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foNETiks
A network newsletter
for the International Phonetic Association
and for the Phonetic Sciences
January 2003
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Editors:
Linda Shockey, University of Reading, UK <[log in to unmask]>
Gerry Docherty, University of Newcastle, UK <[log in to unmask]>
Paul Foulkes, University of York, UK <[log in to unmask]>
Lisa Lim, National University of Singapore <[log in to unmask]>
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A HAPPY & PEACEFUL 2003 TO ALL OUR READERS
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IPA NEWS
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The results of the election, held in November 2002, of 20 members
of the Association's Council, 2003-2007, are as follows. The
following twenty nominees are elected. The Council-elect will
elect 10 additional members in March.
Peter Ladefoged, Los Angeles, USA
John H. Esling, Victoria, Canada
Ian Maddieson, Berkeley, USA
John J. Ohala, Berkeley, USA
Francis J. Nolan, Cambridge, England
John C. Wells, London, England
Ailbhe Ní Chasaide, Dublin, Ireland
Klaus J. Kohler, Kiel, Germany
John D.M.H. Laver, Edinburgh, Scotland
Peter J. Roach, Reading, England
J. C. Catford, Ann Arbor, USA
William J. Hardcastle, Edinburgh, Scotland
Gösta Bruce, Lund, Sweden
Patricia A. Keating, Los Angeles, USA
Mary E. Beckman, Columbus, USA
Daniel Recasens, Barcelona, Spain
Wiktor Jassem, Poznan, Poland
Cécile Fougeron, Paris, France
William J. Barry, Saarbrücken, Germany
Anne Cutler, Nijmegen, Netherlands
The results of the election by IPA members, held in November 2002,
of 6 members to the Permanent Council for the Organization of
International Congresses of Phonetic Science, 2003-2011,
are as follows. The following six nominees are elected. Up to two more may
be asked to serve depending on the results of the IPA Executive
elections in June.
Ian Maddieson, Berkeley, USA
John H. Esling, Victoria, Canada
John C. Wells, London, England
Gerard J. Docherty, Newcastle, England
Shinji Maeda, Paris, France
Jens-Peter Köster, Trier, Germany
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
[new ones marked ++]
[date of first appearance follows]
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9 - 11 January 2003. Old World Conference in Phonology I (Segmental
Phonology). Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/ulcl/events/ocp1/ (06/02)
9 - 11 January 2003. Workshop on Spoken Language Processing. Tata
Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India.
http://speech.tifr.res.in/wslp/ (12/02)
21 - 24 January 2003. 8th International Symposium on Social
Communication. Centro de Linguistica Aplicada, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
<[log in to unmask]> (03/02)
7 - 9 March 2003. Texas Linguistics Society. Theme: The Dynamics of
Coarticulation in Speech Production and Perception. The University of
Texas at Austin, USA. http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~tls/ (10/02)
27 - 29 March 2003. International Colloquium on Prosodic Interfaces.
Nantes, France.
http://www.lettres.univ-nantes.fr/infos/ip2003/IP2003GB.html;
<[log in to unmask]> (06/02)
4 - 5 April 2003. ISCA (International Speech Communication Association)
Tutorial and Research Workshop on Multilingual Spoken Document Retrieval.
Macau. (prior to ICASSP2003 in Hong Kong; see next entry)
http://www.se.cuhk.edu.hk/MSDR/ (10/02)
6 - 10 April 2003. The 28th International Conference on Acoustics,
Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP). Convention & Exhibition Center,
Hong Kong. http://www.eie.polyu.edu.hk/~icassp03/ (12/02)
7 - 11 April 2003. Ecole thmatique de phonologie et de phontique. Ile de
Porquerolles, France. http://www.lpl.univ-aix.fr/~etpp03;
<[log in to unmask]> (10/02)
++ 10 - 12 April 2003. 39th Annual Meeting of Chicago Linguistic Society
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/cls/ <[log in to unmask]> (01/03)
[further details below]
14 - 16 April 2003. ISCA/IEEE Workshop on Spontaneous Speech Processing
and Recognition. Tokyo, Japan. (after ICASSP2003 in Hong Kong; see entry
above) http://www.sspr2003.com/index.html (12/02)
18 - 20 April 2003. Phonetics Today: IV International Conference. Moscow,
Russia. <[log in to unmask]> (11/02)
++ 1 -3 May 2003. 34th Poznan Linguistic Meeting (including a special
panel on "Focus on Accents" <[log in to unmask]> (01/03)
[further details below]
20 - 23 May 2003. NOLISP 03: ISCA (International Speech Communication
Association) Tutorial and Research Workshop on Non-Linear Speech
Processing. Le Croisic, France. <[log in to unmask]> (12/02)
++ 11 - 12 June 2003. Phonetics and Phonology in Iberia.
Lisbon, Portugal <[log in to unmask]> (03/01)
[further details below]
19 - 21 June 2003. Theoretical and Experimental Neuropsychology (TENNET
XIV). Universit du Qubec, Montreal, Canada. http://www.tennet.ca;
<[log in to unmask]> (12/02)
1 - 4 July 2003. Child Phonology Conference. UBC, Vancouver.
<[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]> (09/02; 12/02)
7 - 11 July 2003. Headhood, Contrastivity and Specification; and
Representations to Constraints and from Constraints to Representations.
Universit de Toulouse-Le Mirail, Toulouse, France.
<[log in to unmask]> (11/02)
3 August 2003. Intonation in language varieties - AM approaches. Satellite
workshop at ICPhS2003 [see next entry]. Universitat de Barcelona,
Barcelona, Spain.
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/lals/icphs/intonation_in_varieties.html (10/02)
3 - 9 August 2003. ICPhS2003: The 15th International Congress of Phonetic
Sciences. Palau de Congressos, Plaa d'Espanya, Barcelona, Spain.
http://shylock.uab.es/icphs/ (08/01)
6 - 8 August 2003. 2nd International Conference on Speech, Writing and
Context. Osaka, Japan.
http://www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp/teachers/toyota/ICSWC2.htm;
<[log in to unmask]> (12/02)
11 - 15 August 2003. Fourth World Congress on Fluency Disorders. Montreal,
Canada. http://www/ifacongress2003.com (05/02)
28 - 31 August 2003. ISCA (International Speech Communication
Association) Tutorial and Research Workshop: Error Handling in Spoken
Dialogue Systems. Hotel Roc et Neige, Chateau-d'Oex-Vaud, Switzerland.
http://www.speech.kth.se/error/; < [log in to unmask]> (12/02)
1 - 4 September 2003. EUROSPEECH'2003: 8th European Conference on Speech
Communication and Technology. Geneva, Switzerland.
http://www.symporg.ch/eurospeech/ (08/01)
5 - 8 September 2003. DiSS'03: Disfluency in Spontaneous Speech.
Gothenburg, Sweden. http://www.ling.gu.se/konferenser/diss03/ (12/02)
11 - 14 September 2003. 4th UK Language Variation and Change Conference.
University of Sheffield, UK. <[log in to unmask]> (04/02)
8 - 10 October 2003. 2nd International Workshop on the Phonology and
Morphology of Creole Languages. University of Siegen, Germany.
http://www.uni-siegen.de/~engspra/workshop/ (11/02)
8 - 10 December 2003. 6th International Seminar on Speech Production.
Sydney, Australia. http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/events/2003/issp2003;
http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/speechprodconf (10/02)
23 - 26 March 2004. Speech Prosody 2004. Nara, Japan.
<[log in to unmask]> (10/02)
29 - 30 March 2004. International Symposium on Tonal Aspects of
Languages - with Emphasis on Tone Languages. Institute of Linguistics,
Beijing, China. <[log in to unmask]> (12/02)
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CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS
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39th Annual Meeting of Chicago Linguistic Society
April 10-12 2003.
Call for Papers
Call Deadline: 24-Jan-2003
- CALL FOR PAPERS -
A version of this announcement and call for papers is also available
at http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/cls/
== The General Session ==
The General Session will cover all areas of linguistic interest. We
encourage proposals from diverse theoretical frameworks and also
welcome papers onlanguage-related topics from disciplines such as
anthropology, cognitive science, computer science, neuroscience, and
psychology.
Invited Speakers:
Maria Bittner, Rutgers University
Adele Goldberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Junko Ito, University of California at Santa Cruz Armin Mester, University
of California at Santa Cruz
Janet Pierrehumbert, Northwestern University
== The Parasessions ==
Body and Mind: Interaction between Motion, Space, and Thought This
panel invites topics that address the issue of how space and motion
are construed by language and other cognitive modalities. Abstracts in
syntax, psycholinguistics, anthropology, socio-linguistics, and sign
language research are welcome.
Invited Speakers:
David McNeill, University of Chicago
Leonard Talmy, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Quantitative Approaches to Theoretical Issues
Theoretical linguistics has traditionally relied upon subjective data
obtained with native speakers. This panel seeks to address issues of
theoretical import using quantitative, empirical methodologies for the
study of disciplines such as semantics, syntax, morphology, and
phonology.
Invited Speakers
Jeff Runner, University of Rochester
Kjell Saebo, University of Oslo
Perspectives on Language Learnability
New work in theoretical linguistics often receives critique with
respect to its implications for learnability of language. This panel
will explore current issues in language learnability. We invite
proposals that address learnability in any sub-field(s) of
linguistics. We also strongly encourage work from a variety of
disciplines related to linguistics, particularly computer science,
cognitive science, neuroscience, and psychology.
Invited Speakers:
Sean Fulop, University of Chicago
Bruce Tesar, Rutgers University
Submission Deadline: January 24, 2003. No exceptions.
This year, we have moved to a Web-based abstract submission system to
streamline the abstract submission process. We strongly encourage
using this submission system.
You can find specific instructions, guidelines for abstracts, a more
detailed time line, as well as a template and suggested style sheet at
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/cls/abstracts_39.html
Please direct your questions to [log in to unmask]
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Phonetics and Phonology in Iberia
Short Title: PaPI
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Date: 11-Jun-2003 - 12-Jun-2003
Call Deadline: 01-Mar-2003
Contact Person: Sónia Frota
Meeting Email: [log in to unmask]
Linguistic Subfield(s): Phonology, Phonetics
Meeting Description:
Phonetics and Phonology in Iberia (PaPI) is an international
conference aiming to bring together researchers interested in all
areas of phonetics and phonology, with a special focus on the
relationship between the two. It will provide a new interdisciplinary
forum in Europe for discussion of phonetics and/or phonology and their
related areas - such as language acquisition, language variation and
change, speech pathology, and speech technology, the
phonology-phonetics interface, and laboratory phonology work. The
conference will be held every two years, hosted by an Iberian
university. The conference format is the following: a two-day meeting
including four oral sessions of 30 minutes presentations (plus 10
minutes discussion) of submitted papers, and two invited talks. There
will be no parallel sessions.
The first PaPI conference is hosted by the University of Lisbon in
June 11-12, 2003. The invited speakers of PaPI 2003 are: Elisabeth
Selkirk and John Kingston (University of Massachusetts).
Standing PaPI Committee:
Gorka Elordieta (Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Spain)
Maria João Freitas (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)
Sónia Frota (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)
Pilar Prieto (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain)
Marina Vigário (Universidade do Minho, Portugal)
Local Organising Committee:
Maria João Freitas
Sónia Frota
Marina Vigário
Fernando Martins
Celeste Rodrigues
Conference venue:
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa,
Alameda da Universidade, Lisboa
Important dates:
March 1, deadline for receipt of abstracts
April 1, notification of acceptance
April 20, program announcement
May 15, deadline for early registration
June 11-12, conference
**Call for Papers**
PaPI 2003 welcomes the submission of abstracts on any area of
phonetics and phonology. In recent years, experimental approaches and
data evaluation have been crucial in the process of answering many
controversial issues within phonological theory. Studies in phonetics
that can significantly contribute to enhance our knowledge of
phonology and studies in phonology that crucially resort to phonetics
and corpora analysis are especially welcome. Preference will be given
to cross-linguistic comparisons and contributions on Iberian languages
and dialects.
Abstract guidelines
Abstracts should be written in English and not exceed one page for
text plus one page for references and/or figures, 12pt. The author's
name, address, e-mail and affiliation should be given in a separate
page. Submissions should be sent BOTH electronically (Word or PDF
format; PDF is required if the abstract contains special
fonts/symbols) and by regular mail to the following addresses:
@ electronic address: [log in to unmask]
regular mail:
PaPI2003, Departamento de Linguística Geral e Românica,
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da
Universidade, 1600-214 Lisboa, Portugal.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
6th International Seminar on Speech Production - ISSP 2003
December 8-10, 2003
Manly, Sydney, Australia
http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/events/2003/issp2003/
The 6th International Seminar on Speech Production (ISSP 2003) will be
held at the beachside suburb of Manly in Sydney, Australia, from
Monday December 8 to Wednesday December 10, 2003. A welcome reception
for delegates and keynote speakers will be held on the afternoon of
Sunday December 7.
This meeting is a forum for presentation of research into speech
production from the viewpoint of a variety of disciplines. ISSP 2003
is hosted by the Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science (MACCS) and
the Speech, Hearing and Language Research Centre (SHLRC) at Macquarie
University, and continues the tradition of Speech Production Seminars
established at previous meetings in Kloster Seeon, Grenoble, Leeds,
Old Saybrook and Autrans.
Please distribute this call for papers to colleagues, graduate
students, and visiting scholars who may be interested in participating
in ISSP 2003. Also check the ISSP 2003 web page regularly for updates,
or subscribe to the conference mailing list:
http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/speechprodconf/
ABSTRACTS (400-600 words) are due FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2003.
ABSTRACTS
Abstracts for papers on research in any area related to speech
production will be considered. Possible themes include
articulatory-acoustic relations, articulatory synthesis, acoustic to
articulatory inversion, connected speech processes, coarticulation,
biomechanical modelling, models of motor control, audiovisual
synthesis, aerodynamic models, cerebral organization of speech,
disorders of speech motor control, and instrumental techniques. This
list of themes is not meant to be exhaustive.
Abstracts for individual papers should be between 400 and 600 words,
and are due Friday March 28, 2003. Please indicate whether your paper
is suitable for oral presentation, poster presentation, or both.
Abstracts should be submitted via the conference website at:
http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/events/2003/issp2003/abstractsub.htm
Authors are also asked to indicate, at the time of abstract
submission, whether they would like to submit a full paper to be
considered for inclusion in the special edited book of the
conference. Authors will be asked to submit the full version of their
paper by February 2004. Selected papers will be published in an edited
book in the Macquarie Monographs in Cognitive Science series
(http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/research/Book_Series/index.htm). The book
editors are Jonathan Harrington and Marija Tabain, and the series
editor is Max Coltheart.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR ISSP 2003:
Mar 28 Abstracts due
May 30 Acceptance of abstracts advised by email
Jun 13 Deadline for early registration
Sep 28 Deadline for standard registration
Dec 7 Welcome reception
Dec 8 Conference opens
Feb 2004 Full papers due (optional)
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Keynote speakers include:
Prof. Andrew Butcher
Department of Speech Pathology, Flinders University, Australia.
Prof. Frank Guenther
Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University, USA.
Prof. Pat Keating
Phonetics Lab, Department of Linguistics, UCLA, USA.
CONFERENCE VENUE
The venue for the conference is the International College of Tourism
and Hotel Management, set on a hilltop overlooking the Pacific Ocean
in Manly, Sydney. It is easily accessible to the centre of Sydney by
bus, ferry, or car. See:
http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/events/2003/issp2003/venue.htm
FURTHER INFORMATION
Email: [log in to unmask]
Phone: (612) 9850 8047
Fax: (612) 9850 6059
Web: http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/events/2003/issp2003/index.htm
Further announcements and updates will be made to the conference mailing
list.
We look forward to welcoming you to ISSP 2003.
The ISSP 2003 Organising Committee
Max Coltheart
Karen Croot
Janet Fletcher
Jonathan Harrington
Sallyanne Palethorpe
Marija Tabain
Suzanne Mendes (Organising Chair)
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34th Poznan Linguistic Meeting
1-3 May 2003
FIRST CIRCULAR AND CALL FOR PAPERS
The 34th Poznan Linguistic Meeting, organised by the School
of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland, will be held
under the patronage of the Vice-Rector of the University Prof.
Bronislaw Marciniak. The conference will focus on hot topics in
contemporary linguistics. The already known points of the programme
include:
Keynote speakers
Prof. Ronald A. Cole (Center for Spoken Language Research,
University of Colorado at Boulder);
Prof. John C. Wells (University College, London);
Prof. Peter Trudgill (University of Fribourg);
Prof. Barbara Seidlhofer (University of Vienna);
Prof. Sharon Ash (University of Pennsylvania).
Panel: Focus on Accents
organised by
Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kolaczyk (Poznan, [log in to unmask])
Joanna Przedlacka (Warsaw, [log in to unmask])
The panel aims to discuss choices of a pronunciation variety for
EFL and the plausibility of teaching standard/reference accents
such as RP/GA as opposed to alternative, artificially derived
models such as Lingua Franca Core. We also hope to look at
current changes in the pronunciation of English. We plan to
look at educational, pedagogical and sociolinguistic aspects
of the issue, and a realistic (minimum) syllabus for a foreign
learner. Keynote speakers: John C. Wells, Peter Trudgill,
Barbara Seidlhofer, Sharon Ash, Bryan Jenner. Other already
known participants include Ewa Waniek-Klimczak,
Iwona Leska-Drajerczak, Hanna Wysocka, Danuta Romanowska,
Michal Remiszewski, Jaroslaw Weckwerth, Katarzyna Janicka,
Malgorzata Kul, Kevin McCafferty.
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POSITIONS VACANT
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Linguistics Department
The Linguistics Department of the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill has been authorized to make a tenure-track appointment at
the assistant professor level in phonetics and phonology.
Responsibilities include teaching graduate and undergraduate courses,
student advising, supervision of student research, and the pursuit of
a vigorous research program. Ideally the applicant's research
interests will include both phonetics and phonology as well as their
interaction and mutual implications. Applicants should send a letter
of introduction, a curriculum vitae, a representative research sample,
and four letters of recommendation to the following address:
Search Committee
Department of Linguistics
Campus Box 3155
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill NC 27599-3155
The deadline for receipt of applications is January 10, 2003.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Application Address: Randall Hendrick
Campus Box 3155
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill NC
United States of America 27599-3155
Contact Information: Randall Hendrick
Email: [log in to unmask]
Phone: 919 942 3922
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK.
The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences (ESB-CAA accredited)
invites applicants for a tenure track position, beginning August,
2003.
Qualifications include an earned doctorate in speech-language
pathology, speech science, or related area. Expertise in Speech
Science (speech production, voice/resonance, speech disorders) is
preferred, but other areas of expertise will be considered.
Applicants should demonstrate a publication record and have favorable
teaching evaluations commensurate with experience. Post-doctoral
training and CCC-SLP are preferred. The successful candidate must
provide evidence of research productivity, and demonstrate the
potential to establish an independent research program capable of
attracting external support. Responsibilities include conducting
research, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, mentoring
graduate students, and participating in departmental and university
activities. Salary is negotiable, depending upon qualifications and
experience.
The department offers B.A., M.A., AuD., and Ph.D. degrees and is the
largest Hearing and Speech program in the state of Maryland (web page:
http://www.bsos.umd.edu/hesp). The College Park campus is located in
the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area in close proximity to
numerous world-renowned medical institutions and research facilities
including the NIH, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Johns Hopkins
University, and the University of Maryland, School of Medicine.
Review of applications will begin on January 2, 2003, but applications
will be accepted until position is filled. Please send a letter of
application, CV, a statement of research and teaching interests,
selected reprints, transcript of graduate studies, and three letters
of recommendation to: Dr. Froma P. Roth, Chair - Search Committee,
Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland,
College Park, MD 20742. Please contact Dr. Roth at: 301-405-4230,
[log in to unmask]
The University of Maryland is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity
employer. Minorities are encouraged to apply.
Application Address: Froma Roth , Professor
Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
University of Maryland at College park
College Park MD
United States of America 20742
Contact Information: Froma Roth , Professor
Email: [log in to unmask]
Phone: 301-405-4230 Fax: 301-314-2023
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Speech Technology Specialist
Nuance Communications Limited
SUMMARY:
Maintain Nuance's pronunciation and part-of-speech dictionaries.
Coordinate and contribute to linguistic work for speech recognizer
language module development and text-to-speech synthesizer voice
creation. Participate in the development of speech recognizer
language modules.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
*Coordinate and contribute to linguistic work for speech recognizer
language module development
*Maintain and enhance pronunciation dictionaries for multiple
languages, as well as the dictionary databases.
*In cooperation with the recognizer and TTS teams, unify the dictionaries:
-across products (short-term objective)
-across variations of English (mid-term objective)
-across multiple languages (long-term objective)
*Evaluation of commercial dictionaries for purchase
*Supervise junior linguists
*Coordinate and contribute to linguistic work for text-to-speech
Synthesizer voice creation
*Creation and extension of scripts used for voice talent recording
*Run auto-annotation tool on new Synthesizer voices and correct
segmentation and annotations.
-monitor script annotation quality from the Nuance and
external transcription group
*Develop normalization rules for acronyms, abbreviations, etc. for
multiple languages
*Tuning of initial voice releases, relative to POS tagging, parsers
and prosody modeling.
*Participate in the development of new and tuned Speech Recognizer
Language Modules
*Collection of recognizer training data
-internal and external data collection
-utterance recordings from customer sites in cooperation with
Professional Service team
-evaluation of commercial databases for purchase
-monitor data transcription quality from the Nuance and
external transcription group
*Language module development including, training, testing,
documentation and packaging
REQUIRED SKILLS:
*Thorough understanding of phonetics of conversational speech as it
applies to English, Spanish, French and Portuguese as spoken in the
Americas
*Knowledge and experience with Text-to-Speech Synthesis and/or Speaker
and Speech Recognition technologies
*Ability to communicate effectively and work with teams across
multiple time-zones
*Strong Unix scripting skills
IDEAL SKILLS:
*Graduate degree in Linguistics, Engineering or Computer Science
* or more years of industrial experience
EDUCATION:
*Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Linguistics, Engineering or Computer
Science
Application Address:
Linda Thibault
111 Duke Street
Suite 4100
Montreal Quebec
Canada H3C 2M1
Contact Information: Linda Thibault
Email: [log in to unmask]
Phone: 514-732-4922
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Northwestern University.
The Department of Linguistics invites applications for a full-time
non-renewable Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship funded through a
grant to the University from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The fellowship is for a period of two academic years, beginning
1 September 2003. In accordance with the fellowship guidelines,
all requirements for the PhD must be completed prior to the
start of the fellowship period. We are seeking recent PhDs
in any subfield of linguistics who have analyzed primary data
(e.g. experimental data, field data, or natural language corpora)
in order to address theoretical issues. Candidates with research
interests in the languages of US Hispanic/Latino populations or
languages of the Islamic world are especially welcome. Salary
is competitive and commensurate with qualifications. The
position also provides funds for computer facilities and
professional travel. Mellon postdoctoral fellows are expected
to participate fully in Northwestern's interdisciplinary research
environment, teach a one-quarter lecture course and a one-quarter
seminar per year, and present one colloquium per year. For fullest
consideration, candidates should ensure that their application arrives
in the department before 15 January 2003. APPLICATIONS BY EMAIL
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The application should include the candidate's
CV (indicating an email address), statements of research and
teaching interests, teaching evaluations (if available), and
reprints or other written work. (Finalists will be asked to
submit a copy of the dissertation, or completed portions
thereof, at a later date; it is not necessary to do so at
this time.) Candidates should arrange to have 3-4 letters
of reference sent directly to the search committee by the
application deadline; if possible, one of the letters
should specifically address the applicant's teaching qualifications.
Send all materials to:
Mellon Search Committee,
Dept. Linguistics,
Northwestern University,
2016 Sheridan Rd.,
Evanston, IL 60208-4090;
(847) 491-7020;
(847)491-3770 (fax).
Email inquiries should be directed to: [log in to unmask]
The web page for the department is:
http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/linguistics.
Applications from minority and women candidates are especially welcome.
The fellowship is open to non-US citizens, as long as the
necessary permit to work in the U. S. is in hand
prior to 1 September 2003. AA/EEOE
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Deadline for inclusion of items in the next foNETiks: 26 January 2003.
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