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foNETiks
A newsletter for
The International Phonetic Association
and for the Phonetic Sciences
February 2011
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Linda Shockey, BBC Pronunciation Unit and University of Reading, UK.
Gerry Docherty, Newcastle University, UK.
Paul Foulkes, University of York and JP French Associates, UK.
Lisa Lim, University of Hong Kong
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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##5 March, 2011. Oxford Sound Day, Oxford, England.
http://www.phon.ox.ac.uk/ sound day (02/11)
11-12 April 2011. BACL 2011, 3rd Colloquium of the British Association of
Clinical Linguistics, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK.
http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/hss/subject_groups_0538C63C6F7C4552A9B6352602B573AE.htm
(1/11)
##5-7 May 2011. NorClinLing, Gran Norway. clinical2011 at iln.uio.no;
www.hf.uio.no/clinical 2011 (2/11)
16-18 May 2011. Speaking 2011: Speaking in a Foreign language - Effective
Learning, Teaching and Assessment Konin, Poland.
http://sites.google.com/site/konferencjamowienie2011/english (1/11)
27-28 May 2011. TRANSCRIBING, WRITING, FORMALISING - 2, 25th international
conference, Cercle Linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest,Université
d'Orléans, France. http://www.mshs.univ-poitiers.fr/cerlico/cerlico.htm
(09/10)
8-11 June 2011. 6th International Conference on Speech Motor Control,
Groningen - Nijmegen, NL. http://www.slp-nijmegen.nl/smc2011
13-15 June 2011. Phonetics without Borders (PhwB-2011). Blagoveshchensk,
http://www.amursu.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3738&Itemid=661&lang=en
Amur Region, Russia. (11/10)
16-17 June 2011. International Child Phonology Conference, University of
York, UK.
http://yorkconferences.com/Delegate_Information/International_Child_Phonology_Conference.aspx
(10/10)
17-21 June 2011. Workshop on Phonetic Grounding in English Phonology.
Boston, MA, USA. (1/11)
21–22 June 2011. Phonetics and Phonology in Iberia 2011 (PaPI 2011).
Tarragona, Spain.
http://wwwa.urv.cat/deaa/PaPI2011/home.html (11/10)
##20-23 June 2011. ISSP’11, Montreal, Canada. (02/11)
http://www.issp2011.uqam.ca
27 June-1 July 2011.Forum Acusticum 2011: European conference of the
European Acoustics Association, Aalborg, Denmark. http://www.fa2011.org/
(1/11) {further details below]
30 Jun - 02 Jul 2011. French Phonology Network Annual Meeting, RFP 2011,
Tours, France. (1/11)
16 August 2011. Coarticulation in New Varieties of English. A satellite
event to ICPhS XVII. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR,
China. http://www.reading.ac.uk/epu/ICPhS17_Satellite/ (11/10)
17-21 August 2011. The 17th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences
(ICPhS XVII). Hong Kong SAR, China. http://www.icphs2011.hk (08/10)
24-26 August 2011. Speech and Language Technology in Education (SLaTE)
2011. Venice, Italy. http://project.cgm.unive.it/events/SLaTE2011/ (11/10)
27-31 August 2011. Interspeech 2011. Florence, Italy.
http://www.interspeech2011.org/ (12/10)
12-14 September 2011. The Prosody-Discourse Interface, Salford, Manchester,
UK. http://www.famss.salford.ac.uk/page/pdi_conference (09/10)
7-8 October 2011. Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching
(PSLLT): The Confluence of Social Factors and Pronunciation: Accent,
Identity, Irritation and Discrimination. Iowa State University, Ames, IA,
USA. http://pslltconference.com (12/10)
2 July 2012. Teaching and Learning Pronunciation: Local and global
perspectives on research and practice. Cairns, Australia.
http://www.astmanagement.com.au/acta12/index.html (12/10)
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CONFERENCES
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OXFORD SOUND DAY, March 5
There are many disciplines that work with sound. Each has developed its own
set of methodologies over the years, often developing quickly with rapid
advances in technology. The aim of this workshop is to bring together
Oxford researchers who work on sound from different theoretical and
methodological perspectives. The workshop will consist of several keynote
lectures and a poster session. http://www.phon.ox.ac.uk/sound_day
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The 2nd Nordic Conference of Clinical Linguistics will be hosted by the
Research Group in Clinical Linguistics and Language Acquisition at the
Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies, University of Oslo,
Norway, May 5-7, 2011
The program will consist of a combination of plenary talks and general oral
and poster sessions on topics related to clinical linguistics, including
clinical phonetics and assessment, treatment and methodology in speech and
language pathology. www.hf.uio.no/clinical 2011
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International Seminar on Speech Production 2011
We are pleased to announce that the the ninth International Seminar on
Speech Production (ISSP'11) will be held in Montreal, Canada from June 20th
to 23rd, 2011. ISSP'11 is the continuation of a series of seminars dating
back to Grenoble (1988), Leeds (1990), Old Saybrook (1993), Autrans (1996),
Kloster Seeon (2000), Sydney (2003), Ubatuba (2006), and Strasbourg (2008).
Several aspects of speech production will be covered, such as phonology,
phonetics, linguistics, mechanics, acoustics, physiology, motor control,
neurosciences and computer science.
For this edition, a special session will be organized in honor of Dr.
Joseph Perkell, for his contribution to the field.
Looking forward to your venue in Montreal in 2011!
http://www.issp2011.uqam.ca
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POSITIONS VACANT
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Resident Academic Full Time Posts in Human Language Technology
at the Institute of Linguistics, University of Malta
Applications are invited for two full-time Resident Academic posts in the
Institute of Linguistics of the University of Malta. This post is for an
initial period of three years with the possibility of renewal subject to
the needs of the University and subject to a one-year probationary period.
The posts are being issued as part of an ongoing effort by the Institute of
Linguistics to establish a strong research and teaching base in
Computational Linguistics and Cognitive Science, and are linked to the
development of a new degree programme in Human Language Technology which
spans all areas of computational linguistics and related disciplines,
including experimental psycholinguistics and formal grammar.
The appointee will be required to contribute to the teaching, research and
administration of the Institute of Linguistics, and as may be required by
the University. The appointees will be required to start by September 2011.
The ideal candidates must be in possession of a Ph.D. or equivalent
research based doctorate in Computational Linguistics, Cognitive Science or
a related discipline, and have a demonstrable commitment to research.
Teaching experience at tertiary level will be considered an asset. The
appointees will be required to teach courses at all levels to students
within the Institute of Linguistics and to students in other courses that
require servicing by the Institute of Linguistics, and to contribute
substantially to the development of the Institute research programmes.
Other essential qualifications are good communicative skills, the ability
to work in a team, and experience in the teaching of one or more areas of
Computational Linguistics and/or Cognitive Science. Preference will be
given to applicants who are specialists in one or more of the following
areas: Experimental Psycholinguistics, Natural Language Processing,
Artificial Intelligence, Corpus Linguistics.
The Resident Academic Stream is compos ed of four grades, being Professor,
Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer and Lecturer. Entry into the grade of
Lecturer or above shall only be open to persons in possession of a Ph.D. or
an equivalent research based doctorate within strict guidelines established
by the University. The annual salary for 2011 attached to the respective
grades in the Resident Academic Stream is as follows:
Professor €36,308 plus Academic Supplement of €15,634 and a Professorial
Allowance of €2,100 Associate Professor €33,194 plus Academic Supplement of
€13,142 and a Professional Allowance of €1,282 Senior Lecturer €30,051 plus
an Academic Supplement of €7,105 Lecturer €24,569 with an annual increment
of €641 to €26,492 and an Academic Supplement of €8,641
OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT
Tel: (+356) 2340 2810 / 2230 / 3177
Fax: (+356) 23403173
DDI: (+356) 2340 + Extension Number
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CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Applications are invited for the position of Chair, Department of
Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario.
The University of Toronto academic health science complex is among the
largest in North America. The Faculty of Medicine
(http://www.facmed.utoronto.ca) and its ten fully affiliated hospitals
generate in excess of $700 million dollars per annum in competitive
external research funds. The University has offered specialized preparation
for professional practice in speech-language pathology since 1958. The
Department of Speech-Language Pathology, within the Rehabilitation Sciences
Sector of the Faculty of Medicine, currently offers a professional graduate
degree program (Master of Health Science) with an enrollment of 90 students
and two research degree programs (Master of Science and Doctor of
Philosophy). The Rehabilitation Sciences Sector consists of four
departments: Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy; Physical
Therapy; Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science; and Speech-Language
Pathology. The Department has an ambitious teaching, research, and outreach
agenda, with extensive clinical and research collaborations with the
University-affiliated hospitals, as well as with numerous educational and
community institutions. The Department is located on the St. George campus,
and has excellent teaching and research facilities. Detailed information
about the Department can be found at http://www.slp.utoronto.ca.
The successful candidate will be an Associate or Full Professor, and will
possess outstanding leadership skills and expertise in academic
administration. S/he must have a strong international research profile
relevant to speech-language pathology, as well as comprehensive knowledge
of the profession. S/he must demonstrate an established record of
scholarship and collaboration, locally, nationally, and internationally; a
record of excellent management and communication skills; the ability to
foster an environment of collaboration among stakeholders in the cognate
Departments in the Rehabilitation Sciences Sector, Faculties,
University-affiliated hospitals and research institutes, community
partners, and other educational settings. The Chair will provide mentorship
to both faculty members and students, and lead the Department in new
strategic directions.
Applications, consisting of a letter of interest and CV, may be submitted
online (visit www.jobs.utoronto.ca/faculty Job # 1100091) or by sending to:
Prof. Catharine Whiteside, Dean
c/o Anastasia Meletopoulos, Academic Affairs Specialist
Office of the Dean
Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
Room 2109, Medical Sciences Building
1 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
CANADA
F 416 978 1774
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The closing date for this position is Tuesday March 1, 2011, or until
filled.
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. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply;
however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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12-month job offer in Lyon 2 University, France.
Applications are invited for a 12-month full-time Postdoctoral Position in
experimental phonetics, psycholinguistics and neuroscience in Lyon, France.
The post-doc is part of an exciting new project (funded by the Agence
Nationale de la Recherche) whose aim is to explore the behavioural and
electrophysiological correlates of 'atypical' phonemic contrasts (derived
contrasts, contrasts restricted to a certain type of lexicon, etc.) in an
attempt to provide strong empirical arguments of potential interest to
phonologists and linguists. The successful applicant will have a PhD in
experimental phonetics - withstrong emphasis on experiments - or a PhD in
cognitive sciences/neuroscience -with particular focus on the perception
and representation of speech sounds. Among other things, the post involves
travelling to English-speaking countries(Scotland and Ireland) to carry out
behavioural experiments and recordings;native speakers of English are
therefore very welcome to apply. Workingknowledge of French will be
considered an asset. Given that a substantial partof the project has to do
with EEG, the successful candidate is expected to befamiliar with this
technique as well as the Matlab computing environment. To apply, please
send a CV, brief statement of research interests by email to:
emmanuel.ferragne at univ-paris-diderot.fr in PDF. Please also arrange for
two letters of recommendation to be sent to the same address. Project
website: http://www.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/projets/coregraphy/
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The Institute of Anthropology, Archaeology and Linguistics of Aarhus
University seeks an Assistant Professor of Linguistics (in Danish Adjunkt)
to begin on 1 August 2011. The appointment is for three years; thereafter
it is possible to apply for a tenured associate professorship in open
competition.
The candidate should have a PhD or its equivalent in linguistics as well as
teaching experience and the expertise and experience to develop research
projects at university level within the area of specialisation.
The department is particularly interested in candidates with an expertise
in neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics and/or some closely related
discipline, who are also prepared to teach in at least two of the following
areas: phonetics & phonology, morphosyntax, sociolinguistics, language
acquisition. Expertise in at least one (other) area of applied linguistics,
empirical methods and/or statistics would be advantageous. The selected
candidate will be expected to support and contribute to teaching, research,
and innovative curriculum development in graduate and undergraduate
programs (see http://aal.au.dk/en/linguist/unit/).
Candidates should take an active interest in the dynamic relation between
grammar and language use, which characterizes teaching and research in the
Department of Linguistics at Aarhus University (see
http://aal.au.dk/en/linguist/research/profiles/).
Further information about the position and application process can be
obtained from Head of Institute Bjarke Paarup ([log in to unmask],
phone +45-89424666) or Head of Department Jan Rijkhoff ([log in to unmask],
phone +45-89426550).
Application deadline, March 1, 2011
Institut for Antropologi, Arkæologi og Lingvistik
Aarhus Universitet
Moesgaard, DK-8270
Højbjerg
Denmark
http://humaniora.au.dk/en/news/jobs/academic/
Contact Inge Hansen, iha at hum.au.dk
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University of York
Department of Language and Linguistic Science
A Research Assistantship is available on the ESRC-funded project
Intonational Variation in Arabic.
تباين التنغيم في اللهجات العربية
[http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~sh581/ivar]
The IVAr project will create a corpus of Arabic speech recordings in which
speakers record a parallel set of sentences, stories and conversations. A
basic dataset will be collected with 18-24 year olds in five regions of the
Arab world, and in two of these regions an in-depth survey will collect
additional data with older speakers (50+) and in neighbouring cities.
Prosodic transcription of the intonation patterns observed in the corpus
will provide the basis for publication of descriptions of the typical
intonation patterns in individual dialects, and comparisons among them.
You will conduct fieldwork, undertake both quantitative auditory/acoustic
phonetic and qualitative data analysis (to include prosodic transcription
in the Autosegmental- Metrical framework), and participate in the
dissemination of findings. You will hold or will have submitted (prior to
commencement of employment) a PhD in phonetics and/or phonology and you
will be a native or near-native speaker of Arabic. Previous experience of
fieldwork and/or prosodic transcription is also advantageous. Relevant
training will be provided where necessary. Excellent IT proficiency and
time management skills are required.
The starting salary will be £28,893 per annum (GBP). The post is available
on a fixed term basis for up to 36 months.
Informal enquiries can be made by contacting sam.hellmuth at york.ac.uk
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University of Cyprus
English Studies
http://ucy.ac.cy/goto/EnglishStudies/en-US/HOME.aspx
The Department of English Studies at the University of Cyprus invites
applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Lecturer or
Assistant Professor in an area oriented towards experimental linguistics.
Desirable expertise includes experimental design, statistics, and
quantitative analysis, ideally coupled with teaching experience and/or
research interests in sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics. The area of
specialization is open as long as the candidate’s research is conducted
based on experimental work, dealing with theoretical issues of any
subfield(s) of linguistics.
The successful candidate will contribute to shaping the department’s new
undergraduate track in theoretical and applied linguistics. The candidate
will also get involved with the post-graduate programs offered in the
department. Elective courses to be taught depend on the candidate’s area of
specialization.
For all academic ranks, an earned doctorate from a recognized university is
required. According to the Law of the University of Cyprus, all candidates
must have successfully completed their Ph.D. degree by the date of
application.
Requirements for each academic rank depend on the candidate's years of
academic experience, the research record and scientific contributions,
involvement in teaching and in the development of high quality
undergraduate and graduate curricula. The minimum requirements for each
academic rank can be found (in Greek) at
http://www.ucy.ac.cy/goto/hure/el-GR/Odigoi.aspx
The language of instruction is English. Knowledge of Greek is an advantage.
Holding a citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus is not a requirement.
The annual gross salary for these positions (including the 13th salary) is:
Assistant Professor (Scale A13-A14): 56,202.25 Euro - 75,798.71 Euro
Lecturer (Scale A12-A13): 47,463.52 Euro - 69,513.34 Euro
Interested individuals must submit the following items by Monday, 14 March
2011:
- A letter stating the academic rank or ranks for which the applicant is
interested in, the field of study, and the date when the applicant may be
able to assume duties in the event of selection.
- A full Curriculum Vitae (6 copies).
- A brief summary of previous work and a statement of plans for future
research (up to 1,500 words; 6 copies).
- A list of publications (6 copies).
- Copies of the three most representative publications (6 copies).
- Certified copies of degree certificates.
All written materials must be submitted in English.
In addition, the applicants must ask three academic referees to send
letters of recommendation directly to the University. The names and
addresses of these referees must be submitted with the application since
additional confidential information may be sought. The letters of
recommendation must be received by the University by Monday, 14 March 2011.
Applications and other documents submitted in the past will not be
considered and must be re-submitted. Incomplete applications will not be
considered.
Applications, other documents, and reference letters must be delivered
either by hand to the Human Resources Service of the University of Cyprus
until Monday, 14 March 2011 the latest, or by post to the address provided
below. They will be considered valid provided they are received by the
Human Resources Service by 21 March 2011 the latest (if stamped by the post
office by 14 March 2011).
For the original announcement in Greek, please visit:
http://www.ucy.ac.cy/data/hure/akdm%20kenes%20thesis/AGG/greek4.pdf
University of Cyprus Human Resources Service
Anastasios G. Leventis Senate House
P.O. Box 20537
Nicosia 1678
Cyprus
Dr Kleanthes Grohmann, kleanthi at ucy.ac.cy
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The deadline for material for the next foNETiks newsletter is 25 February
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