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foNETiks
A newsletter for
The International Phonetic Association
and for the Phonetic Sciences
May 2013
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Linda Shockey, University of Reading, UK.
Gerry Docherty, Newcastle University, UK.
Shira Katseff, University of Canterbury, NZ.
Lisa Lim, The University of Hong Kong.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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[date of first appearance follows]
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17-19 May 2013. New Sounds 2013. Montreal, QC, Canada. http://doe.concordia.ca/newsounds2013/ (12/12)
23-25 May 2013. 21st Manchester Phonology Meeting (21mfm). Manchester, UK. http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/mfm/21mfm.html (12/12)
26-31 May 2013. ICASSP 2013: 38th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP).?Vancouver, Canada. http://www.icassp2013.com/ (04/13)
30 May - 1 June 2013. Spoken English Corpora: From Annotation to Interphonologies (PAC 2013), Aix en Provence, France. http://aune.lpl.univ-aix.fr/~PAC2013/ (01/13)
10-12 June 2013. International Child Phonology Conference 2013 (ICPC2013). Nijmegen, The Netherlands. http://www.childphonology.org/ (12/12)
17 June 2013. Workshop on Catalan Prosody (WCP). Barcelona, Spain. http://prosodia.upf.edu/activitats/catprosody5/ca/ (Catalan), http://prosodia.upf.edu/activitats/catprosody5/en/call.php (English) (04/13) [Further details below]
21-23 June 2013. Approaches to Phonology and Phonetics (APAP). Lublin, Poland. http://apap.umcs.lublin.pl (04/13)
25-26 June 2013. Phonetics and Phonology in Iberia (PaPI) 2013. Lisbon, Portugal. http://ww3.fl.ul.pt//laboratoriofonetica/papi2013/ (12/12)
28 June 2013. Workshop on Variation in the Acquisition of Sound Systems, University of Michigan Linguistic Institute. http://groups.linguistics.northwestern.edu/lsa2013-workshop/ (02/13)
1-3 July 2013. French Phonology Network Meeting (RFP 2013). Nantes, France.
http://www.lling.univ-nantes.fr (12/12)
7-10 July 2013. Phonetics and Phonology of Sub-Saharan Languages. Johannesburg, South Africa.
http://www.wits.ac.za/conferences/phonetics (12/12)
## 12 July 2013. Universality and Variability in Segment-Prosody Interactions. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
http://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/workshop_uvi.html (05/13)
14 July 2013. Linguistic Variability and How the Mind/Brain Accommodates It. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. http://www.hlp.rochester.edu/variability/ (03/13)
22-27 July 2013. Word Stress: Dialectal Variation and Perception. Workshop of the International Congress of Linguists. Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.cil19.org/en/workshops/word-stress-dialectal-variation-and-perception/ (08/12)
8 - 10 August 2013. PTLC - Phonetics Teaching and Learning Conference, UCL London. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychlangsci/ptlc (01/13)
21-23 August 2013. DISS 2013: The 6th Workshop on Disfluency in Spontaneous Speech. Stockholm, Sweden. http://www.diss2013.org/ (04/13)
21-23 August 2013. Phonetics, Phonology and Language Contact (PPLC13) (satellite of Interspeech 2013). Paris, France. https://sites.google.com/site/ppcpinterspeech2013/home (12/12)
22-23 August 2013. WASSS’2013: Workshop on Affective Social Speech Signals (satellite of Interspeech 2013). Grenoble, France. http://wasss-2013.imag.fr/ (04/13)
22-23 August 2013. SLAM 2013: First Workshop on Speech, Language and Audio in Multimedia (satellite event of Interspeech 2013). Marseille, France. http://slam2013.lif.univ-mrs.fr/ (04/13)
25-29 August 2013. 14th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (Interspeech 2013). Lyon, France. http://www.interspeech2013.org (12/12)
28-31 August 2013. Linguistic Association of Great Britain meeting, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK. http://www.lagb.org.uk/lagb2013/home (04/13)
29 August - 1 September 2013. AVSP 2013: The 12th International Conference on Auditory-Visual Speech Processing. Annecy, France. http://avsp2013.loria.fr/ (04/13)
30 August 2013. SPASR 2013: Workshop on Speech Production in Automatic Speech Recognition. Lyon, France. http://ttic.uchicago.edu/~klivescu/SPASR2013/ (04/13)
30 August 2013. TRASP 2013: Tools and Resources for the Analysis of Speech Prosody. Aix-en-Provence, France. http://aune.lpl.univ-aix.fr/~trasp/ (04/13)
30 August - 1 September 2013, SLaTE 2013: Speech and Language Technology for Education [Special Interest Group (SIG) on Speech and Language Technology in Education].?Grenoble, France. http://www.slate2013.org/ (04/13)
31 August - 2 September 2013. SSW8: 8th Speech Synthesis Workshop. Barcelona, Spain. http://synsig.org/index.php/Speech_Synthesis_Workshop_(SSW) (04/13)
6 September 2013. PARLAY Conference: Postgraduate and Academic Researchers in Linguistics at York. York, UK. www.parlayconference.blogspot.com (03/13, 04/13)
11-13 September 2013. Prosody-Discourse Interface (IDP2013). Leuven, Belgium. http://wwwling.arts.kuleuven.be/franitalco/idp2013 (12/12/)
20-21 September 2013. Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching conference, Iowa State University. http://jlevis.public.iastate.edu/pslltconference/ (02/13)
26-27 September 2013. PROSLI: Prosody for self-learning instruction (Workshop at ICNAAM).?Rodos Palace Hotel, Rhodes, Greece. http://www.icnaam.org/ (04/13)
30 September – 4 October 2013. 4th Summer School on Speech Production and Perception: Speaker-Specific Behaviour. Aix-en-Provence, France. http://summerschool13.sciencesconf.org/ (12/12)
29 - 31 October 2013 ‘R-ATICS 4, Grenoble (Autrans). (01/13)
6 – 7 November 2013. Ultrafest 6: International Conference on Ultrasound Imaging, Edinburgh University Informatics Forum. http://www.qmu.ac.uk/casl/conf/ultrafest_2013/ (02/13)
5-7 December 2013. Accents 2013: 7th Conference on Native and Non-native Accents of English. Lodz, Poland. http://filolog.uni.lodz.pl/accents (04/13)
12-13 Dec 2013. pS – prominences. Viterbo, Italy. http://www.gscp.it/GSCP_official_website/pS-prominenceS.html (04/13)
5-8 May 2014. 10th International Seminar on Speech Production (ISSP 2014). Cologne, Germany. http://www.issp2014.uni-koeln.de/ (04/13)
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CONFERENCES
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Universality and Variability in Segment-Prosody Interactions
12th July 2013
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
http://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/workshop_uvi.html
Organizers:
Christine Mooshammer (USC, Los Angeles & Haskins Laboratories, tinehaskins.yale.edu)
Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel (MIT, Cambridge, MA, sshufMIT.EDU)
Marzena Zygis (Centre for General Linguistics (ZAS) & Humboldt University, Berlin, zygiszas.gwz-berlin.de)
Several studies on universals in phonology and phonetics pertain either to segmentals (e.g. sound frequencies, gaps in inventories, preferences for certain cluster types) or supra-segmentals (e.g. preferences in stress and intonational patterns). In recent years, accumulating evidence has suggested that language-specific interactions between the two levels can induce systematic temporal and qualitative variability on the segmental level. For example, most sounds lengthen substantially at a phrase boundary, but there are exceptions such as the sibilants; lax vowels do not lengthen under stress; and glottal stop insertion also depends on the quality of the following vowel. This workshop is aimed at gaining more insight into the interdependence of the segmental and prosodic levels from a cross-linguistic perspective. Research which deals with the following questions are of particular importance:
(i) What patterns of segmental and supra-segmental interactions are found cross-linguistically?
(ii) How does metrical structure influence segments, phonotactics and phonological processes?
(iii) What principles govern segment-specific variation due to prosodic effects, e.g. localized hyper-articulation, feature enhancement, syntagmatic dissimilation or prominence enhancement?
(iv) Why do some segments or larger units resist the more global prosodic variations, e.g. in order to maintain a contrast?
(v) How do different models deal with the segmental-prosodic variation, e.g. Exemplar Theory (Pierrehumbert 2001), pi-gesture model (Byrd & Saltzmann 2003), (bidirectional) OT (Boersma 1998) and others?
Invited Speakers:
Laura Dilley, Michigan State University
Jelena Krivokapic, Yale University & Haskins Laboratories
Paul de Lacy, Rutgers University
2nd Call for Papers:
We invite submissions for oral presentations of 20 minutes plus 5 minutes for discussion, as well as for poster presentations. Abstracts should be anonymous, in pdf format, at most two pages long (A4 format) including examples and references.
Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the following address:
segments_and_prosodyzas.gwz-berlin.de
The body of the message should include the title of the abstract, the name of the author(s), his/her affiliation and contact details.
Important Dates:
Deadline for submission of abstracts: April 30, 2013
Notification of acceptance: May 31, 2013
Date of the workshop: July 12, 2013
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STUDENTSHIP
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PhD student Learning Pronunciation Variants in a Foreign Language (full time)
Faculty of Arts, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Vacancy number: 23.12.13
Closing date: 24 May 2013
Responsibilities
As a PhD student in this project you will investigate the interplay between exemplars and abstract representations, which is expected to vary with processing speed and experimental task, and to evolve during learning. The student will investigate these issues with behavioural experiments investigating how native speakers of Dutch learn pronunciation variants of French words with schwa deletion.
Learning a foreign language implies learning pronunciation variants of words in that language. This includes the words' reduced pronunciation variants, which contain fewer and weaker sounds than the words' canonical variants (e.g. 'cpute' for English 'computer'), and which are highly frequent in casual conversations. The learner has to build mental representations (exemplars and possibly also abstract lexical representations) for these variants. Importantly, late learners will build representations that differ significantly from native listeners' representations, since reduction patterns in their native language will shape their interpretation of reduction patterns in the foreign language. The goal of this Vici project is to develop the first, fully specified, theory of how late learners of a foreign language build mental representations for pronunciation variants in that language.
The dissertation will consist of an introduction, at least three experimental chapters that have been submitted to high impact international journals, and a General Discussion.
What we expect from you
• You have or shortly expect to obtain a Master's degree in a field related to speech processing, such as phonetics, linguistics, psychology-, or cognitive neuroscience;
• you have an excellent written and spoken command of English;
• you have demonstrable knowledge of data analysis;
• you preferably have knowledge of the phonetics / phonology of French;
• you preferably have knowledge of the phonetics / phonology of Dutch.
What we have to offer
We offer you:
- full time employment at the Faculty of Arts, Radboud University Nijmegen
- in addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus;
- the starting salary will amount to €2,042 gross per month on a full-time basis; the salary will increase to €2,612 gross per month on a full-time basis in the fourth year (salary scale P);
- you will be appointed for an initial period of 18 months, after which your performance will be evaluated;
- if the evaluation is positive, the contract will be extended by 2 years (on the basis of a 38-hour working week);
- you will be classified as a PhD student (promovendus) in the Dutch university job-ranking system (UFO).
Further information
- On the research group Speech Comprehension: http://www.ru.nl/speechcomprehension
- On the project leader: http://mirjamernestus.nl
- Or contact Prof. dr. Mirjam Ernestus, leader of the Vici project, telephone: +31 24 3612970, E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Applications
It is Radboud University Nijmegen's policy to only accept applications by e-mail. Please send your application, including your letter of motivation, curriculum and transcripts of your university grades and stating vacancy number 23.12.13, to [log in to unmask], for the attention of Mr drs. M.J.M. van Nijnatten, before 24 May 2013.
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POSITIONS VACANT
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University of Hertfordshire, UK.
School of Humanities
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in English Language and Communication
Salary Range: £30,424 to £45,941 per annum
Salary Scale: UH7/8
FTE: This is a full time position working 37 hours per week
The School of Humanities is seeking to appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in English Language and Communication in the area of Second Language Acquisition and Teaching from September 2013. Applicants should have a very good research record, along with firm plans for a high quality submission to the forthcoming Research Excellence Framework.
As well as carrying out undergraduate teaching, research and administrative duties as appropriate, you will be expected to support research activities of the English Language and Communication group as well as undertake supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate projects on topics related to the areas specified above. The ideal candidate will hold a PhD in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching and have experience of teaching in these areas as well as core areas of English Language, such as Grammar and Phonetics/Phonology. The ability to work independently and as part of a team is an essential requirement of this post.
Salary will be at the appropriate point on either Grade 7 for Lecturers (£30,424 – £36,298 per annum) or Grade 8 for Senior Lecturers (£36,298 - £45,941 per annum) with placement according to qualifications and experience.
Closing Date: 21 May 2013
Ref: 011212LIN
Provisional Interview Date: 20 June 2013
Under current UKBA regulations, the University is unlikely to be able to get a work permit in respect of this post. We can therefore only accept applications from people who will have the right to work in the UK for at least one year from the date of appointment.
The University offers a range of benefits including a final salary pension scheme, professional development, family friendly policies, child care vouchers, waiving of course fees for the children of staff at UH, discounted memberships at the Hertfordshire Sports Village and generous annual leave.
Apply online at the application URL below quoting the appropriate reference number.
Committed to promoting equality and diversity
Application Deadline: 21st May 2013
Web Address for Applications: http://www.herts.ac.uk/jobs
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Temple University, Pennsylvania, USA
Communication Sciences & Disorders
http://chpsw.temple.edu/commsci/home
Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education is a
comprehensive public research university with more than 35,000 students. It
has a distinguished faculty in 17 schools and colleges, including schools of
Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, Podiatry, and Dentistry, and a renowned Health
Sciences Center. Temple is one of Pennsylvania’s three public research
universities, along with the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State
University. Temple University is the 28th-largest university in the United
States, and it is the 6th-largest provider of professional education (law,
dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, and podiatric medicine) in the country.
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Temple University is
searching to fill non-tenure track positions at the instructor or assistant
professor level. These appointments are for one academic year, August 19, 2013
to June 30, 2014 with the potential for renewal. The positions may include
responsibilities in teaching, clinical supervision, and/or clinical practice.
Specific responsibilities will be determined by the strengths of the
successful candidates.
Applicants who may engage in teaching should have expertise in one or more of
the following areas: phonological disorders, phonetics, psycholinguistics,
sociolinguistics, ASL/Deaf Studies, research methods, speech science, and
motor speech disorders.
Applicants who may engage in clinical activities should have expertise in one
or more of the following areas: speech-sound language disorders, fluency
disorders, or adult language disorders. Responsibilities include supervising
students in the Temple University Speech-Language-Hearing Center and at
satellite sites, serving as a liaison to students in external practica, and
providing direct clinical services. Opportunities for an additional teaching
stipend may be available during the summer sessions.
Requirements:
Master’s or doctoral degree in Linguistics, Speech-Language Pathology or
related field, with prior teaching experience preferred. Clinical positions
also require eligibility for a PA license in Speech-Language Pathology or
Audiology and a Certificate of Clinical Competence, with previous supervisory
experience in a university clinic preferred.
How to apply:
Please send a letter of interest and resume with names of 3 references by
email to Dr. Carol Hammer, or by mail to the physical address listed below.
Review of applications begins May 8, 2012. Temple University is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action institution. People of color, women, veterans,
and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Mailing Address for Applications:
TJ Cusack
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
1701 N. 13th Street
119 Weiss Hall (265-62)
Philadelphia, PA 19122
USA
Email Address for Applications: carol.hammertemple.edu
Contact Information:
Dr. Carol Hammer
Email: carol.hammertemple.edu
Fax: (215) 204-5954
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