. Esling, Secretary ([log in to unmask])
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
[new ones marked ++]
[date of first appearance follows]
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7-20 September 2002. ICSLP'2002 - 7th International Conference on
Spoken Language Processing. Denver, USA.http://www.icslp2002.org/ (04/02)
11-13 September 2002. IEEE 2002 Workshop on Speech Synthesis. A
satellite event of ICSLP 2002 (see entry above). Santa Monica, CA, USA.
http://www.research.att.com/conf/ttsworkshop/ (04/02)
14-15 September 2002. ISCA Tutorial and Research Workshop on
Pronunciation Modeling and Lexicon Adaptation for Spoken Language
Technology. Aspen Lodge, Estes Park, Colorado, USA.
http://www.clsp.jhu.edu/pmla2002 (04/02)
14 - 16 September 2002. The 3rd Biennial ICVPB: International
Conference on Voice Physiology and Biomechanics. Denver, USA. [Held
in conjunction with the 7th ICSLP, also in Denver -- see next entry]
http://www.nwu.edu/csd/ICVPB/ (12/01)
17 - 19 September 2002. Linguistics Association of Great Britain meeting,
Manchester, UK. [log in to unmask] http://www.essex.ac.uk/linguistics/
LAGB/ (6/02)
17 - 20 September 2002. ICSLP-2002: 7th International Conference on
Spoken Language Processing. Denver, USA.
http://cslr.colorado.edu/icslp2002/
(08/01)
26 - 27 September 2002. LANGTECH. Hotel Schweizerhof, Berlin.
http://www.lang-tech.org (07/02)
++ 28 - 30 October 2002. VII NATIONAL PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY CONGRESS
and the I INTERNATIONAL PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY CONGRESS, Universidade
Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil.
(http://www.letras.ufmg.br/labfon) (09/02)
1 - 3 November, 2002. 9th International Phonology Meeting, Vienna.
[log in to unmask]
http://www.univie.ac.at/linguistics/conferences/phon02/ (02/02)
8 - 10 November, 2002. Symposium on Chinese Linguistics (Tone),
Institute of Linguistics, Taiwan. <[log in to unmask]> (02/02)
28-30 November, 2002. XIIIe Giiornate di Studio del Gruppo de
Fonetica Sperimentale, Pisa [log in to unmask] (8/02)
2 - 5 December 2002. 9th Australian International Conference on
SPEECH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2002. University of Melbourne.
http://www.conferences.unimelb.edu.au/SST/ (07/02)
2 - 6 December 2002. Joint Meeting: 144th Meeting of the Acoustical
Society of America, 3rd Iberoamerican Acoustics and 9th Mexican
Congress on Acoustics. Cancun, Mexico.http://asa.aip.org/cancun.html
(12/00)
9 - 11 January 2003. Old World Conference in Phonology I (Segmental
Phonology). http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/ulcl/events/ocp1/ (6/02)
21 - 24 January 2003. 8th International Symposium on Social
Communication. Centro de Linguistica Aplicada, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
<[log in to unmask]> (03/02)
27 - 29 March 2003. International Colloquium on Prosodic Interfaces,
Nantes, France. [log in to unmask] (6/02)
++1 - 4 July 2003. Child Phonology Conference, UBC, Vancouver.
Organiser: Joe Stemberger <[log in to unmask]> (09/02)
3 - 9 August 2003. ICPhS 2003: 15th International Congress of
Phonetic Sciences. Barcelona, Spain. http://shylock.uab.es/icphs/
(08/01) [further details below, 07/02]
11 - 15 August, 2003. Fourth World Congress on Fluency Disorders,
Montreal, Canada. http://www/ifacongress2003.com (05/02)
September 2003. 4th UK Language Variation and Change Conference.
University of Sheffield, UK. (04/02)
1 - 4 September 2003. EUROSPEECH'2003 - 8th European Conference on
Speech Communication and Technology. Geneva, Switzerland.
http://www.isca-speech.org/conferences.html (actual website under
construction) (08/01)
++11 - 14 September 2003. IVth UK Language Variation and Change
Conference, Sheffield. Conference organiser, Joan Beal
([log in to unmask]) (09/02)
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**CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS**
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VII NATIONAL PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY CONGRESS
INTERNATIONAL PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY CONGRESS
The Sociedade Brasileira de Fonética will hold the VII NATIONAL
PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY CONGRESS and the I INTERNATIONAL PHONETICS &
PHONOLOGY CONGRESS during 28th, 29th and 30th October 2002, at the Universidade
Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil. The Congress will
include lectures, round tables, seminars, and joint and individual
presentations.
Invited speakers
Osamu Fujimura (Ohio State University)
Daniel Hirst (CNRS/ Université de Provence)
John McCarthy (University of Massachussets)
Philippe Martin (University of Toronto)
Jean Pierre Zerling (Université de Strasbourg)
The main themes of the conference will be:
Prosody
Linguistic Variation
Phonological Theories
Experimental Phonetics
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30/08/2002
Send the abstract to: [log in to unmask]
Contact: [log in to unmask] - [log in to unmask]
site: www.letras.ufmg.br/labfon - www.sbfonetica.hpg.com.br
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SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS
International AAI Workshop
"Interfaces prosodiques"
"Prosodic Interfaces"
NANTES (France)
27-28-29 March 2003
- Presentation
The AAI team of the University of Nantes is calling for papers for its
international workshop. Many of you participated in our Workshops in
1997, 1999 and 2002. We hope that you will honour us this year too.
Our proposal this year is to investigate the field of speech prosody,
which is acquiring a central dimension in many domains. This
centrality explains our choice of the term 'interfaces', which
underlines the articulation of prosody with other research areas. How
for instance can we link prosody and syntax, pragmatics, the study of
gestures? What kinds of analytic grids, phonetical or phonological,
can we apply to prosodic phenomena? What can we learn from the
pathology and acquisition of prosody? What is the amplitude of
prosodic variation between the languages of the world, or between the
dialects of a given language? How can bilingualism and second language
acquisition help us to understand the role of prosody in language?
All these questions, and hopefully many others, will be addressed in
March 2003 in Nantes.
- Topics
The workshop will be organized around the following topics:
- prosody and discourse : semantics, pragmatics, enunciation
- prosody and syntax
- prosody and acquisition / pathology
- phonetic description / phonological interpretation
- prosody and gestures
- prosodic typology
- prosody and bilingualism
- prosody and speech technology
- prosody, attitudes and emotions
- Organisation
This workshop is organised by the research team AAI (Acoustics,
Acquisition and Interpretation JE2220) of the University of Nantes,
and coordinated by Amina Mettouchi and Gabrielle Ferra.
If you need more information concerning the organisation of this
workshop, please contact:
Amina Mettouchi
Universite de Nantes
Centre International des Langues
Chemin de la Censive du Tertre
B.P 81227
44312 Nantes Cedex 3
France
[log in to unmask]
Or visit our Website (in which you will also find information
regarding lodging and transportation in Nantes) at the following
address: http://www.lettres.univ-nantes.fr/infos/ip2003/IP2003GB.html
Please note that the Website will be updated in mid-September.
- Submission of abstracts
Send three copies of the synthesis of your final paper (2 to 3 pages,
approximately 700 words) written in English or in French, specifying
your name, affiliation, postal and e-mail addresses on a separate
page, to the organizing committee, by post or (preferably) by e-mail
(RTF format). Acknowledgement of your submission will be e-mailed to
you. The accepted syntheses will be collected and posted to
participants as pre-proceedings before the beginning of the Workshop.
- Working languages
The working languages of the Workshop will be English and French.
- Registration fees
Participants: 80 euros before 25 February / 100 euros after
Speakers : 70 euros
Students : 30 euros before 25 February / 100 euros after
Registration fees include the Pre-proceedings of the workshop (posted
to participants at the end of February), the Proceedings of the
workshop (edited in CD-Rom and paper versions, to be distributed at
the opening of the workshop) and tea/coffee breaks.
- Important dates to remember
Submission deadline : 1st November 2002
Notification of acceptance : 19 December 2002
Reception of final papers : 15 February 2003
Preliminary programme : 1st March 2003
Workshop : 27-28-29 March 2003
- Scientific committee
- J-P Angoujard (AAI, Université de Nantes)
- D. Bouvet (Université Lumière, Lyon 2)
- N. Clements (ILPGA, CNRS)
- H. Demirdache (AAI, Université de Nantes)
- D. Duez (LPL, Université d'Aix-en-Provence)
- E. Grabe (Université d'Oxford, UK)
- C. Gussenhoven (Université de Nijmegen, Pays-Bas)
- D. Hirst (LPL, Université d'Aix-en-Provence)
- A. Mettouchi (AAI, Université de Nantes)
- M-A. Morel (Université de Paris III)
- A. Rialland (ILPGA, CNRS)
- J. Vaissière (ILPGA, Paris 3)
- S. Wauquier (AAI, Université de Nantes)
- B. Zellner-Keller (Université de Lausanne)
- Invited conferences
It will be a pleasure for us to welcome Danielle Bouvet (University
Lumiere, Lyon 2), Carlos Gussenhoven (University of Nijmegen, The
Netherlands), Daniel Hirst (University of Aix-en-Provence), Anne
Lacheret-Dujour (University of Caen), Mary-Annick Morel (University of
Paris III) et Annie Rialland (University of Paris III).
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IVth UK Language Variation and Change Conference
The fourth UK Language Variation and Change Conference will be
held at the University of Sheffield from 11-14 September, 2003.
Plenary Speakers will be Carmen Llamas (Aberdeen), Sali Tagliamonte
(Toronto) and (provisionally) Paul Warren (Wellington).
Papers (20 minutes + 10 minutes' discussion) and posters are
invited on topics concerned with variability in language or variationist
approaches to language change.
We welcome papers from both established scholars and graduate students.
A number of postgraduate bursaries will be available towards the
cost of the conference.
Abstracts (200 words) should be sent electronically to the
conference organiser, Joan Beal ([log in to unmask]) by May
31st, 2003. Abstracts will be anonymised and reviewed by a panel.
A conference website will shortly be set up, and a notice of the
address posted on this list.
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ADVANCE NOTICE: Child Phonology Conference 2003
The dates for next year's 2003 Child Phonology Conference
are July 1-4 in Vancouver at UBC.
July 1 is an evening reception and chance to celebrate a bit
of Canada Day by watching fireworks if you choose.
July 2: Phonological development per se: Morning - syllable and word
structure development: afternoon - feature development
Banquet in evening.
July 3: Phonological development in context: This allows for a wider
range of topics, from fluency and phonology, to instrumental evaluation
and phonology, or phonology and morphology, multilingual phonology,
intervention outcomes, methods, etc.
July 4, a.m. only: Research group small discussion, tours of labs,
optional day.
There will be a submission process to elicit some of that thematic
content. We will be in touch in the early fall about the submission
process. We would like to consider a website with full papers or a
proceedings this year. More on that as things develop here.
Barbara Bernhardt, Joe Stemberger
UBC
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University of Michigan
Pending approval, the Center for
Afro-American and African Studies and the
Department of Linguistics at the University of Michigan invite
applications for a tenure track or tenured position beginning
as early as Fall 2003. Rank is open. We seek outstanding
applicants with teaching and research expertise, especially in
African languages, pidgin and/or Creole linguistics. Primary
or secondary specializations may be in syntax, phonology or
phonetics, and candidates with a sociolinguistic orientation
are particularly welcome to apply. We are interested in
applicants who enjoy working with colleagues from other
disciplines, and who are eager to develop cross-disciplinary
teaching and research collaborations. A Ph.D. by the beginning
of the appointment is required
A letter of application, CV, one representative publication,
and names of potential recommenders should be sent by October
15, 2002 to Professor Lesley Milroy, Chair, Department of
Linguistics, or Professor James S. Jackson, Director, Center
for Afro-American and African Studies, University of Michigan,
1076 Frieze Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285. The University
of Michigan is a non-discriminatory, Affirmative Action
employer.
Application Address: Lesley Milroy
105 S. State Street
1076 Frieze Bldg.
Ann Arbor MI
United States of America 48109-1285
Contact Information: Lesley Milroy , Professor
Email: [log in to unmask]
Phone: (734) 764-0353 Fax: (734) 936-3406
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Postdoctoral Research Position in Multimodal
Interface Design at Media Lab Europe.
A vacancy exists for a postdoctoral researcher to work for two
years at Media Lab Europe, Dublin, Ireland. The appointee will
conduct research into multimodal interface design with a particular
emphasis on the integration of speech in an adaptive interface. The
project is funded by the European Commision and its initial remit
includes the co-development of a Virtual Personal Assistant for use in a
hands-free environment. The larger context is the appropriate integration
of speech and other modalities in interface design for a range of
users, from illiterate and technologically naive novices to
experienced veterans.
The candidate must be capable of carrying out independent and
imaginative research which both serves immediate project goals
and addresses fundamental issues in human-computer interaction.
Experience in interface design is essential, but so too is a
demonstrated flair for the creative pursuit of novel research
goals. A familiarity with basic speech technology is likewise a
prerequisite. Work within the project will include the construction of
special-purpose speech corpora and the experimental investigation of
user behavior.
Media Lab Europe is a recently established university-level research
and education centre located in Dublin, Ireland. Replicating
the innovative and entrepreneurial operating model of the
world-renowned MIT Media Lab, the European Research Partner
will ''invent the future'' and adopt an interdisciplinary
approach in researching the way new technologies can impact
people's lives and environments. Media Lab Europe has the
vision to enhance the quality of life through research and
education focused on a sustainable, human-centric design in
technology, science, and the arts. The lab is housed in the
former Guinness Hops Store, and offers a uniquly stimulating research
environment.
For further information about this position, contact Dr Fred
Cummins ([log in to unmask]) directly.
Application Address: fred cummins , Dr
Department of Computer Science
University College Dublin
Dublin Dublin
Ireland 4
Contact Information: Fred Cummins , Dr
Email: [log in to unmask]
Phone: +353 1 7162902
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LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, UK.
Faculty of Health and Environment
School of Applied Social Sciences
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Linguistics (0.6 FTE)
Ref:FHE/LING
Up to £32,910 (pay award pending) pro rata
A lecturer with a relevant first degree or postgraduate qualification in
Linguistics is required to join the Speech and Language Therapy team,
which consists of one other full-time linguist as well as speech and
language therapists.
The post involves specialist teaching and assessment in phonetics,
phonology, acoustic phonetics and linguistics, a major commitment to the
undergraduate professional qualifying course in Speech and Language
Therapy, and will include administrative support, tutorials and project
supervision. There are also opportunities to contribute to the
postqualifying masters and continuing professional development programme
for speech and language therapists, and for research and other
development.
The post involves responsibility for the running of a phonetics
laboratory, which is provided with specialist technical support. Previous
teaching related to speech and language therapy is not essential.
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Bureau disclosure
For an informal discussion, please contact Ian Crookston, Lecturer in
Linguistics, School of Applied Social Sciences, (0113) 2832600 ext. 3269.
For further details and an application form, please contact the Faculty of
Health & Environment, Room 231QSH, Leeds Metropolitan University,
Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 3HE, telephone (0113) 2831922 or email
[log in to unmask]
Closing date: Noon, Friday 27th September 2002
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TWO PHD STUDENTSHIPS, NIJMEGEN (THE NETHERLANDS)
Applications are invited for the above positions, which are part of
the research program "Changing Lexical Representations in the Mental
Lexicon", funded by NWO.
The aims of the Research program are
(a) detailed study of the phonological and morphological changes in
various paradigms throughout the history of Dutch and the way in which
paradigms did or did not undergo paradigm leveling. This will be compared
with cross-linguistic results from other Germanic languages. (b) in-depth
study of how children build up lexical representations and determine the
pathways of development in the lexical representations, the phonological
and morphological components of grammar, and their interaction. (c) to
determine the nature of lexical representations in the
phonology-morphology interface, the direction of change, and to identify
triggers for change. (d) to investigate the consequences of the results
for formal theories of phonology and the organization of both the lexicon
and the grammar.
PROJECT I: a 4-year salaried Ph.D. position, investigating changes in
various morphological paradigms, both derivational and inflectional, in
the history of Dutch and closely related languages, particularly of West
Germanic.
PROJECT II: a 4-year salaried Ph.D. position., investigating both the
early stages of acquisition and later stages in which morphological
characteristics of the language are acquired.
Applicants for either of the two Ph.D. positions must have native or
near-native competence in Dutch, and must have completed undergraduate
study in phonetics, phonology, morphology, historical linguistics or
psycholinguistics. The salary will be according to the Dutch regulations
for "AIO's".
The closing date for applications is September 18, 2002. The starting date
is as soon as possible thereafter.
Applicants should send a full CV and arrange for at least one letter of
reference to be sent to:
Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, Faculteit der Letteren, Afdeling
Personeelszaken, Postbus 9103, 6500 HD Nijmegen, with reference to
'vacaturenummer 04.82.02' for project I and 'vacaturenummer 04.83.02' for
project II on both envelop and letter. Applications can also be submitted
by email: [log in to unmask]
Further information from: Paula Fikkert ([log in to unmask])
Paula Fikkert
KNAW/University of Nijmegen
Dutch Dept.
Postbus 9103
6500 HD Nijmegen
The Netherlands
Tel: (31)-24-3612669
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1 - 3 November, 2002. 9th International Phonology Meeting, Vienna.
Please note that John Rennison's email is:
[log in to unmask]
the web address is:
http://www.univie.ac.at/linguistics/conferences/phon02/
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