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foNETiks
A network newsletter
for the International Phonetic Association
and for the Phonetic Sciences
October 2004
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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, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands <[log in to unmask]>
E-mail address:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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[date of first appearance follows]
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7 - 9 October 2004. Variation and Change in Phonology and Phonetics. Potsdam,
Germany. [log in to unmask] (04/04)
15 - 17 November 2004. 3rd International Seminar on Speech Technology.
Valencia, Spain. http://www.dsic.upv.es/~3jth; [log in to unmask] (08/04)
8 - 10 December 2004. 10th Australian International Conference on Speech
Science & Technology (SST2004), Macquarie University, Sydney.
http://www.assta.org/sst/2004 (05/04)
16 - 18 December 2004. 4th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language
Processing (ISCSLP'04). Hong Kong, China. http://www.iscslp2004.com/ (12/03)
20 - 22 January 2005. 2nd Old World Conference in Phonology (OCP2). Tromso,
Norway. http://castl.uit.no (08/04)
23 - 25 February 2005. Speech perception within or outside phonology? Workshop
as part of the 27th annual meeting of the German Society for Linguistics
(DGfS). Cologne, Germany. http://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/events/percphon/ (08/04)
++25 - 27 February 2005. Penn Linguistics Colloquium, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. [log in to unmask]
http: www.ling.upenn.edu/Events/PLC (10/04)
30 March 2005. Synchrony Meets Diachrony in Phonology. A pre-Glow phonology
workshop. Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.unige.ch/glow05 (08/04)
19 - 22 April 2005. NOLISP'05: Non-Linear Speech Processing. Barcelona,
Spain. http://www.nolisp2005.org/; [log in to unmask] (12/03)
2 - 4 June 2005. 7th Annual Meeting of the French Network of Phonology
(REP2005). Mediterranean Centre for Social Sciences, Aix-en-Provence,
France. http://www.lpl.univ-aix.fr/~rfp2005/; [log in to unmask] (08/04)
15 - 17 June 2005. Plasticity in Speech Perception (PSP2005). ISCA Tutorial
and Research Workshop. Senate House, London, UK.
http://www.psp2005.org.uk/ (08/04)
16 - 18 June 2005. Between Stress and Tone (BeST). Leiden, The Netherlands.
http://www.iias.nl/iias/agenda/best/ (04/04)
20 - 21 June 2005. Phonetics and Phonology in Iberia (PaPI 2005), Universitat
Autonoma de Barcelona. http://seneca.uab.es/papi; [log in to unmask] (06/04)
23 - 25 June 2005. The International Conference on Language Variation in Europe
(ICLaVE), Meertens Institute, Amsterdam. http://www.iclave.org/ (05/04)
++23-25 June 2005. TENNET XVI (Theoretical and Experimental Neuropsychology).
Universite de Quebec, Montreal, Canada. http:www.tennet.ca (10/04)
23 - 26 June 2005. First International Conference on the Linguistics of
Contemporary English. University of Edinburgh.
http://www.englang.ed.ac.uk/iclce/iclce2005.html (09/04)
31 August - 3 September 2005. The 6th Pan-European Voice Conference (PEVoC-6):
Mirroring the Voice. The Royal Academy of Music, London, UK.
www.pevoc6.com; info@ pevoc6.com (04/04)
4 - 8 September 2005. INTERSPEECH'2005: 9th Eurospeech Conference. Centro
Cultural de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. http://www.interspeech2005.org/;
[log in to unmask] (08/04)
11 - 14 May 2006. International Conference on Conversation Analysis (ICCA).
University of Helsinki, Finland. [log in to unmask] (12/03)
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CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
(TENNET XVI)
Montreal, Canada, June 23-25, 2005
The 16th Annual conference on Theoretical and Experimental Neuropsychology,
TENNET XVI, will be held in June 2005 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at
Universite du Quebec, Montreal. This year marks the 16th anniversary of
TENNET. It also marks a passing of the baton from Henri Cohen and Peter
Snyder to Barbara Bulman-Fleming, Mike Dixon, and their colleagues at the
University of Waterloo. The conference will still be held in Montreal at the
usual time in June (we don't wish to mess with success). We wish to thank
Henri Cohen, Sid Segalowitz, Pete Snyder, Harry Whitaker and the staff and
students at UQAM for their dedication and hard work in making TENNET the
favourite conference for many of us.
The basic conference structure will be identical: (a) two invited thematic
symposia of 3 hours each day, followed by (b) refereed poster papers. The
poster papers are discussed after the second symposium, each afternoon. The
two-hour period for lunch allows ample time for strolling around to find one
of the many charming restaurants in the area.
The procedure for TENNET submissions is slightly different this year. There
are now two streams: ABSTRACT submissions (to TENNET) and MANUSCRIPT
submissions (to Brain and Cognition, not to TENNET - see below).
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstracts (maximum 250 words) can be submitted to the TENNET committee for
review. Abstracts that are accepted will enable the authors to present a
poster during TENNET. The 250-word abstracts will be printed in a separate
issue of Brain and Cognition devoted to conference proceedings. At least one
of the authors must be present to discuss the poster at the conference in
order for the abstract to be published.
The deadline for ABSTRACT submissions, via e-mail only ([log in to unmask] ),
is January 17th, 2005. Note the new email address in your address books,
please.
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
In addition to submitting the abstracts, we encourage authors to continue to
submit longer MANUSCRIPTS on the same topic (either brief papers or longer
papers). But as of this year all manuscripts (short or long) will undergo the
same peer review, editorial, and technical editing (i.e., galley proofs, etc.)
process as any formal submission to Brain and Cognition. Thus if you wish to
prepare a ^short paper^ or a ^long paper^ based on your poster, by all
means do so. These should be submitted directly to the Journal (i.e. NOT to the
TENNET email address). Accepted papers will appear in the main body of Brain
and Cognition, rather than in the issue devoted to the conference
proceedings. The website for Brain and Cognition is
http://authors.elsevier.com/JournalDetail.html?PubID=622798&Precis=DESC
Please follow the links to the ^Guide for Authors^ for submission details.
You can also submit online: see instructions at that website for ^Online
submission^.
IMPORTANT: Information for ABSTRACTS
All submissions should deal with a well-defined topic or problem in any domain
of experimental, clinical or theoretical neuropsychology, including
neurolinguistics, development, and history. The title of the presentation, the
full name(s) of author(s) (and complete mailing address, with institutional
affiliation, if any, telephone number and e-mail) and acknowledgments should
appear with the abstract. This information is needed to properly prepare the
program if your abstract is accepted.
As mentioned above, one type of submission will be considered: An abstract of
250 words or fewer, for publication as part of the conference proceedings, and
to serve as an archival record of a poster presentation. If a submission is
accepted, then one of the authors must attend the conference to present the
poster in order for the abstract to be published in the Journal.
Your abstract should arrive by the January 17th deadline at the following
email address: [log in to unmask] . IMPORTANT: Please check your submission
with an updated general-purpose antivirus application before sending it by e-
mail. Attached files should be in PDF, MS Word or RTF.
Manuscript submissions should be sent to: Brain and Cognition - see the
following website:
http://authors.elsevier.com/JournalDetail.html?PubID=622798&Precis=DESC
Further information about accommodation, registration, program and past
conferences can be found at http://www.tennet.ca
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The 29th Penn Linguistics Colloquium:
Call for Papers
The 29th Annual Penn Linguistics Colloquium will take place FEBRUARY
25-27, 2005 at the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia.
INVITED SPEAKER:
Mark Baker (Rutgers University): Gerund constructions within a
universal theory of categories.
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WORKSHOP (New!):
Anthony Kroch et al. (University of Pennsylvania): Syntactically
annotated corpora: What, Why and How?
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SUBMISSIONS:
Papers on any topic in linguistics and associated fields are welcome.
Speakers will have 20 minutes for their presentations and 5 minutes for
discussion and questions.
Please limit abstracts to one page, single- or double-spaced, in 11-pt.
font. An additional page may be used for references and tables. Do not
include your name or affiliation within the abstract.
To facilitate the review process, please submit your abstract as a .pdf
file. If you cannot create .pdf files, you may submit a .doc, .rtf, or
.txt file, and we will convert it for you. However, since phonetic fonts
are not likely to output correctly, we ask that you set up a legend using
standard ASCII characters.
An online abstract submission form will soon be available at the PLC
website, http://www.ling.upenn.edu/Events/PLC/
IMPORTANT DATES:
Abstract submissions due: November 8, 2004.
Notification of acceptance/rejection: January 17, 2005.
PROCEEDINGS:
Conference proceedings will be published as a volume of the Penn Working
Papers in Linguistics. Speakers will be invited to provide camera-ready
copies of their papers after the Colloquium.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Email [log in to unmask]
Visit http://www.ling.upenn.edu/Events/PLC/
Penn Linguistics Colloquium
Department of Linguistics
619 Williams Hall
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305
This event is supported by funding from GSAC, the Graduate Student
Association Council of the University of Pennsylvania.
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POSITIONS VACANT
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The University of Poitiers invites urgent applications for an ongoing
research project requiring first rate transcription and oral skills in the
field of English Phonetics (Southern British English). Please contact
[log in to unmask] for details.
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The Department of Communication Sciences in the College of Arts and
Sciences (http://www.case.edu/artsci) at Case Western Reserve
University (http://www.case.edu) invites applications for one or more
tenure-track appointments. Open rank, but candidates seeking
appointment at the rank of assistant professor are preferred. A broad
range of research interests involving medical, biological, and clinical
issues related to communication sciences and disorders with relevance
to children will be considered. Secondary appointments are possible in
a variety of departments, including Case's new Department of Cognitive
Science, depending on field. (See http://www.case.edu/artsci/cogsci.)
The successful candidate will be expected to develop a strong
externally-funded research program, contribute to the Department^Òs
graduate program, interact with other departments and schools, and
assist the Department in meeting College and University goals,
including undergraduate teaching in our university-wide undergraduate
general education program, SAGES. (See http://www.case.edu/sages.)
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent by date of appointment and
have, relative to career stage, a distinguished record of scholarship,
service, and teaching. Compensation commensurate with qualifications.
Applicants should provide a letter of application, a curriculum vita, a
statement of research interests and plans, and a statement of teaching
experience. Applications should be sent to Stephen Haynesworth, Ph.D.
([log in to unmask]). Complete applications received by
December 1, 2004 will receive full consideration. Case Western Reserve
University is committed to diversity and is an affirmative action,
equal opportunity employer. Applications from women or minorities are
especially encouraged. This ad is posted at
http://www.case.edu/artsci/dean/searches/cosi05.html
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The Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences at
Case Western Reserve University invites applications for a position at
the rank of assistant professor in the areas of philosophy and
cognitive science. A secondary appointment in Case's new Department of
Cognitive Science may be appropriate. Expected start date in August,
2005. Preference for candidates who will hold a Ph.D. or equivalent in
philosophy by the date of appointment, have research experience in some
field of cognitive science relevant to philosophy, and have an active
research interest in some historical philosopher or school of
philosophy. Teaching experience desirable. Semester system, four
courses per year including Introduction to Philosophy. Complete
applications received by November 15 will receive full consideration.
Applicants should provide a complete dossier with a writing sample and
arrange to have four letters of reference sent independently. So far as
possible these should be sent electronically to [log in to unmask]
with a cc to [log in to unmask] Surface mail can be sent to: Search
Committee, Department of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University,
10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7119. The university is an
equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Applications from women
or minorities are encouraged.
This announcement and further information are available at
http://www.case.edu/artsci/dean/searches/philosophy05.html
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Pending financial approval, Hubert Truckenbrodt, PD Dr, is looking to
fill a half-time position in a research project with a phonetician who
has an MA or a diploma. Work includes conducting production and perception
experiments in intonation. This is a two-year position, beginning January
2005, with a possible two-year extension. Command of German is an asset,
but not required.
Applications (CV, two letters of reference, description of statistical
and experimental experience, and any work samples) to Hubert Truckenbrodt
by October 29, 2004. Direct questions or .pdf applications to
[log in to unmask]
Address: Hubert Truckenbrodt
Seminar fuer Sprachwissenschaft
Wilhelmstr. 19
Tuebingen 72074, Germany
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The Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
is searching for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in
sociolinguistics. Specialisation open, but preference will be given to
candidates with an interest in multilingualism, language contact, social
dialectology, language variation, and discourse analysis. Starts August 16,
2005.
PhD required. Applications by November 30, 2004. Candidates are asked to
submit a CV, sample publications, and teaching evaluations to the address
below. They should arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent
to the same address, i.e.:
Sociolinguistics Search Committee
c/o Cathy Schilson
University of Illinois
Department of Linguistics, MC 168
4080 FLB, 707 S. Matthews Ave.
Urbana, IL. 61801, USA
Inquiries may be sent to [log in to unmask]
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The Linguistics Department at the University of Maryland invites applications
for an open rank position in Phonology, to begin August 2005. PhD required.
Letters of application should indicate whether applicant plans to attend the
January, 2005 LSA meeting in San Francisco. Application should include CV,
samples of written work. Please arrange for three letters of reference to
be sent. For best consideration, apply before December 1, 2004.
Application and letters of reference to:
Norbert Hornstein, Chair
Linguistics Dept, University of Maryland
1401 Marie Mount Hall
College Park, MD 20742 USA
phone 301-405-4932
Fax 301-405-7104
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PASSAGES
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John Laver retired on July 31 2004 from his position as Deputy Principal of
Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, and was appointed emeritus
professor of speech sciences
He will continue to have an office, in Speech and Language Sciences, and
can be contacted on email <[log in to unmask]>, and by phone
(0131-317-3165). His ordinary mail address will be:
Speech and Language Sciences
School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication
Queen Margaret University College
Clerwood Terrace
Edinburgh EH12 8TS
Scotland
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Jack Carnochan (March 6, 1918 - May 7, 2004) was a pioneering and influential
phonetician who worked and published primarily on the sound systems of major
West African languges. He attended University College London 1936-39 and after
WWII (during which he lost his right leg), joined SOAS in 1945. Here he
came under the influence of JR Firth and in the 1950s produced a
phonological analysis of the French verb in a Firthian paradigm. He was
appointed senior lecturer at SOAS in 1956, reader in phonetics in 1964,
and professor of phonetics in 1972. He retired in 1982.
Jack was an active and lively member of staff at SOAS. HIs core teaching
contribution was in experimental/articulatory phonetics and in the phonetics
of West African languages. He was a knowledgeable and sympathetic teacher,
a generous and gregarious man, and a fine raconteur with a wealth of anecdotes
derived from his wide experiences.
(Obituary condensed from PJ Jagger, The Guardian, 13/9/04)
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Betsy Uldall died in Edinburgh on June 23rd, 2004, aged 90, Born Elizabeth
Theodora Anderson in Kearney, Nebraska, daughter of a photographer, she took
her BA at Barnard College of Columbia University in 1935. It was while there
that, finding the periodical American Speech without an index, she set about
providing one, an early expression of a lifelong passion for the accessibility
of scholarly information and for clarity and completeness in its presentation.
In 1937 she registered at University College, London, on an MA (Phonetics)
course, graduating in 1939 with a thesis on 'The intonation of American
English'. That same summer she married the Danish linguist H.-J. Uldall . Ten
peripatetic years with the British Council followed, firstly in Greece and
the Middle East and later in South America, until in 1949 she was appointed
one of the first lecturers in the newly-established Department of Phonetics
at the University of Edinburgh. There she taught until retirement in 1983.
Besides intonation, her academic interests and expertise embraced speech
synthesis and vocal cord photography; whilst her gift for maintaining
contact with past students made her the Department's unofficial chronicler.
The writer Lawrence Durrell, an acquaintance from Egypt days, remembered her
for her 'comic verse in the Ogden Nash manner'. Her students, who usually
became her friends, enjoyed this quirky humour too, but drew greatest benefit
from the openness and humanity she displayed in her dealings with people, and
from her unaffected kindness and generosity.
She was a truly venerable member of the International Phonetic Association,
having belonged to it for over 65 years.
(Obituary taken from John Kelly, Journal of the International Phonetic
Association, to appear)
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