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foNETiks
A network newsletter
for the International Phonetic Association
and for the Phonetic Sciences
July 2003
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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]>
Paul Foulkes, University of York, UK <[log in to unmask]>
Lisa Lim, National University of Singapore <[log in to unmask]>
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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[date of first appearance follows]
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24 - 29 July 2003. The XVII International Congress of
Linguists. Prague, Czech Republic. http://www.cil17.org/ (6/03)
3 August 2003. Intonation in language varieties - AM
approaches. Satellite workshop at ICPhS2003 [see next entry].
Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/lals/icphs/intonation_in_varieties.html (10/02)
3 - 9 August 2003. ICPhS2003: The 15th International Congress
of Phonetic Sciences. Barcelona, Spain.
http://shylock.uab.es/icphs/ (8/01)
6 - 8 August 2003. 2nd International Conference on Speech,
Writing and Context. Osaka, Japan.
http://www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp/teachers/toyota/ICSWC2.htm;
<[log in to unmask]> (12/02)
11 - 15 August 2003. Fourth World Congress on Fluency
Disorders. Montreal, Canada. http://www/ifacongress2003.com (5/02)
27 - 29 August 2003. Voice Quality: Functions, Analysis and
Synthesis. International Speech Communication Association
(ISCA) Tutorial and Research Workshop. University of Geneva,
Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.limsi.fr/VOQUAL/ (4/03)
28 - 31 August 2003. Error Handling in Spoken Dialogue
Systems. ISCA (International Speech Communication
Association) Tutorial and Research Workshop. Hotel Roc et
Neige, Chateau-d'Oex-Vaud, Switzerland.
http://www.speech.kth.se/error/; <[log in to unmask]> (12/02)
++ 31 August 2003. COCOSDA Workshop 2003, Geneva, Switzerland.
<[log in to unmask]> <http://www.cocosda.org> (07/03)
1 - 4 September 2003. EUROSPEECH'2003: 8th European
Conference on Speech Communication and Technology. Geneva,
Switzerland. http://www.symporg.ch/eurospeech/ (8/01)
4 - 7 September 2003. AVSP 2003: Audio Visual Speech
Processing. ISCA (International Speech Communication
Association) Tutorial and Research Workshop. Satellite event
of Eurospeech 2003 [see entry above]. St Jorioz, France.
http://www.icp.inpg.fr/AVSP03/; [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> (4/03)
5 - 8 September 2003. DiSS'03: Disfluency in Spontaneous
Speech. Gothenburg, Sweden.
http://www.ling.gu.se/konferenser/diss03/ (12/02)
11 - 14 September 2003. 4th UK Language Variation and Change
Conference. University of Sheffield, UK.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/english/natcect/conferences/lvc/
<[log in to unmask]> (4/02)
8 - 10 October 2003. 2nd International Workshop on the
Phonology and Morphology of Creole Languages. University of
Siegen, Germany. http://www.uni-siegen.de/~engspra/workshop/ (11/02)
9 - 12 October 2003. NWAVE32: 32nd Annual Meeting on New Ways
of Analyzing Variation. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
http://www.ling.upenn.edu/NWAVE (3/03)
16 - 18 October 2003. Hispanic Linguistics Symposium,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
http://www.unm.edu/~davee/symposium.html; <[log in to unmask]> (2/03)
14 - 16 November 2003. 6th North West Centre for Linguistics
Conference: Prosody and Pragmatics. Preston, UK.
http://www.nwcl.salford.ac.uk (3/03) [log in to unmask] OR
[log in to unmask]
8 - 10 December 2003. 6th International Seminar on Speech
Production. Sydney, Australia.
http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/events/2003/issp2003;
http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/speechprodconf (10/02)
26 - 29 February 2004. ICPLA: 10th meeting of International
Clinical Phonetics & Linguistics Association. Lafayette,
Louisiana. <http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~mjb0372/ICPLA.html(3/03> )
11 - 13 March 2004. International Workshop in Phonetics
dedicated to the memory of Farkas Kempelen: Past, Present,
Future. Budapest, Hungary. http://www.nytud.hu/kempelen2004;
<[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>
(2/03)
23 - 26 March 2004. Speech Prosody 2004. Nara, Japan.
<[log in to unmask] ac.jp> (10/02)
29 - 30 March 2004. International Symposium on Tonal Aspects
of Languages - with Emphasis on Tone Languages. Institute of
Linguistics, Beijing, China. <[log in to unmask]> (12/02)
31 May - 4 June 2004. 2004: A Speaker Odyssey. The Speaker
and Language Recognition Workshop. Toledo, Spain.
http://www.odyssey04.org/ (4/03)
24 - 26 June 2004. 9th Conference on Laboratory Phonology
<http://www.linguistics.uiuc.edu/labphon9> (LabPhon 9):
Change in Phonology. The University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA.
http://www.linguistics.uiuc.edu/labphon9/; <[log in to unmask]> (4/03)
9 - 11 September 2004. International Conference on Tone and
Intonation. Santorini, Greece. http://www.let.kun.nl/tie;
http://www.santorini-Image.gr/ (3/03
<http://www.santorini-Image.gr/(3/03> )
++ 4 - 8 October 2004. ICSLP2004 - Interspeech. 8th Biennial
Conference of ICSLP. > Jeju Island, Korea.
<http://www.icslp2004.org/> (07/03)
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CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS
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COCOSDA Workshop 2003 - Sunday 31st August 2003 - Geneva, Switzerland
In conjunction with EuroSpeech2003:
Geneva International Conference Centre
(or Centre International de Conférence de Genève (CICG), 15,
rue Varembé, 1202 Geneva )
Preliminary announcement and Call for contributions
The next COCOSDA workshop will be organized on Sunday 31st
August just before the start of the Eurospeech conference
(Interspeech) that is taking place in Geneva (Switzerland) from
Monday 1st September to Thursday 4th September.
The International Committee for the Co-ordination and
Standardization of Speech Databases and Assessment Techniques
(COCOSDA), has been established to encourage and promote
international interaction and cooperation in the foundation
areas of Spoken Language Processing.
COCOSDA is an international organization for coordinating the
globalized efforts in Language resource developments and
speech technology evaluation. The annual workshops of COCOSDA
have been held as satellite events of ICSLP on even years and
Eurospeech on odd Years (now Interspeech). This year the
workshop will be on Sunday 31st August, right before Eurospeech 2003
in Geneva, Switzerland.
COCOSDA is organized with a structure which reflects the two
dimensions of its functionalities: "Topic Domains" and
"Regional Programs". The former considers the dynamic technology
environments, while the latter addresses the regional efforts and
differences. Four topic domains have been established:
Evaluation of Speech Understanding/Dialogue Systems,
Multi-Modal Corpora, Corpus Annotation Tools and Local Languages.
Six regional programs are currently present: North America,
Europe, Asia, Oceania, Latin America and Africa.
The COCOSDA Workshop 2003 will be organized to address all
issues relevant to COCOSDA.
You are invited to participate in the workshop. The final
program of the workshop is under construction (see below a
first draft) and will be circulated shortly.
It includes pre-organized reports for all regional programs
mentioned above and other relevant reports/discussions, plus
presentations from the open-call
submissions. A web based "Workshop Notes" will be published.
If you would like to contribute, please send a short proposal
to Khalid Choukri, COCOSDA convenor, at: [log in to unmask]
More information about COCOSDA can be found at: http://www.cocosda.org
This is a first general announcement and a call for
contributions. The main items that are planned within the
workshop would cover:
- Welcome and General Introduction to the Workshop and COCOSDA
- Recent Activities in South Africa
- Recent Activities of Oriental COCOSDA , Recent developments
in China and Korea
- Recent Activities in Europe and in the Mediterranean Area
- Recent Activities in North America
- Recent Activities in Latin America
- Recent Activities in Oceania
- Developments and trends in speech technologies for local languages
- General Discussion: COCOSDA mission, Partnership with other
organizations, etc.
We also seek proposals for contributions on Language
resources and evaluation hot topics such as recent activities
related to:
- Multimodal Projects
- Dialog
- Speech to Speech Technologies
- Corpus annotation
- Etc.
and any other topic that may be of interest to the audience
of COCOSDA workshops.
For information about EuroSpeech please visit the conference
URL at: http://www.symporg.com/eurospeech/Information_venue.asp
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POSITIONS/STUDENTSHIPS VACANT
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Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh.
Faculty of Health & Social Sciences School of Speech and
Language Sciences
Research Assistant/Research Associate
£18 - £27K (dependent on qualifications)
Fixed-term from Sept 2003 -- February 2004
Queen Margaret University College has acquired a Merlin (Bruel and
Kjaer) ultrasound instrument to image tongue movements during
speech. The output is captured on video and is synchronised
with the speech audio signal and other, physiological
measures. You would be required to ascertain the
applicability of measurements of tongue configurations to a
wide range of subjects, and to test the reliability and
repeatability of measurements obtained. Dependent on your
skills there would be scope for involvement in development of
the system itself.
You will have either a good Honours degree or post-graduate
degree in Speech Science or a related area, or a
qualification in Medical Physics. A Speech and Language
Therapy qualification would be highly suitable provided good
skills in speech science could also be offered. With
excellent interpersonal skills, you will have the ability to
develop a good rapport with research subjects. The ability to
prepare research reports is essential.
For further information you are welcome to contact Nigel
Hewlett, Speech & Language Sciences, Queen Margaret
University College, Clerwood Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 8TS.
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
For a recruitment pack please contact the HR Department on
0131 317 3291 (24 hrs) or e-mail: [log in to unmask] quoting
reference number: SLS10/03/83.
Completed applications should be returned by Monday 16 June
Address for Applications:
Attn: Human Resources
Queen Margaret University College
Edinburgh, EH12 8TS
United Kingdom
Applications are due by 16-Jun-2003
Contact Information:
Dr Nigel Hewlett
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: 0131 317 3281
Website: http://sls.qmuc.ac.uk
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The University of Manchester, UK
Department of Linguistics
Lecturer
The University of Manchester invites applications for the
post of Lecturer in Linguistics which is tenable from 1
September 2003.
Applications will be considered from those specializing in
any branch of linguistics; preference may be given to
candidates whose research relates to one or more of the
following: language endangerment, field linguistics, language
change. Salary will be on the Lecturer A scale, £22,191 to
£25,451 p.a.
Candidates should have:
(A. Essential)
1. outstanding research potential and the proven capacity to
contribute to a department of international research
excellence.
2. a robust research plan up to and beyond the
next RAE (Research Assessment Exercise).
3. a completed (or about to be completed) PhD in any area of
linguistics.
4. a strong commitment to high-quality, research-led teaching.
(B. Desirable)
1. a research record and plans which relate to one or more of the
following: language endangerment, field linguistics or language
change.
2. excellent presentational skills necessary for lectures, seminars
and small group teaching.
3. good organizational skills appropriate to departmental teaching and
administration.
4. good IT skills.
The appointed candidate will be expected to contribute to
research and teaching (both undergraduate and postgraduate)
in the Department of Linguistics, and to undertake such
administrative, pastoral, and other duties as may be assigned.
Applications should be returned by Monday 14th July 2003.
Applications should quote reference number 506/03 and contain
the names of three referees. Those invited for interview will
be asked to give a presentation of their work to members of
the Department.
Interested applicants are invited to make informal contact
with either Prof Nigel Vincent (mailto:[log in to unmask],
+44-(0)161-275-3194/ 3187) or the Chair of the Department, Martin
Barry (mailto:[log in to unmask], +44 (0)61-275-3250/ 3187).
Address for Applications:
Attn: Director of Personnel
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester, M13 9PL
United Kingdom
Applications are due by 14-Jul-2003
Contact Information:
Martin Barry
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +44 161 275 3250
Fax: +44 161 275 3187
Website: http://ling.man.ac.uk/
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News from the IPA
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The new Council of the IPA will include the following members:
William J. Barry, Saarbrücken, Germany [log in to unmask]
Mary E. Beckman, Columbus, OH, USA [log in to unmask]
Gösta Bruce, Lund, Sweden [log in to unmask]
J. C. Catford, Ann Arbor, USA [log in to unmask]
Anne Cutler, Nijmegen, Netherlands [log in to unmask]
Didier Demolin, Brussels, Belgium [log in to unmask]
Olle Engstrand, Stockholm, Sweden [log in to unmask]
John H. Esling, Victoria, BC, Canada [log in to unmask]
Janet Fletcher, Melbourne, Australia [log in to unmask]
Cécile Fougeron, Paris, France [log in to unmask]
Nina Grønnum, Copenhagen, Denmark [log in to unmask]
William J. Hardcastle, Edinburgh, Scotland [log in to unmask]
Shizuo Hiki, Tokorozawa, Japan [log in to unmask]
Wiktor Jassem, Poznan', Poland [log in to unmask]
Patricia A. Keating, Los Angeles, USA [log in to unmask]
Klaus J. Kohler, Kiel, Germany [log in to unmask]
Peter Ladefoged, Los Angeles, USA [log in to unmask]
Asher Laufer, Jerusalem, Israel [log in to unmask]
John D.M.H. Laver, Edinburgh, Scotland [log in to unmask]
Michael K.C. MacMahon, Glasgow, Scotland [log in to unmask]
Ian Maddieson, Berkeley, USA [log in to unmask]
Ailbhe Ní Chasaide, Dublin, Ireland [log in to unmask]
Katerina Nicolaidis, Thessaloniki, Greece [log in to unmask]
Francis J. Nolan, Cambridge, England [log in to unmask]
John J. Ohala, Berkeley, USA [log in to unmask]
Daniel Recasens, Barcelona, Spain [log in to unmask]
Peter J. Roach, Reading, England [log in to unmask]
Vincent J. van Heuven, Leiden, Netherlands [log in to unmask]
John C. Wells, London, England [log in to unmask]
Eric Zee, Hong Kong, China [log in to unmask]
The Council has elected the following Executive Committee
members to serve from 2003 to 2007:
John C. Wells, London (President)
Ian Maddieson, Berkeley (Vice-President)
Katerina Nicolaidis, Thessaloniki (Secretary)
Michael K.C. MacMahon, Glasgow (Treasurer)
John H. Esling, Victoria, BC (Editor)
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Deadline for inclusion of items in the next foNETiks: 28 July, 2003.
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