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foNETiks
A network newsletter
for the International Phonetic Association
and for the Phonetic Sciences
September 2004
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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, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands <[log in to unmask]>
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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[date of first appearance follows]
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9 - 11 September 2004. International Conference on Tone and Intonation. Santorini, Greece. http://www.let.kun.nl/tie; http://www.santorini-Image.gr/ (03/03)
16 - 18 September 2004. Developmental Paths in Phonological Acquisition. University of Leiden, The Netherlands. http://www.ulcl.leidenuniv.nl (01/04)
17 - 19 September 2004. Laboratory Approaches to Spanish Phonetics and Phonology. Indiana University, USA. http://www.indiana.edu/~spanport/conference/home.html (09/03)
19 - 24 September 2004. German-French Summer School on Cognitive and Physical Models of Speech Production, Perception and Perception-Production Interaction.
Lubmin, Germany. http://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/events/sommer_org/index.htm;
[log in to unmask] (03/04)
20 - 22 September 2004. 9th International Conference Speech and Computer (SPECOM'2004). St. Petersburg, Russia. http://www.spiiras.nw.ru/speech; [log in to unmask] (12/03)
30 September - 1 October 2004. International Workshop on Spoken Language Translation: Evaluation Campaign on Spoken Language Translation. (A satellite event of ICSLP2004, see below.) Kyoto, Japan. http://www.slt.atr.jp/IWSLT2004/ (04/04)
2 - 3 October 2004. ISCA Tutorial and Research Workshop on Statistical and Perceptual Audio Processing. (A satellite event of ICSLP2004). Jeju Island, Korea. http://journal.speech.cs.cmu.edu/SAPA2004/ (04/04)
4 - 8 October 2004. ICSLP2004 - Interspeech. 8th Biennial Conference of ICSLP. Jeju Island, Korea. http://www.icslp2004.org/ (07/03)
7 - 9 October 2004. Variation and Change in Phonology and Phonetics. Potsdam, Germany. [log in to unmask] (04/04)
15 - 17 November 2004. 3rd International Seminar on Speech Technology. Valencia, Spain. http://www.dsic.upv.es/~3jth; [log in to unmask] (08/04)
8 - 10 December 2004. 10th Australian International Conference on Speech Science & Technology (SST2004), Macquarie University, Sydney. http://www.assta.org/sst/2004 (05/04)
16 - 18 December 2004. 4th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language Processing (ISCSLP'04). Hong Kong, China. http://www.iscslp2004.com/ (12/03)
20 - 22 January 2005. 2nd Old World Conference in Phonology (OCP2). Tromsø, Norway. http://castl.uit.no (08/04)
23 - 25 February 2005. Speech perception within or outside phonology? Workshop as part of the 27th annual meeting of the German Society for Linguistics (DGfS). Cologne, Germany. http://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/events/percphon/ (08/04)
30 March 2005. Synchrony Meets Diachrony in Phonology. A pre-Glow phonology workshop. Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.unige.ch/glow05 (08/04)
19 - 22 April 2005. NOLISP'05: Non-Linear Speech Processing. Barcelona, Spain. http://www.nolisp2005.org/; [log in to unmask] (12/03)
2 - 4 June 2005. 7th Annual Meeting of the French Network of Phonology (REP2005). Mediterranean Centre for Social Sciences, Aix-en-Provence, France. http://www.lpl.univ-aix.fr/~rfp2005/; [log in to unmask] (08/04)
15 - 17 June 2005. Plasticity in Speech Perception (PSP2005). ISCA Tutorial and Research Workshop. Senate House, London, UK. http://www.psp2005.org.uk/ (08/04)
16 - 18 June 2005. Between Stress and Tone (BeST). Leiden, The Netherlands. http://www.iias.nl/iias/agenda/best/ (04/04)
20 - 21 June 2005. Phonetics and Phonology in Iberia (PaPI 2005), Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. http://seneca.uab.es/papi; [log in to unmask] (06/04)
23 - 25 June 2005. The International Conference on Language Variation in Europe (ICLaVE), Meertens Institute, Amsterdam. http://www.iclave.org/ (05/04)
++ 23 - 26 June 2005. First International Conference on the Linguistics
of Contemporary English. University of Edinburgh.
http://www.englang.ed.ac.uk/iclce/iclce2005.html (09/04) [further details below]
31 August - 3 September 2005. The 6th Pan-European Voice Conference (PEVoC-6): Mirroring the Voice. The Royal Academy of Music, London, UK. www.pevoc6.com; info@ pevoc6.com (04/04)
4 - 8 September 2005. INTERSPEECH'2005: 9th Eurospeech Conference. Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal. http://www.interspeech2005.org/; [log in to unmask] (08/04)
11 - 14 May 2006. International Conference on Conversation Analysis (ICCA). University of Helsinki, Finland. [log in to unmask] (12/03)
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CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS
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The First International Conference on the Linguistics of Contemporary English
University of Edinburgh, 23 - 26 June 2005
Website: http://www.englang.ed.ac.uk/iclce/iclce2005.html
Abstracts deadline: 15th January 2005
We are pleased to announce that the First International Conference on the Linguistics of Contemporary English (incorporating the Second International Conference on the Phonology of English) will be held from
23 - 26 June 2005, at the University of Edinburgh.
BACKGROUND
The attention devoted to the linguistic phenomenon (or phenomena) known as English has resulted in a broad body of work in diverse research traditions, illustrating both the individual characteristics of the many Englishes, and the contributions that an understanding of these linguistic systems can make to our general knowledge of the human language faculty.
Our aims are (i) to encourage the cross-fertilisation of ideas between different frameworks and research traditions, all of which address the linguistics of English, and, furthermore, (ii) to promote discussion among researchers interested in linguistic theories (phonologists, syntacticians, variationists etc.) regarding what we mean when we use the word 'English' to describe the linguistic phenomena which we work to explain.
We therefore invite abstracts which deal with any aspect of the structure of contemporary varieties of English, in terms of their phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics etc., in any way which aims to be explanatory. Work on any variety (or number of varieties) is welcome, including variationist work which engages with issues of linguistic structure. We do not intend to accept abstracts which are purely historical, but work which brings in diachrony in order to explain the structure of Present-Day English is certainly welcome.
An International Conference on the Phonology of English was held in Toulouse in 2002 along these lines. We aim for the current conference to build on the success of that event, and to broaden out its scope to include discussion of all aspects of English.
Any enquiries about the conference should be sent to [log in to unmask]
INVITED SPEAKERS
The following have accepted invitations to speak at the conference
* Bas Aarts
* Luigi Burzio
* Lisa Green
* Peter Trudgill
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstracts must be submitted by email - as files attached to a message - as per the details listed below. They should be sent to [log in to unmask] by *15th January 2005*.
Abstracts should be no longer than one side of A4, with 2.5cm margins, single-spaced, with a font size no smaller than 12, and with normal character spacing. All examples and references in the abstract should be included on the one single page, but it is enough, when referring to previous work, to cite "Author (Date)" in the body of the abstract - you do not need to include the full reference.
Please send two copies of your abstract - one of these should be anonymous and one should include your name, affiliation and email at the top of the page, directly below the title. The anonymous file will be used for refereeing, and the named file should be camera-ready, as it will be used in the abstracts booklet if the abstract is accepted.
Please use one of these formats for your abstract, in descending order of preference: pdf, Word, rtf, or plain text. If you need to use a phonetic font in your abstract, please either embed it in a pdf file, or use the SILdoulos93 font (precisely this font and no other), which can be downloaded for free from this site:
http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=encore-ipa.
You will, therefore, need to send an email with two attachments. The anonymous abstract should be named 'yoursurname-anon', and the non-anonymous abstract should be named 'yoursurname-name' (so if Karl Luick was submitting an abstract, he would send both luick-anon.pdf and luick-name.pdf). All abstracts will be reviewed anonymously by members of the organising committee and advisory board.
If you cannot send your abstract in this way, for whatever reason, please send us an email and we'll arrange an alternative.
You may submit more than one abstract (either joint or single-authored) but we will only allow each person to present one paper, as this allows more people to take part in the conference, therefore we will only accept one abstract from any one person for presentation.
An overhead projector will, of course, be available, and it is likely that we can provide powerpoint facilities, if you notify us in advance.
If you need other technical equipment, please say so in the message accompanying your abstract and we will do our best to provide it, although this cannot be guaranteed.
We aim to finalise the programme and contact abstract-senders by 1st March. There are plans for publishing a peer-reviewed selection of papers from the conference, most likely in thematically coherent volumes.
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
The conference is organised by the following
* Philip Carr (CELA, Montpellier III/ERSS, Toulouse II)
* Heinz Giegerich (Edinburgh)
* Nikolas Gisborne (Edinburgh)
* Patrick Honeybone (Edinburgh)
* Graeme Trousdale (Edinburgh)
ADVISORY BOARD
The following have accepted invitations to act as advisors and abstract-readers for the conference
* Bas Aarts (UCL)
* Laurie Bauer (Wellington)
* Luigi Burzio (Johns Hopkins)
* Ron Butters (Duke)
* Noel Burton-Roberts (Newcastle upon Tyne)
* Jack Chambers (Toronto)
* Jenny Cheshire (Queen Mary, London)
* Jacques Durand (Toulouse II)
* Paul Foulkes (York)
* Lisa Green (Texas, Austin)
* Liliane Haegeman (Lille III)
* Alison Henry (Ulster)
* Caroline Heycock (Edinburgh)
* Manfred Krug (Freiburg)
* Rochelle Lieber (New Hampshire)
* April McMahon (Sheffield)
* Sailaja Pingali (Hyderabad)
* Ingo Plag (Siegen)
* Dennis Preston (Michigan State)
* Edgar Schneider (Regensburg)
* John Taylor (Otago)
* Katie Wales (Leeds)
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POSITIONS VACANT
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MPI, Nijmegen
The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics is offering a postdoctoral staff position in the field of language comprehension.
It is a research position and involves no teaching responsibilities; furthermore, considerable technical support is available. The position will be available from the beginning of 2005 and has a term of appointment of 3 to 5 years, depending on experience.
Research at the institute in the area of language comprehension is centred on two main projects: "Decoding continuous speech" and "Phonological learning for speech perception"
(see recent Annual Reports on the MPI website). The research includes strong components of cross-linguistic comparison and computational modelling. Current members of the group have primary research interests in infants' development of language and word perception, and in adult processing of spoken language in native and non-native languages. There is research in progress on a variety of topics in phonetic perception, the processing of suprasegmental structure, the recognition of word forms and the segmentation of continuous speech. The group currently includes five scientists and seven students working towards a PhD degree.
The position on offer has previously been held by Natasha Warner (1998-2001) and Taehong Cho (from 2001), both of whom are phonologists with an experimental, i.e. "laboratory phonology" research approach. It is this kind of phonological expertise, combined with a willingness to collaborate experimentally in projects on the perception of spoken language, which we are seeking for this position. The previous incumbents' expertise in non-Germanic languages was also very useful to us. Young scientists with a completed Ph.D. in a relevant field are encouraged to apply. An important criterion is a demonstrated ability to publish research findings. Applications should include a c.v. and the names of two referees who would be willing to write letters of recommendation; examples of published work and a cover letter describing research interests would also be helpful.
Send applications to:
Rian Zondervan (Secretary to Prof. Anne Cutler)
Max-Planck-Institut fuer Psycholinguistik
Postbus 310
6500 AH Nijmegen
The Netherlands
fax: 31-24-3521213
e-mail: Rian.Zondervan @ MPI.NL
WWW: http://www.mpi.nl/world/groups/comprehe.html
Deadline for receipt of applications: October 11, 2004
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Ohio State University
The Department of Linguistics at the Ohio State University seeks candidates for a tenure-track position in phonetics at the rank of Assistant Professor, starting Autumn 2005. The area of specialization within phonetics is open, although preference will be given to candidates with broader interests in spoken language processing, including sociophonetics and psycholinguistics -- that is, to candidates whose interests complement and build on existing strengths of the department in ways that will promote collaborative advising and research across the department and the larger linguistics community at the Ohio State University. The successful candidate must have a record of excellence in teaching and research, and have completed the Ph.D. by the time of the appointment.
The new assistant professor will be expected to be active in research and publication, to meet standard departmental teaching requirements and to perform service duties as required by the department and the university.
Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2004 and will continue until the position is filled. Interviewing for the position will begin at the LSA annual meeting in January 2005.
Dossiers consisting of a letter of interest, current curriculum vitae and the names of three references should be sent to the Phonetics Search Committee.
The Ohio State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Women, minorities, Vietnam-era veterans, disabled veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Phonetics Search Committee
222 Oxley Hall
Columbus OH 43210
United States of America
Further Information: Beth Hume <[log in to unmask]> Phone: 614-292-2577
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An der Fakultät für Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften der Ludwig- Maximilians-Universität ist ab Sommersemester 2005 eine
W 3-Professur für Phonetik und
Sprachsignalverarbeitung (Lehrstuhl)
- Nachfolge Prof. Dr. Hans G. Tillmann -
zu besetzen.
Die Professur hat das Fach in seiner ganzen Breite in Forschung und Lehre zu vertreten. Schwerpunkte liegen in der digitalen Verarbeitung der gesprochenen Sprache einschließlich der lautlichen Analyse und Synthese des Deutschen. Von der Professur aus soll das Bayerische Archiv für Sprachsignale (BAS) betreut und weiterentwickelt werden.
Einstellungsvoraussetzungen sind ein abgeschlossenes Hochschulstudium, die pädagogische Eignung, Promotion und Habilitation oder der Nachweis gleichwertiger wissenschaftlicher Leistungen.
Das 52. Lebensjahr darf zum Zeitpunkt der Ernennung noch nicht vollendet sein. In dringenden Fällen können Ausnahmen hiervon zugelassen werden.
Die Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ist bestrebt, den Anteil der Frauen am wissenschaftlichen Personal zu erhöhen, und fordert qualifizierte Frauen ausdrücklich auf sich zu bewerben. Schwerbehinderte werden bei ansonsten im Wesentlichen gleicher Eignung bevorzugt.
Bewerbungen sind mit den üblichen Unterlagen (Lebenslauf, Schriftenverzeichnis,
Zeugnisse) bis zum 30. September 2004 an den Dekan der Fakultät für Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 München, zu richten.
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University of Duesseldorf, Germany
Im Institut fuer Sprache und Information, Abteilung fuer Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft der Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet Duesseldorf ist zum 1. Oktober 2004, spaetestens zum 1. November 2004, die Stelle einer/s wissenschaftliche/n Assistenten (BesGr. C1) als Beamtin oder Beamter auf Zeit zu besetzen. Die Besetzung erfolgt fuer drei Jahre, mit einer Verlaengerungsmoeglichkeit um weitere drei Jahre.
Einstellungsvoraussetzungen abgeschlossene Promotion im Bereich Linguistik zu einem Thema aus Phonologie/Phonetik. Die Bewerberin/der Bewerber soll nicht aelter als 32,0 Jahre sein. (Bei wissenschaftlichen Auslandsaufenhalten, Mutterschutz, Erziehungsurlaub, Betreuung minderjaehriger Kinder, Grundwehr- und Zivildienst, Doppelqualifikation oder Zeiten laengerer Krankheit kann die Altersgrenze entsprechend heraufgesetzt werden.) Zu den Aufgaben der Stelleninhaberin/des Stelleninhabers gehoert die Mitarbeit in Forschung und Lehre. Die Lehrverpflichtung betraegt 4 Stunden; die Lehraufgaben in den neuen linguistischen Bachelor- und Master-Programmen und dem auslaufenden Magisterstudium bestehen jaehrlich in folgenden Kursen (je 2-stuendig): Einfuehrung in die Phonetik, Einfuehrung in die Phonologie, Methodenkurs Phonetik/Phonologie und ein fortgeschritteneres Seminar zum Bereich Phonetik/Phonologie. Der Unterricht muss in deutscher Sprache abgehalten werden. Die Lehrverpflichtung beginnt mit dem Wintersemester 2004/2005. In der Forschung wird die Mitarbeit in einem angestrebten Verbundprojekt (DFG Forschergruppe) erwartet.
Bewerbungen von Frauen sind ausdruecklich erwuenscht. Frauen werden bei gleicher Eignung, Befaehigung und fachlicher Leistung bevorzugt beruecksichtigt, sofern nicht in der Person eines Mitbewerbers liegende Gruende ueberwiegen.
Die Bewerbung geeigneter Schwerbehinderter ist erwuenscht.
Bitte schicken Sie Ihre Bewerbung bis 15. September 2004 per Email an:
[log in to unmask]
mit folgenden Unterlagen:
Lebenslauf und Darstellung der Einstellungsvoraussetzungen (s.o.) wissenschaftlicher Werdegang und Publikationsliste Liste der abgehaltenen Lehrveranstaltung Forschungsinteressen Anschrift und Telefonnummer (nach Eingang der Bewerbungen werden wir Sie telefonisch kontaktieren).
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Loebner
Abteilung fuer Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft Institut fuer Sprache und Information Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet Duesseldorf http://www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/asw/
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Lecturer in Phonetics
Department of Language and Communication Science
School of Allied Health Sciences
Institute of Health Sciences
£26K - £38K pa inc
Fixed term for three years
By combining academic excellence with professional relevance, City University London prepares 11,000 students for the world of work: 40 per cent at postgraduate level, and 50 per cent from outside the UK. A strong research culture enriches the learning experience and accounts for our growing influence on the markets we serve.
The Department offers the largest clinical education programme for speech and language therapists in the UK. We are looking for an experienced lecturer with expertise in Phonetics and Phonology to teach on programmes leading to qualifications in speech and language therapy, as well as to conduct research in appropriate areas.
You should hold a higher degree in Linguistics or Phonetics, or in Speech & Language Therapy. Lecturing experience in higher education is essential. A publication record and a commitment to research are desirable, as is knowledge of clinical applications of phonetics and phonology.
In return, we offer a comprehensive package of in-house staff training and development, and benefits that include a final salary pension scheme.
Actively working to promote equal opportunity and diversity.
For more information and an application form, visit http://www.city.ac.uk/hr/jobs or write to HR Department, City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, quoting job reference number HM/9377.
Closing date: 15 September 2004.
The University for business and the professions.
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The European Voice Technology Development organisation at IBM is responsible for the development of current and future speech technologies (covering speech recognition, speech synthesis, speech understanding). These technologies are used within IBM's telephony and embedded solution offerings (IBM WebSphere Voice Server, Embedded ViaVoice). To strengthen our teams we are looking for university hires or professionals for several temporary and permanent positions as Software Engineers in Speech Technology Processing at IBM Germany Development.
Contact information:
Please apply through this web-link: http://www-5.ibm.com/employment/de/jobs/e1404.html
or by mail to
- Dr. Jochen Friedrich ([log in to unmask]) or
- Dr. Siegfried (Jimmy) Kunzmann ([log in to unmask]).
Job Title: Engineer in Speech Technology Development
Job description:
· Development of newest, advanced speech technologies · Development of speech processing technologies for research and product prototypes
(Large Vocabulary Speech Recognition, Telephony/Embedded Acoustic Systems, Natural
Language Understanding, Speech Synthesis, Multilingual Speech Recognition) · Execution of experiments for evaluation and optimisation of recognition accuracy · Architecture, design and development of speech technology tools to simplify the
training and analysis of speech processing systems · Fast and efficient implementation and use of newest speech technologies on different
OS platforms based on early findings from IBM Research and/or the scientific community · Development of language specific acoustic & linguistic data & parameter sets for various
usage scenarios (Desktop, Telephony, Embedded) · Adaptation and solving of language problems specifically for European languages
Qualifications and expertise required:
It is of advantage that you have a university degree in computer science or electrical engineering as well as profound and applied (algorithmic) knowledge in the following areas:
· Pattern recognition
· Speech processing (recognition, synthesis, natural language understanding dialog system) · Multi-dimensional speech signal processing · Architecture / system-design / implementation of stochastic algorithms of speech processing
systems (HMM, statistical parser)
· acoustic & linguistic speech processing speech processing · broad theoretical and applied knowledge (statistic, acoustic, phonetic, linguistic) in
development and research of speech recognition, synthesis and understanding systems · PhD or comparable experience preferred
In addition, candidates should have profound, applied knowledge and experience with one/several operating systems (Linux, Windows, cluster) and modern programming languages (C++, XML, scripting languages)
Languages: fluent German & English, more European languages are of benefit.
Location of job: IBM Boeblingen, Germany
Closing date for application: November 30, 2004
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PhD OPPORTUNITY
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The Graduate Department of Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Toronto invites applications for one PhD research position.
The research project is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and is entitled:
'Towards a comprehensive speech rehabilitation for glossectomy patients: Tongue shape, tongue motility and speech intelligibility following partial glossectomy surgery'
This research project is a co-operation with the Princess Margaret Hospital/ University Health Network, Toronto. It will focus on the functional consequences for speech and swallowing that are associated with partial tongue resections in head and neck cancer patients. An important aspect of this research project is the use of two- and three-dimensional ultrasound for imaging of the tongue.
For this position, the Graduate Department of Speech-Language Pathology guarantees a stipend of CAD 14,000.00 per year plus tuition fees for the first three years. Subsequent funding for the final two years is guaranteed by the University of Toronto at a level of CAD 12,000.00 per year plus tuition fees. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. The projected starting date is September 1st, 2004. Interested individuals are encouraged to contact Tim Bressmann before applying.
A qualified candidate should hold a Master's degree or a comparable degree that qualifies him or her to do graduate research according to the guidelines of the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto (www.sgs.utoronto.ca). Preferably, the qualifying degree should have been obtained in a discipline such as Speech-Language Pathology, Linguistics, Phonetics/ Speech Sciences or Psychology.
The candidate should have an interest and preferably demonstrated experience in conducting clinical or fieldwork research. He or she should be able to finish the research project including the thesis defence within a period of maximally five years.
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
To apply, send your application letter and curriculum vitae to Tim Bressmann, Ph.D.
Graduate Department of Speech-Language Pathology Rehabilitation Sciences Building 500 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V7, Canada
Tel: ++1-(416)-978-7088
Fax: ++1-(416)-978-1596
Email: [log in to unmask]
Departmental website: www.slp.utoronto.ca
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