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foNETiks
A newsletter for
The International Phonetic Association
and for the Phonetic Sciences
February 2017
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Linda Shockey, University of Reading, UK
Lisa Lim, The University of Hong Kong
Rachel Smith, University of Glasgow, UK
Radek Święciński, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
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.internationalphoneticassociation.org
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The Association is pleased to announce that Illustrations of the IPA from 2001 through 2013 are now freely available from the Journal of the IPA website:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-international-phonetic-association
Click on "Illustrations of the IPA - free content" to see a list, or access individual Illustrations from contents of back issues.
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8-10 March 2017. DGfS 2017 Workshop on Prosody in syntactic encoding / Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft fuer Sprachwissenschaft.
Saarbrücken, Germany. dgfs2017.uni-saarland.de (07/16)
29 March - 2 April 2017. Phonic Variation in Contemporary Spanish: First, second, heritage and learner language. Munich, Germany. christoph.gabriel AT uni-mainz.de (05/16)
19-22 April 2017. 4th International Workshop on Sound Change (WSC4). Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
http://lel.ed.ac.uk/wsc/ ; j.kirby AT ed.ac.uk (06/16, 07/16, 08/16)
26-27 April 2017. Speech perception and production across the lifespan (SPPL 2017). UCL, London, UK.
www.sppl2017.org (06/16)
3-5 May 2017. International Workshop on Abstraction, Diversity and Speech Dynamics.
Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany.
http://www.phonetik.uni-muenchen.de/institut/veranstaltungen/abstraction-diversity-dynamics/index.html (01/16)
## 11-12 May 2017. Contemporary Research in Phonetics and Phonology: Methods, Aspects and Problems (CRiPaP 2017). Riga, Latvia
https://cripap.jimdo.com/ (02/17)
14-17 May 2017. Challenges in the analysis and processing of spontaneous speech (CAPSS workshop). Budapest, Hungary. capss2017 AT nytud.mta.hu
http://capss2017.nytud.hu/ (03/16, 05/16, 01/17)
17-19 May 2017. EPIP5 - 5th International Conference on English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices. Caen, France.
http://www.crisco.unicaen.fr/Home.html (05/16)
18-19 May 2017. Speech Audio Archives: Preservation, Restoration, Annotation. Rome, Italy.
http://www.lincei.it/modules.php?name=Convegni&file=lista&func=Convegni_edit&Id=135 0 (06/16)
24 May 2017. Workshop on Dynamic Modeling in Phonetics and Phonology (Session of 53rd Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society). Chicago, USA.
https://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/phonlab/events/workshop-on-dynamic-modeling-in-phonetics-and-phonology/ (01/17)
11 June, 2017. Phonetics and Phonology in Loanword Adaptation, Cologne, Germany.
http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/klaas/loanwords.html (12/16) (Satellite workshop)
11 June, 2017. Statistical Methods in Phonetic Sciences. Cologne, Germany.
http://pape2017.uni-koeln.de/satellite-workshops/ (12/16) (Satellite Workshop)
12-14 June 2017. Phonetics and Phonology in Europe 2017. University of Cologne, Germany.
http://pape2017.uni-koeln.de/ (09/16)
21-23 June 2017. Subsidia: Tools and Resources for Speech Sciences. Málaga (Costa del Sol), Spain.
http://www.subsidiamalaga2017.com (09/16)
23-25 June 2017. Approaches to Phonology and Phonetics (APAP). Lublin, Poland.
http://apap.umcs.lublin.pl (11/16)
5-8 July 2017. 7th International Conference on Speech Motor Control, Groningen, Netherlands.
http://www.slp-hijmegen.nl/smc201/ (12/16)
9-11 August 2017. Phonetics Teaching and Learning Conference, London, UCL.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/study/cpd/cpd-courses/ptlc/ (12/16)
24-27 August 2017. 2017 Roundtable in Forensic Linguistics and Forensic Phonetics. Copenhagen, Denmark.
http://germanicsocietyforensiclinguistics.org/roundtable/ (01/17)
## 31 August-1 September 2017. Processing Prosody across Languages, Varieties, and Nativeness (ProPro2017). Tuebingen, Germany.
http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/propro (02/17)
##1-2 September 2017. Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT). Salt Lake City, USA.
http://speechlab.utah.edu/PSLLT2017.php (02/17)
10-13 September 2017. Accommodation in Verbal and Nonverbal Behaviour. Zurich, Switzerland. ufsp.spur AT gmail.com (11/16)
10-13 September 2017. Modelling the Acquisition of Foreign Language Speech, Zurich, Switzerland. Magdala AT wa.amu.edu.pl (12/16)
28-30 September 2017. Speech Rhythm in L1, L2 and Learner Varieties of English. Workshop at BICLCE2017, Vigo, Spain.
https://sites.google.com/site/rflinguistics/workshops/rhythm2017 (11/16)
## 21-22 October 2017. 22nd National Conference of the English Phonetic Society of Japan and 3rd International Congress of Phoneticians of English (EPSJ22 and ICPE3).
Fukuoka, Japan.
http://www.cc.kochi-u.ac.jp/~tamasaki/EPSJ22_ICPE3_2017.htm (02/17)
## 10-11 November 2017. Seoul International Conference on Speech Sciences (SICSS 2017). Seoul, Korea.
http://www.sicss.or.kr/ (02/17)
## 22-24 November 2017. 7th International Conference on Experimental Phonetics (7CIFE). Madrid, Spain.
http://congresos.uned.es/w13428 (02/17)
4-10 August 2019. XIXth International Congress of Phonetic Sciences. Melbourne, Australia.
http://icphs2019.org/ (03/16)
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CONFERENCES
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Contemporary Research in Phonetics and Phonology: Methods, Aspects and Problems (CRiPaP 2017)
11-12 May 2017, Riga, Latvia.
The Latvian Language Institute of the University of Latvia cordially invites you to participate in the 4th International Scientific Conference "Contemporary Research
in Phonetics and Phonology: Methods, Aspects and Problems" (CRiPaP 2017) held in Riga, Latvia on May 11–12, 2017.
The CRiPaP conferences have been organized by the Latvian Language Institute of the University of Latvia (Riga) since 2014. CRiPaP 2017 continues the tradition of the
previous events bringing together scholars of all the varied areas of phonetics and phonology and providing forum for discussions on current methodological and theoretical issues in the field.
The language of the conference is English.
Time for presentation: 15 min + 5 min for discussion.
Registration form (can be downloaded from cripap.jimdo.com/call-for-papers/) and abstracts are to be submitted by March 31, 2017 via e-mail to: [log in to unmask] The
decision on acceptance will be sent by April 4, 2017. The conference program will be announced by April 28, 2017.
The registration fee 30 EUR should be paid by April 12, 2017. The information for payment of the registration fee will be sent to the accepted participants by e-mail
along with the decision on acceptance.
Articles based on the conference reports can be submitted to the annual volume of "Linguistica Lettica" (Index Copernicus, ERIH Plus) 2018.
The scientific and organizing committee of the conference:
- Dr. Juris Grigorjevs, jugrig AT latnet.lv
- Dr. Inese Indričāne, ineseindricane AT inbox.lv
- Jana Taperte, jana.taperte AT lu.lv
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Processing Prosody across Languages, Varieties, and Nativeness (ProPro2017)
31 August-1 September 2017, Tuebingen, Germany.
Ongoing globalisation substantially increases the linguistic variability that we are exposed to in our daily lives. However, very little is known about the consequences
of this variability for comprehension. The SpeechNet BaWü workshop “Processing prosody across languages, varieties, and nativeness” brings together young researchers addressing this issue.
The focus of the workshop will be on the processing of variability in the prosodic domain (intonation, rhythm) in different languages.
Keynote:
Anne Cutler (MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University)
Invited Speakers:
Sarah A. Bibyk (University of Rochester / Vanderbilt University)
Heather Kember (MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University)
Kiwako Ito (The Ohio State University)
Giuseppina Turco (CNRS/Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris)
We invite doctoral students and early career researchers working on different aspects related to prosodic processing in different languages to present their work. Topics
can be for example the processing of prosody by L1 or L2 listeners, prosody in varieties of different languages, prosodic processing by infants or adults, “classic factors”, such as frequency (familiar versus unfamiliar varieties of both L1 and L2).
The projects on these topics can rely on different methodologies. We also encourage students to present their ongoing research projects.
Abstract submission guidelines:
We invite abstract submission for oral presentations and posters. Abstracts should be written in English and not exceed one page of text (A4). In addition, references,
examples and/or figures may be included on a second page. Please use the following format: size 12, 2.5 cm/1 inch margins and single spacing. The author names and affiliations should be given in the text. Abstracts should be submitted as a property-free PDF
file following the instructions on EasyAbs. Please name your abstract as follows: [Last Name of the first author] _ [First three words of the Title], e.g. Cutler_SpokenWordRecognition.pdf
Please indicate whether you prefer oral or poster presentation.
A limited number of scholarships for doctoral students to cover their accommodation expenses are available. Please indicate on the abstract submission site whether you
are interested in such a scholarship.
Important Dates:
Abstract submission deadline: 31 March 2017
Notification of acceptance: after 15 May 2017
Workshop: 31 August and 1 September 2017
Abstracts can be uploaded on
http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/propro2017
Organisers:
Ann-Kathrin Grohe (University of Tübingen, SpeechNet BaWü)
Nadja Schauffler (University of Stuttgart, SpeechNet BaWü)
Katharina Zahner (University of Konstanz, SpeechNet BaWü)
Contact: processing.prosody AT gmail.com
http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/propro
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Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT)
1-2 September 2017, Salt Lake City, USA.
We invite proposals for oral and poster presentations on all topics related to naturalistic pronunciation acquisition and classroom pronunciation learning – any aspect
of pronunciation research, teaching and learning. We also invite evidence-based “teaching tip” proposals. Teaching tips will be presented in a Round Robin format, with a small group gathered around the presenter. Every seven minutes, a bell rings and the
audience moves to another teaching tip presentation.
The online abstract submission deadline is April 7, 2017. Review outcome notifications will be sent in early May.
Abstracts should be given a descriptive title, be double-spaced, have no more than 250 words (including references if included) and should specify the desired presentation
format:
- Oral Presentation (20 minutes plus questions)
- Poster Presentation (90-minute poster session)
- Oral or poster presentation (either is ok)
- Teaching Tip (7 minutes in Round Robin format)
Abstracts should be uploaded to
http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/psllt2017
Contact: r.hayes-harb AT utah.edu
http://speechlab.utah.edu/PSLLT2017.php
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22nd National Conference of the English Phonetic Society of Japan and 3rd International Congress of Phoneticians of English (EPSJ22 and ICPE3)
21-22 October 2017, Fukuoka, Japan
(Note: This is a single conference, although it has two conference titles.)
Conference Location: Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka, Japan
Organizer:
Masaki Taniguchi,
Professor, Kochi University, Japan
Vice President, English Phonetic Society of Japan (EPSJ)
IPA Council Member and Permanent Council Member
Contact: Please email tamasaki AT kochi-u.ac.jp or tamathitst AT gmail.com for any inquiries.
Conference Website:
http://www.cc.kochi-u.ac.jp/~tamasaki/EPSJ22_ICPE3_2017.htm
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2017 Seoul International Conference on Speech Sciences (SICSS 2017)
10-11 November 2017, Seoul, Korea
The Korean Society of Speech Sciences (KSSS) will host the 2017 Seoul International Conference on Speech Sciences (SICSS 2017) between 10 and 11 November 2017 at Seoul
National University, Seoul, Korea. The aim of this conference is to bring together professionals from all disciplines in phonetics, communication disorders (speech pathology and audiology), and speech engineering to build bridges among them. To this end, keynote
presentations and other plenary events are planned, which will highlight the contributions of interdisciplinary approaches to the understanding and development of speech sciences.
The topics of the conference include, but are not limited to:
1. Phonetics (Theoretical & Experimental)
2. Applied Phonetics
3. Speech Perception & Production
4. Experimental Phonology
5. Speech Sound Disorders
6. Hearing Disorders
7. Voice Disorders
8. Speech Synthesis & Recognition
9. Speech Coding
10. Speech Analysis & Processing
11. Foreign Language Pronunciation Learning
12. Other Areas in Phonetics and Speech Sciences
Types of Presentations
1. Oral presentation (20 minutes = 15 minute talk + 5 minute discussion)
2. Poster presentation
Abstract Submission
Abstracts consist of no more than 300 words and should be written in English. They should be submitted via the conference homepage (http://www.sicss.or.kr/) between 1
May-31 July 2017. Presenters will be notified within two weeks after submitting the abstract. The revised abstracts for accepted proposals should be submitted between 1-31 August 2017. Full papers are not required for this conference.
Important Dates
1. Abstract submission opened: Monday, 1 May 2017
2. Abstract submission deadline: Monday, 31 July 2017
3. Notification is to be sent within two weeks after receiving the abstract.
4. Revised abstract due: Thursday, 31 August 2017
5. Early bird registration opened: Monday, 2 October 2017
6. Early bird registration deadline: Friday, 27 October 2017
7. Conference: 10-11 November 2017
Organisers
Ho-Young Lee, Seoul National Univ., Korea
Sujin Kim, Korea Nazarene Univ., Korea
Hyunsong Chung, Korea National Univ. of Education, Korea
Taehong Cho, Hanyang Univ., Korea
Chris Davis, Western Sydney Univ., Australia
Yuwen Lai, National Chiao Tung Univ., Taiwan
Seunghun Lee, International Christian Univ., Japan
Wai Sum Vanti Lee, City Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Ee Ling Low, National Institute of Education, Singapore
Peggy Mok, The Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Contact
Hyunsong Chung: hchung AT knue.ac.kr
Homepage:
http://www.sicss.or.kr/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/sicss2017/
Twitter: @sicss2017
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7th International Conference on Experimental Phonetics (7CIFE).
22-24 November 2017, Madrid, Spain.
The 7th edition of the International Conference on Experimental Phonetics will take place in November 2017 in Madrid, a few weeks before the year that commemorates the
hundredth anniversary of the publication of Manual de pronunciación española, a book by Tomás Navarro Tomás, a pioneer in this field. As in the first sessions of this conference, one of its main aims is to promote an interdisciplinary debate among different
areas of Phonetics and Linguistics, namely:
- Articulatory Phonetics
- Acoustic Phonetics
- Auditory phonetics
- Applied Phonetics: Forensic, Clinical, Speech Technology, Language Acquisition
- Prosody, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis
- Phonetics and Phonology
- History of Phonetics
- Variation and Variability in Phonetics.
The plenary lectures at the opening and closing sessions will be delivered by two specialists in close fields, who have contributed to develop the insights of experimental
phonetics from their areas of specialization: Victoria Escandell-Vidal and Elvira Mendoza Lara.
Furthermore, the congress will host the round-table “Del Manual de Pronunciación Española al 7CIFE: 100 años de fonética experimental en España” as well as several seminars
on different phonetic-related issues.
Seminars (provisional information):
- Language contact and accents from a prosodic perspective
Chair: Dr. Yolanda Congosto (U. Sevilla)
- Melodic analysis of speech
Chair: Dr. Francisco Cantero Serena (UB)
- New tools and scripts in Experimental Phonetics
Chair: Dr. Elisa Fernández Rei (USC) and Dr. Álex Iríbar (U. Deusto)
- Phonetics and pronunciation of non-native languages in today’s society
Chair: Dr. Josefina Carrera Sabaté (UB)
- Phonetic and phonological databases in the web: research and applications
Chair: Dr. Lourdes Romera (UB)
- The singing voice:
Chair: Ms. Pilar Lirio (Instituto Español de la Voz) and Dr. Nuria Polo (UNED)
Contact: Eva Estebas-Vilaplana; 7cife2017 AT gmail.com
http://congresos.uned.es/w13428
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POSITIONS VACANT
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Postdoc in Speech Prosody
Linguistics, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA
The new Prosody & Speech Dynamics Lab in the Department of Linguistics at Northwestern University seeks to fill a postdoctoral position. Applications are invited from
individuals with a Ph.D. and research expertise in any field related to the analysis of spoken language, including Linguistics, Psychology, Speech & Hearing Science, and Computer Science/ Computer Engineering.
The Prosody & Speech Dynamics Lab investigates prosody and speech dynamics from linguistic, cognitive, and computational perspectives, using experimental and corpus methods.
The emphasis is on data-driven, quantitative approaches to research that are informed by multi-disciplinary perspectives on spoken language. Current research focuses on variation in the production and perception of prosody as observed across individuals, tasks,
speech styles, dialects and languages. Analyses encompass phonological and phonetic levels, with data from a wide variety of spontaneous and elicited speech tasks. Other ongoing projects investigate prosody and gestural entrainment, approaches to prosodic
annotation, and emotional/affective prosody. A special focus is on research that scales to large datasets of naturalistic speech, using computational and statistical modeling methods.
The postdoc will work with the lab Director, Dr. Jennifer Cole, and a team of graduate and undergraduate researchers to advance ongoing projects and to launch new projects.
The postdoc will join a vibrant community of speech and language researchers at Northwestern University whose expertise spans areas such as bilingualism, speech perception and auditory processing, sentence processing, computational psycholinguistics, child
language development, spoken discourse, and the cognitive and neural bases of language.
The appointment will be for one year with a possible extension to a second year subject to a progress review. Preferred start date is Aug. 15, 2017. Review of applications
will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Candidates must have completed their Ph.D. by the time of the appointment. Applications are submitted via email to Jennifer Cole at the address below, and must include (i) a cover letter that
states the applicant’s experience and research interests related to prosody and speech dynamics; (ii) a current CV, (iii) a PDF copy of publications or a list of links for online access to publications; (iv) the names and contact information of at least two
references.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women and
minorities are encouraged to apply. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States.
Lab website:
https://sites.northwestern.edu/prosodylab/
Jennifer’s website:
http://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/jennifer-cole/
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Assistant Professor (limited-term)
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
The Department of Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics at Concordia University in Montréal, Quebec, invites applications for two (2) limited-term appointments in
Linguistics. One position is for a Generative Linguist with a specialization in phonetics/phonology – competence in morphology and one or more additional subfields a plus. One position is for a specialist in Indo-European Linguistics with a strong background
in linguistic theory. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Linguistics and proven excellence in teaching in the relevant areas. Applicants for the Indo-European position who have a Ph.D. in Indo-European or comparable degree will be considered as well.
Applications should consist of a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy/interests, and evidence of teaching effectiveness. Successful
applicants must be qualified to teach at all undergraduate levels. Evidence of teaching effectiveness is the key attribute by which qualified candidates are ranked. Applicants should arrange for three letters of reference which address their qualifications
for the announced positions to be sent directly to the application address below. Applications should reach the Department no later than March 10, 2017.
This position is subject to budgetary approval and need, and is full-time, normally at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor beginning August 1, 2017 and ending
May 14, 2018. Individuals holding limited-term appointments may be granted a subsequent appointment, given continued funding and need, as well as satisfactory job performance. Together, initial appointments and subsequent appointments may not exceed 36 months
or a span of three consecutive years.
For additional information, please visit the Concordia University Faculty of Arts and Science webpages at
http://www.concordia.ca/artsci.html and the Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics webpages (web address above).
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. Concordia University is committed
to employment equity.
Application address:
Dr. Mark Hale
Department of Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics
Henry F. Hall Building
1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
Montreal Quebec H3G 1M8
Canada
Contact: CMLL.Chair AT concordia.ca
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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
The Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica (ILAS), Taiwan invites applicants for a tenure-track position at all levels (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor equivalent).
A Ph.D. in Linguistics or related degree is required by the time of application. Preference will be given to candidates who specialize in the sub-areas of phonetics or historical syntax/grammar and focus on Min or Hakka dialects.
The successful candidate will be joining a vibrant research only program in linguistics withsubstantial research resources, two active research laboratories (Phonetics
and Cognitive Linguistics) and competitive benefits.
Applicants for the position will need to demonstrate a record of (or evidence for the promise of) scholarly productivity that will advance the program’s research profile.
Other expectations for the position include: applying for extramural funding, participating in Institute activities, performing institutional and academy services, and mentoring junior faculties when applicable.
The deadline for all applications is March 31 2017.
Interested applicants are required to provide the following documents:
- Application letter
- Curriculum vitae in English and Chinese
- List of publication in English and Chinese
- Copies of representative publications for the last five years (Applicants for the rank of assistant research fellow must submit his/her Ph.D. dissertation)
- A 5-year research plan in English and Chinese and
- Three contact information for references
A soft-copy and a hard-copy of the above documents should be mailed to the email and mailing addresses for application below.
Application address:
Chiu-yu Tseng , Attn. Director
Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica
No. 128, Section 2, Academia Road
Taipei Nankang 115
Taiwan
Contact: Grace Huang, linguist AT sinica.edu.tw
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University Assistant with Doctorate (post-doc)
University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Application deadline: 1 March 2017
The section of Applied English Linguistics at the Department of English Studies, University of Graz, is looking to fill a fulltime (40 hours per week) postdoctoral researcher
position. The post is available on a temporary contract to cover maternity leave and is likely to be for a period of almost two years (until January 2019), although this is not guaranteed.
The section, headed by Professor Ineke Mennen, is primarily concerned with research into second language acquisition of prosody with a particular emphasis on the acquisition
of intonation.
The successful candidate will hold a PhD in Phonetics or in English/American Studies with a specialisation in phonetics. Requirements also include a research background
in acoustic phonetic analysis, intonational analysis and expertise in PRAAT scripting and statistical analysis of data. Moreover, the candidate should have a very good command in English, a good level of German is desirable.
The post holder is expected to undertake individual research and contribute to collaborative research into the second language acquisition of segmental and suprasegmental
features
; teach courses at B.A. level (4 hours/week); hold examinations; assist with the supervision of students;
support the professor and the section
; and carry out general organizational and administrative duties and evaluative
measures.
Start date: as soon as possible.
Salary: Salary scheme of the Universitäten-KV (University Collective Agreement): B1
The minimum salary as stated in the collective agreement and according to the classification scheme is EUR 3626.60 gross/month.
Application Deadline: March 1st 2017
Reference Number: MB/42/99 ex 2016/17
The University of Graz strives to increase the proportion of women in particular in management and faculty positions and therefore encourages qualified women to apply.
Especially with regard to academic staff, we welcome applications from persons with disabilities who meet the requirements of the advertised position.
If you are interested, please submit your application documents within the stated deadline. Make sure to indicate the reference number on your application and please
send your CV and photo to: bewerbung AT uni-graz.at
Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz
Personalressort
Universitätsplatz 3
8010 Graz
Austria
For further information, contact Univ.
Prof. Dr. Ineke Mennen (ineke.mennen AT uni-graz.at).
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Research Assistant for Tonal Data Acquisition and Analysis
Labex EFL
The Labex EFL (Empirical Foundations of Linguisitics,
http://www.labex-efl.org/ ) is recruiting a Research Assistant for tonal data acquisition and analysis. It is a full-time position for 24 months (non-renewable)
Job locations : LACITO-CNRS (Villejuif) and Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris.
The position is provided by the strand “Phonetics and Phonology” (strand 1) of the Labex EFL project. It concerns the work packages PPC2 (“Evolutionary approaches to
phonology”) and PPC3 (“Laryngeal functions and vocal folds”).
Missions: The Research Assistant will be in charge of collecting and analyzing phonetic data about the “valves of the throat” in collaboration with Alexis Michaud, Lise
Buchman and Didier Demolin.
The target language will be a tonal language of the Vietic group (Austroasiatic family) that makes use of glottalization as part of its tone system: Mường, Thổ, Sách/Rục,
Thavung, or Maleng Bro (i.e. exclusive of Vietnamese). The purpose is to contribute to the study of the interplay of glottalization with other phonetic dimensions in the tone systems of less-documented Vietic languages.
Laryngographic data will be acquired and analyzed, aiming to arrive at a qualitative and quantitative description of glottalization, and at a model of the tone system
of the studied language.
Skills and qualifications
Applicants should hold a MA in Linguistics.
Knowledge of Vietnamese is required.
Familiarity with Praat is mandatory. Experience of scripting (Matlab/Scilab...) would be appreciated.
Prior experience of fieldwork on little-described languages would also be appreciated.
The tasks require rigour, good planning skills, and skills for dialogue and coordination with experts from different backgrounds: “field linguists”, phoneticians, computing
specialists, and linguistic consultants.
Salary and Duration of Contract
The salary will follow the standard chart for "ingénieur d'études" positions. The total duration of the contract is 24 months, non-renewable.
To apply, please send the following documents by email to Alexis Michaud (alexis.michaud AT cnrs.fr):
- a CV containing detailed information about training in linguistics (list of courses),
- a cover letter,
- two recommendation letters. (Direct sending by the referees to alexis.michaud AT cnrs.fr is preferred.)
Deadline for applications: March 20th, 2017
Provisional schedule for interviews and decision: 5 April 2017 to 28 April 2017
Contract begins: September 1st, 2017
You can find this offer directly on the EFL website:
http://www.labex-efl.org/?q=en/node/404
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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We solicit high-quality contributions on the topic of 'Constancy and variation in speech: Phonetic realisation and abstraction' for a Special Issue of Phonetica. For
information about Phonetica:
https://www.karger.com/Journal/Home/224275
The mechanisms involved in the production of a sound vary from one context to the next, resulting in considerable variation in the phonetic realisation of speech sounds.
Interpreting the intention of the speaker along with the speech form he/she produces in a given context is central to the process of mapping speech segment to abstract representation. Thus, the communicative use of language necessarily involves extracting
'constancy' from 'variation' in any given context.
Our understanding of the relationship between constancy and variation hinges on unravelling the complex interplay of various factors (social, psychological, phonetic,
prosodic, and so on). This opens up the possibility of new research programmes, both theoretical and empirical, into constancy and variation in both production and perception of speech. This special issue of Phonetica seeks to explore the topic of constancy
and variation in speech by taking stock of the latest theoretical developments and empirical advances in the area.
Contributions should address some aspect of the relation between constancy and variation, and should combine an empirical and theoretical component, although the weight
of the two is not prescribed. Potential topics could include, but are not limited to the following points:
- how speakers/listeners process variability in spoken language due to coarticulation
- how speakers/listeners process variability in spoken language due to speaker differences and social context (e.g. male vs. female; formal vs. informal, etc.).
- how speakers/listeners cope with/adapt to dialectal variability in spoken language
- how children process variability in spoken language in their developing L1 system; similarly, how do learners process variability in spoken language in a second language
- the role of variability in historical change in spoken language
- neural processing of variability in spoken language in different speaker/listener populations
- processing of variability in spoken language in adverse conditions
- processing of variability in spoken language in typical and atypical populations
As a first step, contributors are asked to submit a 2-page abstract (Arial, 12 points; excluding references) to Phonetica, through the online submission system (https://www.karger.com/Journal/Guidelines/224275),
using the title of the SI, followed by ABSTRACT and then your specific abstract's title. Please submit your abstracts by Friday 31 March 2017.
The Guest Editors of the Special Issue (in collaboration with the Editor of Phonetica) will evaluate the contributions based on the following criteria:
- Suitability of the topic for this Special Issue of Phonetica
- Overall quality of the abstract: originality and contribution to the field
- Theoretical rationale and scope of implications
- Methodological adequacy
- Clarity of argumentation and presentation
Contributors of accepted abstracts will be invited to submit the full paper, which will undergo a regular peer review. Contributions that do not fulfil the criteria for
this special issue can of course still be submitted for review to Phonetica in the usual way.
Please email us for more information or for a detailed copy of this call. We look forward to receiving your abstracts.
Calbert Graham, Brechtje Post (Guest Editors)
University of Cambridge
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The deadline for material for the next foNETiks newsletter is 3 March 2017.
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