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foNETiks
a Network Newsletter
for the International Phonetic Association
and for the Phonetic Sciences
October 1999
Editors:
Linda Shockey, University of Reading, U.K.
Gerry Docherty, Newcastle University, U.K.
Paul Foulkes, Leeds University, U.K.
Lisa Lim, National University of Singapore
E-mail address:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
(New ones marked **)
(Date of first appearance follows)
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7 - 9 October 1999. Distinctive Feature Theory. Zentrum fur Allgemeine
Sprachwissenschaft, Berlin. [log in to unmask] (06/99)
8 - 9 October 1999. Recent Developments in Generative Metrics. University
of Toronto, Canada. (04/99) More info: [log in to unmask],
[log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
14 - 17 October 1999. NWAVE Conference. University of Toronto.
http://momiji.arts-dlll.yorku.ca/linguistics/NWAVE/NWAVE-28.html
(06/99)
15 - 16 October 1999. Symposium on Prosody and Intonation,
Mid-America Linguistics Conference, University of Kansas.
http://www.kumc.edu/kuce/app/mlc (9/99)
15 - 17 October 1999. Fifth Mid-Continental Workshop on Phonology
(McWOP99). Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
[log in to unmask] (08/99)
1 - 5 November 1999. 138th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America.
Columbus, Ohio. http://asa.aip.org/columbus/columbus.html (08/98)
5 - 7 November 1999. The 24th Annual Boston University Conference on
Language Development. Boston University.
http://web.bu.edu/LINGUISTICS/APPLIED/conference.html (03/99)
18 November 1999. University of Southern California Speech Production
Conference. [log in to unmask] (08/99)
12 - 15 December 1999. ASRU'99: 1999 IEEE Workshop on Automatic Speech
Recognition and Understanding. Keystone, Colorado.
http://asru99.research.att.com/asru99_index.shtml (06/99)
7 - 8 January 2000. 2000 Conference on Pidgin and Creole Languages.
Chicago. [log in to unmask] (08/99) (See below under Conferences
for more information.)
1 - 3 March 2000. The Word in Phonology. German Society of Linguistics,
Marburg, Germany. [log in to unmask] (06/99)
**2 - 24 March 2000. Declarative Analysis of the Syllable, University of
Nantes. [log in to unmask] (9/99)
April 2000. RIAO (Recherche d'Informations Assistee par Ordinateur =
Computer-Assisted Information Retrieval) International Conference:
Content-Based Multimedia Information Access. Paris, France. Email:
[log in to unmask]; Web: http://host.limsi.fr/RIAO. (08/99) (See
below under Conferences for more information.)
3 - 6 April 2000. The Evolution of Language. Ecole Nationale Superieure
des Telecommunications, Paris, France.
http://www.infres.enst.fr/confs/evolang/ (08/99) (See below
under Conferences for more information.)
1 - 4 May 2000. 5th Speech Production Seminar: Models and Data. Kloster
Seeon, Bavaria, Germany. Email: [log in to unmask];
http://www.phonetik.uni-muenchen.de/~sps5 (08/99) (See below under
Conferences for more information.)
29 - 31 May 2000. Spoken Word Access Processes (SWAP). Jonkerbosch
Conference Centre. Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
http://www.mpi.nl/world/swap (08/99) (See below under Conferences
for more information.)
31 May - 2 June 2000. LREC2000: The 2nd International Conference on
Language Resources and Evaluation. Athens, Greece.
http://www.icp.grenet.fr/ELRA/lrec2000.html) (08/99) (See below
under Conferences for more information.)
**15 - 17 June 2000. TENNET (Theoretical and Experimental Neuropsychology)
meeting, Montreal, Canada. http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/tennet
[log in to unmask] (9/99).
29 June - 1 July 2000. LabPhon7. Max Planck Institute/University of
Nijmegen, The Netherlands. [log in to unmask];
http://www.let.kun.nl/labphon7/ (02/99)
29 June - 1 July 2000. ICLaVE 1 (Barcelona 2000): First International
Conference on Language Variation in Europe. Universitat Pompeu
Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. e-mail: [log in to unmask]
(08/99) (See below under Conferences for more information.)
16 - 19 August 2000. VIIIth meeting of the International Clinical
Phonetics and Linguistics Asociation. John MacIntyre Centre,
Edinburgh, Scotland. http://sls.qmced.ac.uk/ICPLA2000/index.htm
(07/99)
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CONFERENCES
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SEMINAIRE:
ANALYSE DECLARATIVE DE LA SYLLABE
UNIVERSITE DE NANTES
2-24 mars 2000
Organisateur: Jean-Pierre ANGOUJARD (professeur a l'Universite de Nantes)
Equipe "Acoustique, Acquisition et Interpretation" (AAI-JE2220)
(en collaboration avec John REIGHARD, professeur a l'Universite de Montreal)
OBJECTIFS
Ce seminaire semi-intensif (24h) n'a pas pour but premier d'offrir une
initiation a la Phonologie Declarative. Il s'adresse a priori aux
chercheurs, enseignants et etudiants de 3eme cycle qui ont deja une
connaissance raisonnable de l'approche declarative (Bird, 1990, 1995;
Angoujard, 1997b).
Il s'agira de mesurer et de discuter les apports de la Phonologie
Declarative a l'analyse des structures syllabiques dans les langues du
monde. L'objet "syllabe" est deja, en soi, tout un programme (Angoujard,
1997a). Plusieurs travaux en cours, notamment a Nantes et a Montreal, ont
pour ambition de mettre en place une conception strictement declarative de
cet objet.
Nous chercherons, au cours de ce seminaire, a confronter les differentes
perspectives et a progresser vers une meilleure comprehension des
contraintes, tant universelles (principes) que specifiques (parametres),
qui gouvernent l'organisation syllabique.
ORGANISATION
Ce seminaire aura lieu a raison de 2 fois 3 heures hebdomadaires (les jeudi
et vendredi de 14h a 17h) durant 4 semaines (du 2 au 24 mars 2000). Il se
tiendra a l'Universite de Nantes (Faculte des Lettres et Sciences Humaines,
batiment Censive, salle 4046).
La participation a ce seminaire est gratuite (les deplacements et les frais
de sejours sont a la charge des participants).Ce seminaire est ouvert, en
priorite, aux chercheurs, enseignants et etudiants de 3eme cycle des
universites de Nantes et de Montreal. Il est egalement ouvert, sur demande
a l'organisateur, a toute autre personne interessee par le sujet
retenu. Tout participant qui souhaiterait animer une seance (ou partie de
seance) de ce seminaire est priee d'en avertir l'organisateur avant le 31
decembre 1999.
Adresse : Jean-Pierre Angoujard
Faculte des Lettres et Sciences Humaines
Chemin de la Censive du Tertre
BP 81227
44312 NANTES CEDEX 3 France
e-mail : [log in to unmask]
SEMINAR
DECLARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE SYLLABLE
UNIVERSITE DE NANTES
2-24 March 2000
Organised by Jean-Pierre Angoujard (Professor, Universite de Nantes),
"Acoustics, acquisition and Interpretation" Team, (AAI-JE2220)
In collaboration with John Reighard (Professor, Universite de Montreal)
GOALS
This semi-intensive seminar (24 hours) is aimed at researcher,
professor or graduate student, already familiar with Declarative Phonology
(DP) (Bird, 1990, 1995; Angoujard, 1997b). It will be an occasion for the
participants to discuss and measure the impact of DP on the analysis of the
syllabic structure in the world languages. The object "syllable" is in
itself a program (Angoujard 1997a). Many research projects are held around
the world (in Montreal and Nantes to name a few) in order to give to this
object a strictly declarative conception.
During this seminar, different perspectives will be confronted in
order to progress towards a better understanding of the constraints,
universal (principle) and specific (parameters), governing the syllable.
ORGANISATION
This seminar will be held twice a week (Thursday and Friday from 2pm to
4pm) for 4 consecutive weeks (2-24 March 2000) at Universite de Nantes
(Faculte des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, batiment Censive, salle 4046).
There will be no charge to this seminar (transportation and accommodation
are to the responsibility of the participant). This seminar is mainly
addressed to researchers, professors and graduate students of Universite de
Nantes and Universite de Montreal. It is also open to any other interested
person (a request must be addressed to the organiser). Any one interested
in directing a session (or part of a session) should get in touch with the
organiser before December 31 1999
Address : Jean-Pierre Angoujard
Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines
Chemin de la Censive du Tertre
BP 81227
44312 NANTES CEDEX 3 France
e-mail : [log in to unmask]
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CALL FOR PAPERS
TENNET XI
June 15-17, 2000
Montreal, canada
The 11th annual conference on Theoretical & Experimental Neuropsychology,
TENNET XI, will be on June 2000, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the
Universite du Quebec, Montreal, Judith-Jasmin Bldg., Marie-Gerin-Lajoie
Hall.
The basic conference structure is (a) two thematic symposia of 3 hours
duration, followed by (b) refereed poster papers. The poster papers are
discussed after the second symposium, each afternoon. This is the first
North American neuropsychology conference that is specifically focussed on
theoretical and experimental issues.
Participants may submit papers (up to 2000 words including references + 2
figures/tables) for consideration. Since these are refereed submissions,
accepted poster papers will be published as refereed articles in Brain and
Cognition.
Deadline for refereed submissions: December 19, 1999 via E-mail or regular
post.
Information for refereed submissions
Poster presentations should deal with a well-defined topic or problem in
any domain of experimental or theoretical neuropsychology, including
history. Submissions are in two parts: (a) A 100-150 word abstract; (b) A
detailed description of the paper which will be refereed by the Program
Committee and external reviewers. If applicable, description should
include an introduction, methods, results, discussion and full reference
sections. Authors who choose to have their descriptions refereed blindly
should prepare the manuscripts accordingly, using a code you have
identified to the chair of the program committee. Four (4) copies are are
required if you submit by regular mail; if you submit by E-mail, do so
only once.
Please make sure that your complete mailing address, with your
institutional affiliation if any, and telephone number are included with
your submission, particularly if you submit by E-mail. This is needed to
properly prepare the program, if your paper is accepted.
Your submission should be sent by post or E-mail to arrive by the December
19 deadline, to the chair of the Program Committee: Please remember: 4
copies are needed EXCEPT if you send it by E-mail!
IMPORTANT: Please check your submission with a general purpose antivirus
application before sending it by e-mail.
Further information about accommodation, registration, past conferences,
etc. can be found at the following web sites:
http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/tennet
http://www.geocities.com/~neuroscience
TENNET XI Submissions should be sent to:
Henri Cohen, Ph.D.
Centre de neuroscience de la cognition
UQAM
P.B. 8888, Stn. Centre Ville
Montreal, Qc.
Canada H3C 3P8
Telephone: (514) 987-7002
FAX: (514) 987-8952
E-mail:
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POSITIONS VACANT
& RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
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Research Assistant, Neurolinguistics Laboratory, Aphasia Research
Center, Boston
The Neurolinguistics Laboratory at the Aphasia Research Center,
Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine is
seeking a Research Assistant. Our laboratory (directed by Drs. Yosef
Grodzinsky and Edgar Zurif) studies brain/language relations and
focuses on syntax.
We carry out our investigations through the study of a. Linguistically
selective impairments subsequent to focal brain damage (aphasia);
b. The time course of normal and pathological sentence processing;
c. Sentence comprehension in functional neuroimaging.
Our research assistants are involved in all projects. A successful
candidate will have an undergraduate degree in linguistics or
psycholinguistics, some background in statistics, and computer
literacy (Excel, Word, Powerpoint at least).
Applicants should send resumes to Dr. Edgar Zurif, either by mail to:
Volen Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
02254, or by fax to: (781) 736-2398.
Availability: immediate.
The Aphasia Research Center is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer
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Speech Recognition & NLP Research Positions at Vocal Point, Inc., San Francisco
Vocal Point, Inc. is seeking Research Scientists to work in our speech
recognition group, which is developing world-class, noise-robust speech
recognizers based on innovative technologies. Currently several research
positions in speech recognition, natural language processing and digital
signal processing welcome applicants. Successful candidates will develop
novel speech recognition algorithms both for government contracts and
commercial products. The duties of the positions include applied research
and collaboration with product development engineers.
A degree (preferably Ph.D.) in speech recognition, applied math, DSP, and
natural language processing or a related field is required. The ideal
candidate would also possess experience in applying speech recognition or
natural language processing techniques and programming skills in C/C++, Java
and/or Perl. Knowledge of noise-reduction techniques and discrete-time
filtering and experience in writing proposals and working on government
contracts is a plus.
Employment at Vocal Point offers active participation in the decision
making process of a young company targeted for growth. Located in the heart
of downtown San Francisco, we offer an excellent salary/benefits package and
equity-based ownership.
For consideration, please send your resume, cover letter and salary
requirements to [log in to unmask], position #3002W. We prefer email
(text only, please), although fax and regular mail are also acceptable. We
cannot provide information over the telephone, so please rely on email to
track the status of your application.
Dr. Dimitar Deliyski
[log in to unmask]
Vocal Point, Inc.
450 Geary St. Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94102
Fax: (415) 563-5063
www.vocalpoint.com
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Phonology - University of Toronto
PHONOLOGY COURSE: Winter 2000
The Department of Linguistics at the University of Toronto seeks an
instructor for a phonology course at either an introductory
undergraduate level or an advanced graduate level for spring 2000
(January - May). The course stipend is $4550. The Ph.D. is required.
Please send a cover letter and CV and arrange to have two references
letters sent to: Peter A. Reich, Chair, Department of Linguistics, 130
St. George Street, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S
3H1 by October 22, 1999. For further information about the job, contact
the department at 416 978-4029 (telephone), 416 971-2688 (fax), or
[log in to unmask]
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Phonological Development/Disorders
McGill University, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Assistant Professor: Excellent career opportunity to join a dynamic
Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at an outstanding
research university. Requires a Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and
Disorders or related field and evidence of scholarly excellence,
including the potential to obtain external funding. Preference will be
given to applicants with expertise in phonological development and
disorders. Duties include teaching of M.Sc./Ph.D. students in
Speech-Language Pathology and research supervision of M.Sc./Ph.D.
students in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Salary commensurate
with qualifications and experience. Start date September, 2000.
Please send curriculum vitae with three letters of recommendation and
copies of representative publications to the Search Committee, c/o Dr.
Shari Baum, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, McGill
University, 1266 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1A8.
Telephone (514)398-4137, e-mail HYPERLINK
mailto:[log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] . Application
deadline is Jan 2, 2000.
In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, this advertisement
is directed to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
Non-Canadians are also invited to apply. McGill is an equal opportunity
employer.
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Shari R. Baum, Ph.D.
School of Communication Sciences & Disorders
McGill University
1266 Pine Avenue West
Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A8
Canada
ph: 514-398-7385
fax: 514-398-8123
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Boston University seeks part-time instructors to teach three
linguistics courses (mixed undergraduate and graduate level)
for spring semester of 2000:
Introduction to phonology
Introduction to morphology
Intermediate-level syntax
Please send letter of application, clearly indicating which
course(s) you would be interested in teaching, along with
cv and 3 representative publications, to Prof. Carol Neidle,
Chair, Linguistics Search Committee, Boston University,
Department of Modern Foreign Languages, 718 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215. Please also have three letters of
recommendation sent to the same address. Do not send
application materials via e-mail. Deadline for receipt of
materials: October 10, 1999. Ph.D. (in hand) required
at time of application.
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See http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/UG/jobs.html for further information.
Inquiries about these positions may be directed to [log in to unmask]
Carol Neidle
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The Queen's University of Belfast
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF EMOTION (Ref:
99/F418A)
School of English/Psychology
This position, funded by an EC TMR Network grant, is available immediately,
for a nine-month period (with the possibility of an extension to twelve
months). Applications from candidates wishing to occupy the post as part of
a secondment from their full-time job will be welcome.
The successful applicant will carry out research on the recognition of
emotion from speech and faces. The project will be carried out in
conjunction with teams from Athens, Milan, London and Nijmegen. The
successful applicant will be based in Belfast, but will be expected to spend
periods of time with other teams.
Applicants must have a primary degree and hold, or be about to obtain, a
Ph.D in a relevant area. Possession of skills in at least one of the
following is essential: speech science, human-computer interaction or
psychology. It is desirable either that applicants can demonstrate skills in
more than one of the areas listed above, or that they have knowledge of one
or more of the following û computing, prosody, the psychology of emotion,
the psychology of perception.
Under the rules of the EC TMR Network, applicants must be nationals of a
member or associated State of the Community other than the United Kingdom.
They must not have carried out their normal activities in the UK for more
than 18 of the 24 months prior to appointment.
Salary: £1,650 per month
Closing date: 15 October 1999
Applicants, quoting reference number 99/F418A may obtain application forms
and further particulars from the Director of Human Resources, Personnel
Office, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern
Ireland, by telephoning
(01232) 273246 or 273044 or 273854 (answerphone) or e-mail:
[log in to unmask] Please ensure that your submitted application form
provides details of the subjects studied at University/College.
The University is committed to Equal Opportunities and to selection on
merit. It therefore welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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Phonologist/University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Department of Linguistics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
anticipates an opening for a tenure-track Assistant Professor with a
specialization in phonological theory. Secondary areas which are also
desirable include phonetics, historical linguistics, and sociolinguistics.
Of these, our preference is for phonetics or the phonetics-phonology
interface. Appointment to begin August 2000, and Ph.D. is required by that
date. Teaching load is two courses per semester. Candidates must
demonstrate excellence in research. The deadline for completed
applications is January 15, 2000, but applicants are encouraged to apply by
December 15, 1999 to facilitate scheduling of interviews at the LSA Annual
Meeting in January. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae,
publications, and three letters of reference to:
Monica Macaulay, Chair
Department of Linguistics
1168 Van Hise Hall
1220 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
The University of Wisconsin is an affirmative action/equal opportunity
employer. Women and minority candidates are especially encouraged to
apply. Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information
regarding the applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be
guaranteed confidentiality.
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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Department of Phonetics and Linguistics
TEMPORARY LECTURER IN SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCES
1 November 1999 - 30 June 2000
Applications are invited for a full-time temporary lectureship in the
Department of Phonetics & Linguistics to contribute to teaching at both
undergraduate and graduate levels on the acoustics of speech production,
hearing, and speech perception (with most students training to be Speech and
Language Therapists).
The salary will be on the Lecturer A salary scale (#17,238 - #22,579 per
annum plus #2,134 per annum London Allowance). Please email a CV and letter
of application to Prof. Stuart Rosen ([log in to unmask]) as soon as
possible, but no later than 5 October 1999. Further details available from
Mark Huckvale ([log in to unmask]) and from our Web site
(http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk).
Working Toward Equal Opportunity
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PHONOLOGY COURSE: Spring 2000
The English Department at Central Connecticut State University is
seeking an instructor for a phonology course (part of a TESOL
M.S. program) to be given during the Spring 2000 semester. The
Ph.D. or ABD is required.
For further information, contact the Department of English at (860)
832-2740. To apply, please send a cover letter, CV, and two letters
of recommendation to me at the address below.
Andrea G. Osburne
Department of English
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT 06050
"Credentials and experience substantially comparable to the above will also
be considered.
CCSU aggressively pursues a program of equal employment and
educational opportunity and affirmative action. Members of all
underrepresented groups, women, veterans, and persons with
disabilities are invited and encouraged to apply."
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Speech R&D, Languages Group
Based on 10 years of development at the Stanford Research Institute,
Nuance technology enables people to do things that have never been
done before. Our robust, enterprise-class applications are available
in 10 languages and have been recognized for highly accurate speech
recognition across a range of accents, languages, devices, and
platforms.
Description:
This position is part of the ongoing global expansion of Nuance. You
will create and maintain the Nuance recognition and verification engines
in multiple languages.
Responsibilities:
- Tracking data from deployments.
- Training, testing and releasing new acoustic models.
- Developing pronunciation models and dictionaries.
- Interfacing with Sales department and customers.
- Some opportunity for language-specific R&D work.
Required Skills:
- Specialization in speech recognition, verification or text-to-speech
- Fluent in C or C++
- Scripting language (e.g. Perl)
- Unix
Desired Skills:
- Linguistics
- Multilingual
- Project Management
Education:
- M.S. or higher in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
- M.A. or higher in Linguistics with specialization in phonetics,
phonology or computational linguistics
To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to [log in to unmask] or fax
in the USA to +(650) 847-7979.
Brion Wikes, Staffing Specialist
Nuance Communications (USA)
Direct Phone: 650-847-7799
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH & LANGUAGE SCIENCES
Research Associate
Scale £15,885 - £17,921
Applications are invited for this full time Research Associate post in the
Department of Speech and Language Sciences. Half of the time in this post
will be allocated to a project funded by Lloyds TSB Foundation for
Scotland - CLEFTNET II. CLEFTNET II is an extension to a successful
earlier project, where speech and language therapists used
electropalatography (EPG) to assess and treat speech disorders associated
with cleft palate. The project established an innovative form of EPG service
delivery by networking all the cleft palate centres throughout Scotland to
QM University College. The purpose of the second phase of the project is to
establish further centres throughout Scotland in order to provide EPG
assessment and treatment for a wider range of client groups.
The remaining time will be allocated to a role as a Research Associate. This
post will involve conducting research in the area of instrumental analysis
of speech production, and writing academic papers with a view to
publication. Some teaching opportunities are also available.
The post will be offered for two years.
Dept web site:
http://sls.qmced.ac.uk
Cleftnet web page:
http://sls.qmced.ac.uk/research/projects/cleftnet/cleftweb.htm
Further particulars and an application form can be obtained from Human
Resources, Queen Margaret University College, Clerwood Terrace, Edinburgh
EH12 8TS (0131 317 3291 - 24 hours) by Friday 15 October 1999.
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Prosody - Post Doc researcher, Utrecht University
The Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS is a research institute of
the Faculty of Arts of Utrecht University. About a hundred people are
involved of which 12 full professors, 8 postdoc researchers and about
30 graduate students.
The goal of UiL OTS is to develop scientific expertise in the area of
language, speech and their use. It participates in the Netherlands
Graduate School of Linguistics LOT and in the Graduate school of Logic
OzsL. The research of UiL OTS comprises the following six areas: (i)
Syntax and Semantics, (ii) Morphology & Phonology, (iii) Computational
Linguistics & Logic, (iv) Phonetics, (v) Language Development, en (vi)
Language Use. The research programme of UiL OTS brings together
research from different strands of linguistics and related disciplines
such as logic, computer science, cognitive sciences, teaching, and
social sciences. Specific domains of interdisciplinary co-operation
are: Natural Language Processing, 1st and 2nd Language Acquisition,
Language Teaching, Text linguistics and Conversation-analysis and
Language- and Speech technology. The research policy of UiL OTS is
focused on making full use of the added value of this concentration of
research and strengthen the national and international position of the
institute.
UiL OTS searches an ambitious and enthusiastic candidate for
1 Post Doc researcher
Start: to be negociated. Duration: 2 years.
The envisaged project deals with the role of prosody in language
processing, specifically interactions between intonation and syntactic
phenomena such as extraposition and heavy-NP-shift. A project proposal
is available on request or can be downloaded from our internet-site
( http://www-uilots.let.uu.nl ).
Given the complexities involved in dealing with the relation between
the grammatical components, and the relation between the grammar and
the production system, the candidate should bring a solid background
in linguistics and/or phonetics, and a demonstrated expertise in
experimental techniques (that is, designing, conducting, and
statistically interpreting experiments).
We offer a stimulating and innovative research environment with many
international contacts, a program which offers possibilities for
collaboration with specialists in a broad area of linguistics, good
experimental facilities, etc. Salary indication max. Dfl. 7618,= per
month (gross). Further information can be obtained by sending an
e-mail with specific questions to [log in to unmask] (subject: postdoc
Prosody) or by phone +31-30-2536006. Applications may be sent before
October 28 to the Faculteit Letteren, Universiteit Utrecht,
Vacancynumber 68926 t.a.v. de heer A.A. van Fulpen,
personeelsconsulent, Kromme Nieuwegracht 46, 3512 HJ
Utrecht. Notification of application should be sent by E-mail before
October 21 to [log in to unmask] Applications should be accompanied by
a curriculum vitae, two references, and a list of publications.
Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS
UiL OTS
voice: #31 (0)30-2536006
fax: #31 (0)30-2536000
postal address:
Trans 10, 3512 JK,
Utrecht, The Netherlands
http://www-uilots.let.uu.nl
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BOOKS & JOURNALS
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Techniques in Speech Acoustics
by
Jonathan Harrington
Steve Cassidy
Speech Hearing and Language Research Centre
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
"Techniques in Speech Acoustics" provides an introduction to the acoustic
analysis and characteristics of speech sounds. The first part of the book
covers aspects of the source-filter decomposition of speech, spectrographic
analysis, the acoustic theory of speech production and acoustic phonetic
cues. The second part is based on computational techniques for analysing
the acoustic speech signal including digital time and frequency analyses,
formant synthesis, and the linear predictive coding of speech. There is
also an introductory chapter on the classification of acoustic speech
signals which is relevant to aspects of automatic speech and talker
recognition. Included with the book is a CD-ROM containing extensive speech
corpora, the EMU speech analysis tools, extensions to the X-LISP-STAT
programming language that are adapted to speech analysis, and numerous
exercises that are linked to the major themes of the book and which can be
run on Windows-95 and UNIX platforms.
The book and CD-ROM are intended for use as teaching materials on
undergraduate and postgraduate speech acoustics and experimental phonetics
courses; they are also aimed at researchers from phonetics, linguistics,
computer science, psychology and engineering who wish to gain an
understanding of the basis of speech acoustics and its application to
fields such as speech synthesis and automatic speech recognition.
Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht
Hardbound, ISBN 0-7923-5731-0
July 1999, 336 pp.
NLG 250.00 / USD 150.00 / GBP 88.00
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Contents
Preface.
Vowel and Consonant Transcriptions.
Contents of the CD-Rom.
1. The Scope of Speech Acoustics.
2. The Physics of Speech.
3. The Acoustic Theory of Speech Production.
4. Segmental and Prosodic Cues.
5. Time-Domain Analysis.
6. Frequency-Domain Analysis.
7. Digital Formant Synthesis.
8. Linear Prediction of Speech.
9. Classification of Speech Data.
References.
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