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foNETiks
A newsletter for
The International Phonetic Association
and for the Phonetic Sciences
November 2014
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Linda Shockey, University of Reading, UK
Gerry Docherty, Griffith University, Australia
Lisa Lim, The University of Hong Kong
Rachel Smith, University of Glasgow, UK
E-mail address: fonetiks-request at jiscmail.ac.uk
The foNETiks archive can be found on the WWW at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/fonetiks.html
Visit the IPA web page at http://www.langsci.ucl.ac.uk
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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5-7 November 2014. VI International Conference of Experimental Phonetics. Valencia, Spain. http://www.valesco.es/cife2014/?lang=en (10/14)
12-14 November 2014. The Sounds of Indo-European 3 (SIE3). Opava, Czech Republic. http://sounds-of-indo-european.webnode.cz/ (03/14)
13-15 November, 2014. High Desert Linguistics Society Conference, University of New Mexico. hdls at unm.edu (08/14)
2-4 December 2014. 15th Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology (SST). Christchurch, New Zealand. www.nzibb.canterbury.ac.nz/SST.shtml (04/14)
4-5 December 2014. Palatalization. Tromsø, Norway. https://castl.uit.no/index.php/conferences/palatalization-conference (06/14)
## 6-9 December 2014. SLT @ SLT: IEEE Spoken Language Technology (SLT) Workshop in South Lake Tahoe (SLT), California, USA. http://www.signalprocessingsociety.org/technical-committees/list/sl-tc/spl-nl/2013-08/SLT2014/ (11/14)
8-9 December 2014. Workshop on the Role of Prosody in Language Learning (WAPSTI). Sydney, Australia. http://www.mq.edu.au/wapsti (05/14)
11-13 December 2014. 8th International Conference on Native and Non-native Accents of English (ACCENTS 2014). Lódz, Poland. http://filolog.uni.lodz.pl/accents (04/14)
## 4-7 January 2015. WiSSAP-Winter School on Speech and Audio Processing: Production-Perception Based New Models of Speech Analysis. (Part of ISCA SIG-ILSP (SIG on Indian Language Speech Processing) activities.) Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), Gandhinagar, India. https://sites.google.com/site/wissap2015/ (11/14)
8-9 January 2015. 7th Speech in Noise Workshop (SPiN). Copenhagen, Denmark. http://www.spin2015.dk/ (10/14)
## 15-16 January 2015. CUNY Phonology Forum: Conference on Multilingual Phonology. CUNY, New York, USA. http://www.cunyphonologyforum.net/ (11/14)
28-30 January 2015. 11th AISV Congress: Emergence, Change, and Pathology of the Sound Structure of Language. Bologna, Italy. http://aisv2015.unibo.it/ (10/14)
4-6 March 2015. Workshop: Universal Biases on Phonological Acquisition and Processing. Session of Annual Meeting 2015 of DGfS (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft). Leipzig, Germany. https://sites.google.com/site/bollavetisyan/workshop-universal-biases/call (07/14)
4-6 March 2015. Workshop: Strong versus Weak Prosodic Positions: possible Variation and Relevance for Grammar. Session of Annual Meeting 2015 of DGfS (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft). Leipzig, Germany. http://conference.uni-leipzig.de/dgfs2015/index.php?id=8&L=1 (07/14)
27-28 March 2015. Shared Processing in Language and Music: What Neurocognition and Disorders Reveal (SPLM). Amsterdam, The Netherlands. http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/SPLM (10/14)
9-13 April 2015. PAC 2015. 11th Phonology of Contemporary English Conference. Toulouse, France. http://www.projet-pac.net (10/14)
## 14-15 May 2015. 2CRiPaP. 2nd International Scientific Conference on Contemporary Research in Phonetics and Phonology: Methods, Aspects and Problems. Latvian Language Institute, University of Latvia. http://www.lulavi.lv/conferences (11/14)
21-23 May 2015. 4th International Conference on English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices (EPIP4). Prague, Czech Republic. http://fu.ff.cuni.cz/epip4/ (12/13)
28-30 May 2015 Experimental and Theoretical Advances in Prosody (ETAP3). Urbana-Champaign, USA. http://dgwatson.wix.com/etap3 (10/14)
29-30 June 2015. Phonetics and Phonology in Europe (PaPE) 2015. Cambridge, UK. http://www.ling.cam.ac.uk/pape (10/14)
26-31 July 2015. Prosodic Constructions in Dialog (Panel at the 14th International Pragmatics Conference). Antwerp, Belgium. http://www.cs.utep.edu/nigel/pconstructions/ (09/14)
## 5-7 August 2015. Phonetics Teaching and Learning Conference (PTLC2015). London, UK. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/study/cpd/cpd-courses/ptlc/ (11/14)
10-14 August 2015. 18th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS2015). Glasgow, Scotland. http://www.icphs2015.info/ (02/14)
## 12 August 2015. Evolution of Phonetic Capabilities: Causes, Constraints and Consequences. Satellite meeting of the 18th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS2015). Glasgow, Scotland. http://www.icphs2015.info/Meetings.aspx (11/14)
## 6-10 September 2015. Interspeech 2015. Dresden, Germany. http://interspeech2015.org/ (11/14)
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CONFERENCES
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CUNY Phonology Forum: Conference on Multilingual Phonology
CUNY, New York, USA, 15-16 January 2015
http://www.cunyphonologyforum.net/
2nd Call for Papers
Extended deadline: 24 November 2014
The CUNY Phonology Forum is devoted to the promotion of healthy discussion and fruitful pursuit of foundational questions in phonology. One of the Forum's strategies for developing useful discussions is to organize the conferences around specific topics within phonology, and to invite and encourage participation from scholars who look at each topic from a variety of perspectives. This year's topic will explore formal, functional, experimental, and computational approaches to the topic of multilingual phonology, including acquisition and code-switching.
Invited Speaker:
Ellen Broselow, Stony Brook University
Papers are invited in any area of phonology, with special focus on multilingualism and sound patterns in the context of multiple language competence and use. The view of phonology is broad, and encompasses diverse areas of cognitive science, including formal linguistics, language acquisition, neurolinguistics, computational linguistics, phonetics, and psychology. Diversity in methods is also encouraged: formal, functional, experimental, and computational approaches to phonology are welcome.
By ''multilingual phonology'' we mean sound patterns that relate to more than one language. This theme is meant to encompass: phonological acquisition in multiple languages or in a non-primary language; perception of sound patterns in multilinguals; loanword phonology; contact phonology; contact-induced sound change; phonological aspects of code-switching; phonological impairments in multilinguals; phonological interference in multilinguals; and the phonological effects of world languages on other languages.
Submission Guidelines:
We invite submissions for both oral presentations and posters. Oral presentations will be 20 minutes with 10 minutes for discussion. All submissions will be considered for both oral and poster presentation, unless 'poster only' is indicated.
Anonymous abstracts should be one A4/letter page (12pt font) with a second page for references, data and/or illustrations. Abstracts should be emailed as an attachment (PDF format) to [log in to unmask] no later than 23:59 EDT on 24 November 2014 (extended deadline).
In the body of the email, include title of the paper, name of the author(s) and affiliation. If you wish your abstract to be considered for poster presentation only, please also indicate this in your email.
Important Dates:
24 November 2014: Extended deadline for abstracts submission
1 December 2014: Notification of acceptance
15-16 January 2015: Conference on Multilingual Phonology
Contact:
CUNY.PhonoForum (at) gmail.com
http://cunyphonologyforum.ws.gc.cuny.edu/
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Interspeech 2015
Dresden, Germany, 6-10 September 2015
http://interspeech2015.org/
INTERSPEECH is the world’s largest and most comprehensive conference on the science and technology of spoken language processing. INTERSPEECH conferences emphasize interdisciplinary approaches addressing all aspects of speech science and technology, ranging from basic theories to applications. In addition to regular oral and poster sessions, the conference will also feature plenary talks by internationally renowned experts, tutorials, special sessions, show & tell sessions, and exhibits. A number of satellite events will take place immediately before and after the conference.
INTERSPEECH 2015 will be organized around the theme Speech beyond Speech: Towards a Better Understanding of the Most Important Biosignal, which acknowledges the fact that speech is the most important biosignal humans can produce and perceive. It is evident that not all characteristics of speech are already fully understood. We therefore encourage contributions that analyze and model speech as a biosignal in a broad understanding, e.g. for extracting information about the speaker, for identifying processes leading to speech production, or for generating speech signals with specific bio-characteristics. Contributions to all other areas of speech science and technology are also welcome.
Please follow the details which will be published on our website and through our twitter channel @interspeech2015 https://twitter.com/interspeech2015
(1) Call for Papers
Deadline: 20 March 2015
We invite you to submit original papers in any area related to the scope of the conference, including but not limited to:
• Speech as a Biosignal
• Speech Perception
• Speech Production
• Cognition and Brain Studies related to Speech
• Phonetics, Phonology, and Prosody
• Analysis of Paralinguistic Information in Speech and Language
• Speaker and Language Identification
• Analysis of Speech and Audio Signals
• Speech Coding and Enhancement
• Speech Synthesis and Spoken Language Generation
• Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)
• Signal Processing, Acoustic Modeling, Robustness, and Adaptation in ASR
• Architecture, Search, and Linguistic Components of ASR
• Technologies and Systems for new ASR Applications
• Spoken Dialogue Systems
• Summarization and Understanding based on Spoken Language
• Translation and Information Retrieval based on Spoken Language
• Spoken Language Resources
• Evaluation of Spoken Language Technology
Paper Submission
Papers for the INTERSPEECH 2015 proceedings should be up to 4 pages of text, plus one page (maximum) for references only. Paper submissions must conform to the format defined in the paper preparation guidelines and provided in the authors’ kit on the INTERSPEECH 2015 website, along with the Call for Papers. Optionally, authors may submit additional files, such as multimedia files, which will be included in the official conference proceedings. Authors must declare that their contributions are original and are not being submitted for publication elsewhere (e.g. another conference, workshop, or journal). Papers must be submitted via the online paper submission system. Full paper submission deadline is on Friday 20 March 2015 midnight (11:59pm) GMT, after which updates of the pdf file will be permitted until 27 March 2015 midnight GMT but the title, author, abstract and topics cannot be changed. There will be no extension of paper submission deadlines. The working language of the conference is English, and papers must be written in English, too.
(2) Call for Special Sessions
Deadline: 30 November 2014
Submissions of Special Sessions & Challenges proposals are encouraged for INTERSPEECH 2015, covering interdisciplinary topics and/or important new emerging areas of interest related to the main conference topics. Submissions related to the special focus of the conference, Speech beyond Speech: Towards a Better Understanding of the Most Important Biosignal, are particularly welcome. Apart from a particular theme, special sessions can have a format different from a regular session. Each special session or challenge proposal should contain the following information:
• Title of the proposed session
• Names and affiliations of organizers (including brief bio and contact information)
• Up to five bullet points on what makes the session special (can include, but is not limited to, technical aspects, format of the session, expected outcomes, people involved)
• An introduction (maximum 1 page) stating the importance of the topic and the objectives of the proposed session
• Tentative/confirmed list of papers or at least target contributors
• Additional or non-standard resources (e.g. data, equipment, poster stands, etc.) required for organizing the special session
Proposals should clearly describe the topic and explain why it cannot be covered appropriately in regular sessions. Additionally, the intended format for the session should be clearly indicated (panel, posters, etc.).
Proposals are evaluated by the Organizing Committee based on relevance and significance of the topic. Papers for approved Special Sessions have to be submitted following the same schedule and procedure as regular papers; the papers will undergo the same review process by anonymous and independent reviewers. Special session organizers will be involved in the reviewer assignment and in the final decisions.
Challenges are “special” special sessions. The requirements are the same across special sessions and challenges as stated above; however, for challenges, additional edge conditions might exist such as a baseline to compare own results with, established by the challenge organizers. The ComParE challenge that has been organized at Interspeech since 2009 might be taken as blueprint; of course, other structures and topics are welcome as well.
Prospective organizers are invited to submit a proposal via email to the Special Session Chairs, Anton Batliner and Björn Schuller before November 30, 2014. Please do not hesitate to ask before submitting your proposal if something is not fully clear to you. Notification of pre-selection is scheduled for December 15, 2014; final acceptance can be expected shortly after paper acceptance/rejection, depending on the number of accepted papers submitted for a special session or a challenge.
(3) Call for Show and Tell
Deadline: 17 April 2015
INTERSPEECH is the world’s largest and most comprehensive conference on the science and technology of spoken language processing. Show & Tell is a special event organized during the conference. Participants are given the opportunity to demonstrate their most recent progress or developments, and interact with the conference attendees in an informal way, such as a poster, a mock-up, a demo, or any adapted format of their own choice. These contributions must highlight the innovative side of the concept and may relate to a regular paper.
Each accepted proposal paper will be allocated two pages in the conference proceedings. Show & Tell demonstrations will be presented in a dedicated time slot; each presentation space will include one poster board, one table for mock-ups, as well as a wireless internet connection and a Central European standard power supply. Demonstrations should be based on innovations and fundamental research in areas of speech production, perception, communication, or speech and language technology and systems. All submissions will be peer-reviewed. Reviewers will judge the originality, significance, quality, and clarity of the proposed demonstration. At least one author of each accepted submission must register for and attend the conference, and demonstrate the system during the Show & Tell sessions.
Paper Submission
Show & Tell proposal papers must be in English and adhere to the requirements, format and style specified in the INTERSPEECH 2015 call for papers published on the conference’s webpage, except that the maximum length is limited to 2 pages, including references.
All papers submitted must be original contributions. Authors are invited to submit supporting data files, such as demonstration videos, to be included in the conference proceedings if their Show & Tell paper is accepted. Authors are allowed to include links to web pages in the pdf proposal.
Due date for Show & Tell proposal papers is 17 April 2015. The papers should be submitted to the following e-mail address: [log in to unmask]
(4) Call for Tutorials
Deadline: 20 March 2015
INTERSPEECH conferences are attended by researchers with a long-term track-record in speech sciences and technology, as well as by early-stage researchers or researchers interested in a new domain within the INTERSPEECH areas. With the current edition of INTERSPEECH, we seek to specifically reflect different audiences in the choice of tutorials, where it will clearly be indicated what prior knowledge the audience should have. As a consequence, we encourage proposals for tutorials addressing introductory topics or advanced topics in an introductory style, and tutorials targeting experienced researchers who want to dig deeper into a given new topic.
Tutorials may introduce an uprising area of speech-related research, or present an overview of an important more established area.
The tutorials can be of either three hours or six hours duration. The tutorials are expected to cover the state-of-the-art of the proposed topics rather than to primarily present the authors own research.
INTERSPEECH 2015 will be organized around the theme Speech beyond Speech: Towards a Better Understanding of the Most Important Biosignal, which acknowledges the fact that speech is the most important biosignal humans can produce and perceive. As a consequence, we especially encourage tutorials from fields that are directly related with this theme. Of course the call is not restricted to the conference theme, and open to any kind of tutorial related with speech science and technology.
Tutorial Proposal Submission
Proposals for the INTERSPEECH 2015 tutorials should be up to 4 pages long. Proposal submissions must conform to the format defined in the tutorial proposal preparation guidelines and provided in the authors’ kit on the INTERSPEECH 2015 website, along with the Call for Tutorials.
Tutorial proposal submission deadline is on Friday 20 March 2015 midnight (11:59pm) GMT. There will be no extension of deadlines. The working language of the conference is English, and proposals must be written in English, too.
All proposals should be submitted to [log in to unmask]
Preliminary Tutorial Proposal Template
1. Tutorial Title
2. Duration [3 hours – 1 session, 6 hours – 2 sessions]
3. Presenter(s) [Name and Affiliation]
4. Description of the proposal [1-2 pages description plus a few relevant references and any webpages/material useful for reviewing the proposal]
5. Explanation of relevance of the proposed tutorial [0.5-1 page]
6. Description of Presentation format [e.g. one or more presenters, video conferencing or other media, etc.]
7. Special equipment required for the tutorial
8. Contact Information [email, Telephone]
9. Biography of Presenter(s)
10. Key Publications of Presenter(s) on the tutorial topic
11. Target Audience [e.g. new researchers to the field, research students, specialists of adjacent fields, etc.]
12. Estimated number of participants, possibly first names of interested researchers
13. Provided accompanying material [handouts, storage devices with media, etc.]
14. Other considerations/comments
The event will be staged in the recently built Maritim International Congress Center (ICD) in Dresden, the capital of Saxony. It is located in the heart of Europe, easily reached via Berlin or Dresden airports, and will offer a great deal of history and culture to INTERSPEECH 2015 delegates.
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Phonetics and Phonology in Europe 2015
University of Cambridge, 29-30 June 2015
Call for papers
Abstract deadline: 15 December 2014
Phonetics and Phonology in Europe brings together researchers interested in all areas of phonetics and phonology, with a special focus on the relationship between the two. The intrinsically interdisciplinary nature of most current research in these areas has always been reflected in the conference programme, with speakers from a wide variety of disciplines including historical linguistics, language typology, neurolinguistics, language acquisition, cognitive psychology, and speech technology.
This installment of the conference will be the first to be hosted outside the Iberian Peninsula where it was originally established a little over 10 years ago (as Phonetics and Phonology in Iberia).
Confirmed keynote speakers:
Maria Josep Solé, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Sarah Hawkins, University of Cambridge
Satellite workshops will be held on 28 June 2015.
Conference web site: http://www.ling.cam.ac.uk/pape
Call for papers
Phonetics and Phonology in Europe 2015 welcomes the submission of abstracts on any area of phonetics and phonology. Preference will be given to cross-linguistic comparisons and innovative interdisciplinary approaches.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 December 2014
Abstract guidelines
Abstracts should be written in English and not exceed 500 words. In addition, references, examples and/or figures can optionally be included, but should not exceed two pages of A4. Font: Times New Roman, 12pt; Line spacing: single; Margins: 2.5cm.
One copy of the abstract must be sent anonymously and another one with the author’s name(s), e-mail address(es), and affiliation(s). In the latter, camera-ready copy, the first line of the abstract should contain the title of the paper in boldface, the second line the author’s name(s), the third line the affiliation(s) and the fourth line the e-mail address(es). A blank line should be left between the title lines and the abstract text.
Abstracts may be submitted either for a 'talk/poster', or as a 'poster only'. Authors may submit ONE abstract as first author and up to 3 abstracts as a co-author.
Submissions should be sent electronically in PDF format to the following address:
pape2015abstracts (at) mml.cam.ac.uk
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EPIP4 - 4th International Conference on English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices
Prague, Czech Republic, May 21-23, 2015
Conference website: http://fu.ff.cuni.cz/epip4/
Call for papers
Abstract deadline: 31 December 2014
Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2014
More information on the conference website: http://fu.ff.cuni.cz/epip4/call-for-papers.php
Conference Themes:
Ø Applications of pronunciation research (information and communication technology, education)
Ø Contrastive studies, native and non-native accents of English
Ø Interaction between L1 and L2 sound systems
Ø Methodology of accent studies
Ø Norms and reference accents
Ø Phonological change
Ø Sociolinguistic aspects of accented speech
Organizers: Institute of Phonetics, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague (Námestí Jana Palacha 2, Praha 1, 116 38)
Contact person (e-mail address and telephone number for enquiries): Lenka Weingartová (lenka.weingartova (at) ff.cuni.cz; epip4 (at) ff.cuni.cz; +420 221 619 250)
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Evolution of Phonetic Capabilities: Causes, Constraints and Consequences
Satellite meeting of the 18th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS2015)
Glasgow, Scotland, 12 August 2015
http://www.icphs2015.info/Meetings.aspx
Call for Papers
Deadline 16 February 2015
In recent years, there has been a resurgence in research in the evolution of language and speech. New techniques in computational and mathematical modelling, experimental paradigms, brain and vocal tract imaging, corpus analysis and animal studies, as well as new archeological evidence, have allowed us to address questions relevant to the evolution of our phonetic capabilities
This workshop requests contributions from researchers which address the emergence of our phonetic capabilities. We are interested in empirical evidence from models and experiments which explore evolutionary pressures causing the emergence of our phonetic capabilities, both in biological and cultural evolution, and the consequences biological constraints will have on processes of cultural evolution and vice versa. Contributions are welcome to cover not only the evolution of our physical ability to produce structured signals in different modalities, but also cognitive or functional processes that have a bearing on the emergence of phonemic inventories. We are also interested in contributions which look at the interaction between the two areas mentioned above which are often dealt with separately in the field, that is the interaction between physical constraints imposed by a linguistic modality, and cognitive constraints born from learning biases and functional factors, and the consequences this interaction will have on emerging linguistic systems and inventories.
Contributions must fit the same submission requirements on the main ICPhS 2015 call for papers page.
Contributions can be sent as an attachment to hannah (at) ai.vub.ac.be by 16 February 2015
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2nd International Scientific Conference on Contemporary Research in Phonetics and Phonology: Methods, Aspects and Problems
Latvian Language Institute, 14-15 May 2015
http://www.lulavi.lv/conferences
Call for papers
Abstract deadline: 27 February 2015
The Latvia Language Institute of the University of Latvia invites you to participate in the 2nd International Scientific Conference on Contemporary Research in Phonetics and Phonology: Methods, Aspects and Problems held at the Latvian Language Institute on May 14-15, 2015.
Working language: English
Time for the presentation: 15 min + 5 min for discussion.
The registration form and abstract are to be submitted via e-mail to jugrig(at)latnet.lv, and must be received by February 27, 2015. The decision on acceptance will be sent by March 16, 2015. The conference program will be announced by April 30, 2015.
The registration fee:
• Early registration (by April 27, 2015): 30 EUR*
• Late registration (after April 27, 2015): 40 EUR*
• Onsite registration (May 14, 2015): 40 EUR
* The fee is paid by bank transfer to the:
a/s SEB banka
UNLALV2X
LV89UNLA0001000609590
In payment details write – Registration fee for participation in conference.
The articles based on the conference reports can be submitted for publishing in the annual volume of “LINGUISTICA LETTICA”.
Please address all inquiries to: Dr. philol. Juris Grigorjevs, jugrig (at) latnet.lv or
Dr. philol. Inese Indricane, ineseindricane (at) inbox.lv
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Phonetics Teaching and Learning Conference (PTLC2015)
London, UK, 5-7 August 2015
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/study/cpd/cpd-courses/ptlc/
Call for Papers
Deadline: 1 March 2015
Phonetics plays a significant role in medicine-allied professions, technology, forensics, performing arts, voice coaching and foreign language instruction. Different areas of phonetic knowledge or the development of practical skills may be prioritised depending on the curricular aims. Training future phoneticians also presents challenges in terms of resources, syllabuses, the linking of theory and practice, and maximising learning opportunities. PTLC provides a unique forum for research concerned with all aspects of the teaching, learning and assessment of phonetics. PTLC began in 1999, and has been hosted regularly at UCL since then.
Submissions are invited in the following areas:
- Role and goals of phonetics in different curricula
- Phonetic training for academic research and fieldwork
- Interactivity and blended learning in phonetics
- Use of technology and equipment for learning phonetics
- Phonetics in distance learning, Continued Professional Development and degree level courses
- Innovations in the phonetic curricula and assessment methods
- Materials design
- History of teaching phonetics
- Pronunciation teaching
All submissions will be subject to a double blind peer review. Notification of acceptance 1 April 2015. Accepted papers will be published as conference proceedings. If you would like to offer a workshop or a themed session please contact the organisers.
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POSITIONS VACANT
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Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor in Phonology
Application deadline: December 31, 2014
CUHK is an international, research-intensive university whose faculty engages in effective teaching, innovative research, and impactful service. The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages is a young and vibrant Department established in 2004. The primary medium of instruction is English at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. As part of the Department’s strategic plan, it invites applications for a professoriate position in phonology.
Applicants whose research crosses multiple areas of linguistics and cognate areas are especially welcomed. The Department is particularly interested in applicants whose research has a strong grounding in linguistic theory and who employ conventional and/or contemporary research methods to address core issues in linguistics.
Applicants should have (i) a PhD degree in a related discipline; (ii) strong commitment to excellence in research and teaching; and (iii) an established track record in phonology. Research expertise in the languages of China and the region will be an advantage.
The appointee will (a) teach undergraduate and postgraduate linguistics courses; (b) supervise projects and theses of undergraduate, MA, MPhil and PhD students; (c) develop research in his/her areas of expertise; and (d) undertake administrative duties.
Appointment will normally be made on contract basis for up to three years initially commencing August 2015, which, subject to mutual agreement, may lead to longer-term appointment or substantiation later.
Salary will be highly competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University offers a comprehensive fringe benefit package, including medical care, plus a contract-end gratuity for an appointment of two years or longer and housing benefits for eligible appointees.
For details:
http://www.per.cuhk.edu.hk/JobVacancies/TeachingAdministrativeandProfessionalPosts/tabid/202/Default.aspx
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Three vacancies (2 PhD's & 1 post-doc) in the project ISLA: 'Idiomatic Second Language Acquisition'.
See http://hstrik.ruhosting.nl/isla/
The ISLA project consists of four interrelated projects :
Post-doc A: Longitudinal acquisition of FEs by L2 learners
PhD A: Comprehension of FEs by L2 learners -
http://hstrik.ruhosting.nl/isla-vacancy-phd-a/
PhD B: Production of FEs by L2 learners -
http://hstrik.ruhosting.nl/isla-vacancy-phd-b/
Post-doc B: A computational model of FE processing -
http://hstrik.ruhosting.nl/isla-vacancy-post-doc-b/
In the ISLA project, we investigate how L2 learners acquire and use formulaic expressions (FEs). Subjects receive focused teaching to learn FEs and are tested experimentally to measure FE acquisition, comprehension, and production. Questions addressed are: How does specific training contribute to FE acquisition in L2? How do L2 learners comprehend and produce FEs? How can we model FE processing by L2 learners? Can we exploit the theoretical insights based on novel findings to improve L2 teaching methods?
* Contact persons
Prof. Dr. Ton Dijkstra
Telephone: +3124 3615639
E-mail: t.dijkstra (at) donders.ru.nl
Dr. Helmer Strik
Telephone: +3124 3616104
E-mail: w.strik (at) let.ru.nl
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Research Engineer -- Physiological Data Acquisition and Processing in Speech Production
LABEX Empirical Foundations of Linguistics (EFL)
Sorbonne Paris Cité
Paris, France
http://www.labex-efl.org/?q=en
Application deadline: 8 December 2014
The LabEx EFL (Empirical Foundations of Linguistics) seeks an engineer for a 12 month long, full time position (http://www.labex-efl.org/?q=fr/accueil).
Description of the Position
The post holder will be responsible for the elaboration of algorithms for signal processing and for analysing heterogeneous data flux extracted from acoustic, articulatory and physiological synchronized data (Ultrasound, camera for lips, Electroglottography (EGG), sound microphone, nasal piezoelectric, aerodynamic data and laryngeal imaging) to study speech and singing.
Context
Voice and speech assessment is a growing field and requires multiple instrumentations. Clinical phonetics and medical sciences share the same instrumentations to explore vocal function at the physiological, acoustical and behavioural level. Physiological and articulatory data are still scarce but complementary to acoustic cues. Our aim is to study the complexity of speech production mechanisms as a whole, considering the coordination of phonatory and articulatory behaviour in different phonation settings.
Candidate's Duty
The successful candidate will undertake experiments that consist in defining parameters for acoustical and physiological data collection and designing analysis methods for physiological data captured with different instruments (lingual Ultrasound, camera for lips, electroglottography…) that can be coupled and synchronized to better reflect the articulatory complexity of speech production.
Candidate's Requirements
The successful candidate will have a PhD in Engineering in signal processing (audio and video) with, if possible, some knowledge of experimental phonetics and speech sciences.
- Computer knowledge for signal processing (script, C++, Matlab…)
- Experience in the acoustic analysis of speech
- Experience in articulatory investigation will be an advantage.
- Spoken and written English is strongly recommended.
Application Deadline: December 8th 2014 (midnight, Paris time)
Interviews: selected candidates will be interviewed from the 10th to the 12th of December 2014.
Start of Contract: February 2nd, 2015
Salary: With respect to the University rules (around 2500€ gross salary)
Job Location: Laboratoire de Phonétique et de Phonologie (LPP), 19 rue des Bernardins, 75005 Paris
Please email your CV, a motivation letter, and one letter of recommendation to Lise Crevier Buchman and Martine Adda-Decker at the application emails lise.buchman (at) numericable.fr ; martine.adda-decker (at) univ-paris3.fr
Contact info: lise.crevier (at) univ-paris3.fr
This offer can be directly found on the EFL website http://www.labex-efl.org/?q=en/node/278
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Postdoctoral Fellowship
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Purdue University
http://www.purdue.edu/hhs/slhs/
Application deadline: 15 January 2015
The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Purdue University invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health beginning July 1, 2015.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status. This will be a two-year appointment. Individuals may seek training in any of the following inter-related areas: (1) speech and voice production, development, and disorders; (2) language structure, development, and disorders; (3) auditory perception, neural plasticity, and sensory aids; (4) cognitive neuroscience approaches to hearing, language processing, and communication disorders; and (5) linguistics applied to communication sciences and disorders.
Potential mentors include: Alexander Francis, Lisa Goffman, Michael Heinz, Jessica Huber, David Kemmerer, Keith Kluender, Ananthanarayan Krishnan, Laurence Leonard, Amanda Seidl, Mahalakshmi Sivasankar, Elizabeth Strickland, Christine Weber-Fox, and Ronnie Wilbur. Applicants are encouraged to contact appropriate individuals on this list prior to submitting an application. A description of the research areas of these potential mentors can be found athttp://www.purdue.edu/hhs/slhs/research/areas/index.php.
Application materials should include a statement of interest, three letters of recommendation, a curriculum vitae, and copies of relevant publications. These materials should be sent to Laurence B. Leonard, Project Director, at the application email below. Deadline for submission of applications is January 16, 2015.
Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce.
Contact info: Laurence B. Leonard
Contact and application email: xdxl (at) purdue.edu
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Assistant Professor in English Phonetics, Phonology and Morpho-phonology
UFR d'Etudes Anglophones
Université Paris Diderot
Paris, France
http://www.univ-paris-diderot.fr/english/sc/site.php?bc=accueil&np=accueil&g=m
Application deadline: 15 March 2015
Paris Diderot University will open an assistant professor position in English phonetics, phonology and morpho-phonology for September 2015, pending budgetary approval.
Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. in English Linguistics with a specialization in phonetics or phonology. Candidates should either already hold a tenured assistant professor position or apply for accreditation by the French Conseil National des Universités. Note that the deadline for the first step of application for CNU accreditation is October 23rd, 2014.
Candidates should have expertise in the areas of English phonetics and phonology, with research interests in the morphology-phonology or morphology-phonetics interface. Those whose record of research relates to one or more of the following areas are particularly encouraged to apply: second language acquisition, quantitative, statistical or computational methods in linguistic research, psycholinguistic experimentation, laboratory phonology, and/or sociolinguistics. A working knowledge of French is expected.
The successful candidate is expected to join the Centre de Linguistique Interlangue, de Lexicologie, de Linguistique Anglaise et de Corpus - Atelier de recherche sur la parole (CLILLAC-ARP) and the department of English: http://www.univ-paris-diderot.fr/EtudesAnglophones/pg.php?bc=CHVR&page=LesactivitesdeCLILLACARP
http://www.univ-paris-diderot.fr/EtudesAnglophones/pg.php?bc=CHVU&page=ACCUEIL&g=m
Teaching responsibilities will include undergraduate courses in phonetics, phonetic variation and intonation and graduate courses in phonetics and in the areas of the appointee's specialization. Other duties include supervision of graduate students, involvement in curricular development and in the administration of the department.
This position is a permanent one with a civil servant status. Salary will be in accordance with the French state regulated public service salary scale.
Any potential candidate should bear in mind that the deadline for registration for the national CNU “qualification” is October 23rd, 2014 on the Galaxie website of the French "Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur":https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/cand_qualification.htm
The position, if opened, will start on September 1st 2015 and the websites for applications (French Ministry of Higher Education and Université Paris Diderot) will be open in spring 2015.
The closing date is tentative.
Contact name: Agnès Celle
Contact email: agnes.celle (at) univ-paris-diderot.fr
Application URL: http://www.univ-paris-diderot.fr
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IPA news
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IPA membership for 2015: old costs, new benefits
The cost of joining/renewing membership in the International Phonetic Association for 2015 will remain the same as in the past – 45 EUR for Full and 22.50 EUR for Student members.
As always, a benefit of membership is a subscription to the Association’s Journal. For 2015, all members will receive print issues of the Journal, as before. In addition, all members will have online access to the Journal – not only to the 2015 volume, but also to all the back issues, back to 1971. Many members already have this access through their institutions, but now all members will have it, via the members-only part of our forthcoming new website. This combination of print+online access at no extra charge will be offered only for 2015; beginning in 2016, we plan to introduce different membership fees for different kinds of Journal subscriptions.
Another benefit of membership in 2015 is a reduced registration fee for the upcoming International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, to be held in Glasgow 10-14 August. While the registration fees for the Congress have not yet been announced, IPA members will receive a discount of 30 GBP for Full members and 20 GBP for Student members. In order to receive this discount, membership dues for 2015 must be paid by February 1.
We do ask that you wait to renew or join until January. We hope that 2015 memberships will be handled through the new website, and it is not yet available.
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The deadline for material for the next foNETiks newsletter is 30 November 2014.
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Dr Lisa Lim
Coordinator, Language and Communication Programme,
Chair, Departmental Research Postgraduate Committee,
School of English, The University of Hong Kong
http://www.english.hku.hk/staff/lisalim.htm, http://hku-hk.academia.edu/LisaLim
Interviewed for the School of English's Alumni webpage:
http://www.english.hku.hk/alumni/10636/research-and-teaching-staff-of-the-school-a-presentation-of-dr-lisa-lim/
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