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foNETiks
A newsletter for
The International Phonetic Association
and for the Phonetic Sciences
September 2010
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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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6-10 September 2010. 13th International Conference on Text, Speech and Dialogue (TSD2010). Brno, Czech Republic. http://www.tsdconference.org/tsd2010/ (04/10)
8-10 September 2010. Phonlex 2010 International Conference. Toulouse, France.
http://blogs.univ-tlse2.fr/phonlex2010 (11/09)
8-10 September 2010. 21st Conference on Electronic Speech Signal Processing (ESSV 2010). Beuth University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany. http://public.beuth-hochschule.de/~mixdorff/essv2010/index_english.html (04/10)
9-11 September 2010. 4th Conference on Tone and Intonation in Europe (TIE4). Stockholm, Sweden. http://www.nordiska.su.se/tie4 (11/09, 02/10)
10-11 September 2010. Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching; Hosted by TESL/Applied Linguistics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA USA. http://tsll2009.info/ (01/10)
17-18 September 2010. 4th Workshop on Prosody, Syntax and Information (WPSI4). Newark, DE, USA. http://udel.edu/~stomioka/grant/WPSI4_main.html (08/10)
22-24 September 2010. Interspeech 2010 Satellite Workshop on Second Language Studies: Acquisition, Learning, Education and Technology. Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. http://www.gavo.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/L2WS2010/ (03/10)
22-24 September 2010. The 7th ISCA Tutorial and Research Workshop (ITRW) on Speech Synthesis (SSW7). Kyoto, Japan. http://www.ssw7.org/ (04/10)
23-25 September 2010. Laboratory Approaches to Romance Phonology. Provo, Utah, USA. http://hispling.byu.edu/larp/ (12/09)
25 September 2010. Competing Explanations in Phonology. Thematic session of Poznan Linguistics Meeting (PLM2010). Gniezo, Poland. http://ifa.amu.edu.pl/plm/2010/Competing_explanations_in_phonology (04/10)
25 September 2010. ISCA Tutorial and Research Workshop (ITRW) on Statistical and Perceptual Audition (SAPA2010). Makuhari, Japan. http://www.sapa2010.org/ (04/10)
25-26 September 2010. DiSS-LPSS Joint Workshop 2010. The 5th Workshop on Disfluency in Spontaneous Speech. The 2nd International Symposium on Linguistic Patterns in Spontaneous Speech. Tokyo, Japan.
http://cogsci.l.chiba-u.ac.jp/diss-lpss2010/ (04/10)
26-30 September 2010. Interspeech 2010: Spoken Language Processing for All. Makuhari, Japan. http://www.interspeech2010.org/ (12/09)
26-30 September 2010. Interspeech 2010 Special session on Social Signals in Speech. Makuhari, Japan. http://www.cs.utwente.nl/~truongkp/is2010sssss.html (04/10)
27 September- 1 October 2010. Summer School CPMSP2 - 2010: Cognitive and Physical Models of Speech Production, Speech Perception and Production-Perception Interaction Part III: Planning and Dynamics. Berlin, Germany. (01/10)
30 September - 3 October 2010. International Conference on Auditory-Visual Speech Processing (AVSP2010). Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. http://www.avsp2010.org/ (04/10)
8-10 October 2010. VIth International Conference on Phonetics Today. Moscow, Russia. http://phonetics.rli.ru/en (04/10)
21-22 October 2010. Workshop on Sound Change. Barcelona, Spain. http://www.traces.uab.cat/soundchange/ (09/09, 12/09)
29-30 October 2010. Phonetic Universals. Leipzig, Germany.
http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/conference/10-PhoneticUniversals/index.html (04/10)
11-12 November 2010. Experimental Approaches to Perception and Production of Linguistic Variation (ExAPP2010). Groningen, The Netherlands. http://www.rug.nl/let/exapp2010 (04/10)
15-19 November 2010. Forensic Voice Comparison and Forensic Acoustics. Tutorial and Special Session of 2nd Pan-American/ Iberian Meeting on Acoustics. Cancún, Mexico. http://cancun2010.forensic-voice-comparison.net/ (08/10)
16-19 November 2010. Sound of Indo-European 2 (SIE2): Phonetics, Phonemics, and Morphophonemics. Opava, Czech Republic. <soundofindoeuropean2 AT gmail.com> (04/10)
19-20 November 2010. Frontiers of Prosody (FoP). Leiden, The Netherlands.
http://www.hum2.leidenuniv.nl/prosody-frontiers (04/10)
26 November 2010. GlobE 2010 Prosody and Discourse. Warsaw, Poland.
http://globe.ils.uw.edu.pl/index.php?section=9&subsection=1 (08/10)
2-3 December 2010. 7th International Workshop on Spoken Language Translation (IWSLT2010). Paris, France. http://iwslt2010.fbk.eu/ (08/10)
9-11 December 2010. IV International Conference on Native and Non-native Accents of English (Accents 2010). Lódz, Poland. http://www.filolog.uni.lodz.pl/accents2010 (08/10)
14-15 December 2010. Sociophonetics, at the Crossroads of Speech Variation, Processing and Communication. Pisa, Italy. http://linguistica.sns.it/Sociophonetics/home.htm (08/10)
14-16 December 2010. Thirteenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology (SST 2010). Melbourne, Australia. http://www.assta.org/sst/2010 (02/10, 04/10)
6-9 January 2011. APA Panel: A New Look at Greek Prosody. San Antonio, TX, USA. http://www.apaclassics.org/AnnualMeeting/annualmeeting.html (04/10)
6-9 January 2011. Panel in MLA Discussion Group: Teaching Phonetics and Phonology. Los Angeles, CA, USA. http://www.mla.org (04/10)
12-14 January 2011. CUNY Conference on the Phonology of Endangered Languages. CUNY Graduate Center, Manhattan, NY, USA. http://cunyphonologyforum.net/endan.php (06/10)
20-22 January 2011. 8th Old World Conference in Phonology (OCP8). Marrakech, Morocco. <OCP8 AT gmail.com> (07/10)
## 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 (9/10) [Further details below]
9-11 June 2011. 6th International Conference on Speech Motor Control, Groningen - Nijmegen, NL.
http://www.slp-nijmegen.nl/smc2011
17-21 August 2011. The 17th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS XVII). Hong Kong, China SAR. http://www.icphs2011.hk (08/10)
## 12-14 Septmeber 2011. The Prosody-Discourse Interface, Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom. http://www.famss.salford.ac.uk/page/pdi_conference (09/10) [Further details below]
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CONFERENCES
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The Prosody-Discourse Interface
12-14 September 2011
Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom
http://www.famss.salford.ac.uk/page/pdi_conference
This conference is the fourth in a series which provides a forum for those
working on the relationship between prosody and discourse. As the
previous conferences have shown, there is a range of phenomena which
illustrate how research in prosody feeds into research in discourse and vice
versa - for example, the communication of attitudes and emotions,
constraints on implicit meaning, focus and information structure, the
communication of irony, interaction and interactive meaning, humour in
discourse, parentheticals, the interpretation of anaphora, the identification
of processing units, and the identification of genre. The relationship
between prosody and discourse has been viewed from the perspective of
phonology, semantics, syntax, pragmatics, language acquisition, language
processing, language pathology, stylistics, language evolution, and speech
synthesis. Moreover, research has been carried out in a wide range of
theoretical paradigms. We now aim to build on this research, and in this way
develop a greater understanding of phenomena at the prosody-discourse
interface.
The conference will consist of four parts:
1. Research Training Workshop (for research students and academics who
wish to develop an understanding of the issues involved in transcribing
prosodic structure).
2. Oral presentations on any area of the prosody-discourse interface
3. Poster sessions on any area of the prosody-discourse interface
4. Special workshop on expressive and affective prosody (speakers: Diane
Blakemore, Chris Potts, Marc Schroeder)
We now invite researchers in prosody and discourse to submit abstract for
inclusion in themed sessions on any area of the prosody-discourse interface
(including the topic of the special workshop). We expect abstracts to
address the following questions from a range of theoretical paradigms:
-What are the different prosodic subsystems; how do they interact; and
how do they contribute to the interpretation of discourse?
-How should we describe and analyze prosodic facts?
-What are the relevant units for the analysis of discourse; and what are
their prosodic properties?
-How is discourse processed; and how does prosody affect discourse
processing?
-How do context and prosody interact in the interpretation of discourse?
-What is 'tone of voice' and how does it affect interpretation?
-How do L1 and L2 speakers acquire an understanding of the relationship
between prosody and context?
-What are the best methodological tools for the description and
transcription of the prosodic properties of discourse?
Call For Papers
Please note
- the conference will be held in English and French.
- abstracts must be no more than 1 A4 page and written in Times 12 Font (plus an extra page for references and
figures)
- two copies of the abstract must be submitted - one anonymous and the other marked with the name of the author(s),
affiliation(s) and email address of the main author
- abstracts must be sent to the following address: <d.blakemore salford.ac.uk>
- abstracts will be evaluated anonymously by the scientific committee for the conference.
- abstracts should indicate if they are for an oral presentation, a poster, or both. Please note that we will not
be able to accommodate everybody in the oral sessions.
Submission of abstracts: 15 April 2011
Notification of acceptance: 6 June 2011
Conference: 12 - 14 September 2011
Enquiries:
Diane Blakemore (local organizer) d.blakemore salford.ac.uk
Debbie Hughes (conference support) d.hughes1 salford.ac.uk
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TRANSCRIBING, WRITING, FORMALISING - 2
25th international conference
Cercle Linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest
Université d'Orléans, France.
Friday 27th - Saturday 28th May 2011
In order to become a science, linguistics eventually departed from philology. Having turned away from publishing
and commenting on texts, it has set up its field of observation outside vernacular writings in order to compare
sound forms. Thus, it has given access to all languages (at whatever stage in their evolution), whether they have
had a written form or not.
The 25th CerLiCO International Conference will attempt to understand the work of the linguist when he specifies his
objects and elaborates his tools. In this perspective it will discuss three fundamental notions, three gestures
that are the basis of analysis:
=> Transcribing. This amounts to ponder the significance of the conversion of a sound signal into a graphic
representation.
=> Writing. This asks the question of the existing relations between a conventional graphic system of
representation and the structure of languages (phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic, ...) within their
organisation and their interactions.
=> Formalising. This answers the necessity of an explanatory approach that will lead to the construction of a
system - and no longer a mere inventory. A system possessing its own internal rules and having universal value in
time, space and society. This would mean fulfilling Saussure's algebraic linguistics project, parts of which can be
assessed by automatic processing.
Our aim will be to understand what gets accomplished within the movement going from the signal to modelling and
what this work means.
Presentations will last 25 minutes and will be followed by a 15 minute-discussion. The Conference will include a
poster session, and there will be about 15 presentations altogether. The Proceedings will be published in 2012 in
Travaux Linguistiques du CerLiCO, Vol. 25, Presses Universitaires de Rennes.
Submissions should include, in addition to the author's institutional affiliation and e-mail address, an anonymous
abstract of around 500 words / 3,000 characters, with a few references attached. Authors should specify whether
they wish to present a paper or a poster. The abstracts will be posted on the CerLiCO website and sent to
participants on registration for the Conference.
Submissions should be sent in electronic format to :
Noëlle Serpollet & Gabriel Bergounioux : [log in to unmask]
no later than 15 September 2010
Information about the Conference will be posted on the CerLiCO website:
http://www.mshs.univ-poitiers.fr/cerlico/cerlico.htm
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POSITIONS VACANT
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Department of English Literature and Linguistics, Hanyang
University, Seoul, South Korea
Conditional Tenure-Track, Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty Position in Experimental Linguistics
The Department of English Literature and Linguistics, Hanyang University (Seoul, Korea) invites foreign
applications for a full time faculty (tenure-track) position with the rank open in the field of experimental
linguistics to start on March 1, 2011 (or possibly Sept 1, 2011). The area of specialization is open, as long as
the candidate's research is conducted based on some kind of experimental work, dealing with theoretical issues of
any subfields of linguistics (e.g., psycholinguistics, discourse, pragmatics, phonetics, laboratory phonology,
syntax, semantics). (Candidates whose research interests lie in psycholinguistics with spoken word/sentence
processing are particularly encouraged to apply, but we value a strong research/publication record in any subfield
of linguistics.)
[Minimum qualifications]
The applicant must hold PhD before the job starts; must have at least 2 articles already published in international
scholarly journals in the past 3 years; must hold a foreign nationality with a native command of English.
[Responsibilities]
Teaching 2 or 3 courses per semester depending on the candidate's qualificatio; and advising students. No
substantial administration work is expected to be done by foreign faculty members.
[Salary/Benefits]
The AVERAGE annual salaries are as follows: Assistant Professors from US$44,000 to US$51,000; Associate Professors
from US$52,000 to US$62,000; and Professors from US$62,000 to US$100,000, which frequently varies depending on the
exchange rates. A residence or housing subsidy may be provided for up to 3 years. The actual salary will be
determined based on the candidate's teaching and research experience and qualifications. Other benefits may include
a start-up fund and possible annual university research funds. In addition, each faculty member is granted one
research assistantship. Currently, a special research allowance (a substantial amount as additional salary) is
additionally granted for each international journal paper to be published in SSCI and A&HCI indexed journals.
Hanyang University is one of the top 5 universities in Korea to which top 5% or better high school students are
generally admitted. The department has 6 linguistics and 6 literature faculty members. The department has recently
built a state-of-art Phonetics/Psycholinguistics Laboratory (director: Taehong Cho) to promote research programs in
experimental linguistics. It is equipped with a magnetometer system (EMA), an Eye-tracking system (Eye-Link II), a
professional sound booth, two perception booths and other necessary computer facilities. The successful applicant
will have a full access to the lab facilities.
[Related websites]
Hanyang Phonetics & Psycholinguistics Lab:
http://www.hanyang.ac.kr/code_html/H3HLFB/introEng/research/index.html
Further info on the lab: http://tcho.hanyang.ac.kr (and click "phonetics lab")
Department info: http://www.hanyang.ac.kr/code_html/H3HLFB/introEng/index.html
Hanyang U. http://www.hanyang.ac.kr/english/
[Application Details]
The first screening process will be made based on the candidate's CV, statement of teaching and (past, current, and
future) research interests and 2-3 sample research papers published within the past 3 years (to be sent to
[log in to unmask]) and three letters of recommendation. The letters of recommendation should be sent
directly to Prof. Taehong Cho at [log in to unmask] Candidates who are short-listed after the first screening
process will be asked to send original documents and formal university application materials.
Contact Person: Taehong Cho ([log in to unmask]) http://tcho.hanyang.ac.kr
Closing Date for Applications for the first screening process: October 15, 2010
Reviews of applications will start: October 15, 2010
Notification of short-listed candidates: October 30, 2010.
Application Email Address: [log in to unmask]
(Letters of recommendation to [log in to unmask])
Postal Address:
Department of English Language and Linguistics
Hanyang University
Haengdang-dong 17, Sungdong-gu,
Seoul (133-791), South Korea
Phone: +82-2-2220-0740
FAX: +82-2-2220-0741
More information on Hanyang University: http://www.hanyang.ac.kr/english/
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California State University, Fullerton, California, USA.
Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics
The Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics invites applications for Assistant Professor in
Linguistics with training in phonetics and phonology. Teaching assignments include introductory and specialty
courses in Linguistics at the upper-division and M.A. levels, G.E., grammar, language, and other courses depending
on the candidate's interests and departmental needs. Department faculty teach three or four courses each semester.
A reduction in teaching load is provided for the first two years, and re-assigned time is available for research,
course development, and departmental responsibilities.
Ph.D. in Linguistics with training and experience in English is required by August 2011. ABD's must show evidence
of degree completion prior to appointment. Ability to interact effectively with a wide and culturally diverse range
of students, evidence of successful teaching, potential for peer-reviewed publication, and participation in
disciplinary community are essential. Starting salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and
experience. For a more detailed description go to http://diversity.fullerton.edu/Jobs/hss_english_linguistics.aspx
Submit letter of interest, C.V., and dossier to Sheryl Fontaine at the address below. Application acknowledged by
letter. Applications postmarked by October 29, 2010 receive full consideration. Preliminary interviews held
at MLA. Job Control Number: 23603G-11-015. CSUF is an EEO/TITLE IX/ADA Employer.
Mailing Address for Applications:
Sheryl Fontaine, Chair
Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics
University Hall 323
California State University Fullerton
Fullerton, CA 92834-6848
USA
<sfontaine fullerton.edu>
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University of Southampton, UK.
Institute of Sound and Vibration Research
EPSRC funded PhD Studentship in Speech Processing
Funding is available for one PhD position in Southampton, UK, starting from 1 October 2010 or soon after.
The studentship will aim to investigate the informational characteristics of speech and their contribution to
intelligibility of speech in the presence of noise and develop speech enhancement algorithms for hearing aids or
cochlear implants. This position would suit someone with a strong background in signal processing or computation.
The ISVR has an international reputation for research. The successful candidate will work within the Hearing and
Balance Centre (HABC), which has highly motivated, first class research students researching in the area of
audiology, speech processing and biomedical engineering. See http://www.isvr.soton.ac.uk/ for further details of
research activities within the HABC.
The ISVR is a diverse community committed to creating an inclusive working and learning environment in which all
individuals are equally treated and valued, and can achieve their potential. The ISVR considers all studentship
applications in relation to academic criteria and regardless of the individual's race, nationality, gender, or
belief. The University of Southampton is one of the top 15 research-led universities in the United Kingdom.
Studentship: Students should meet the EPSRC residency criteria to be eligible for this studentship. The studentship
covers University tuition fees (at EU/UK level**) and provides a tax-free bursary of approximately £13,290 per
year, rising annually in line with the UK Government (EPSRC) recommended rates.
Entry requirements: This multi-disciplinary studentship is available to candidates with the equivalent of a first
class or upper-second class degree in a related discipline (e.g., engineering or computation), having an interest
in speech processing and biomedical engineering. The research requires good communication and an ability to work
within a team and collaborate across a range of disciplines.
How to apply:
Please send a full CV with contact details of two referees together with a personal statement (~300 words, stating
why you particularly want to do a PhD, why you think you are suited to a research degree and what particularly
attracts you to this project) to:
Dr Shouyan Wang, Hearing and Balance Centre, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, Building 13, University of
Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK. Email: [log in to unmask]
The closing date for applications is 30 September 2010.
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ON-LINE WORKSHOPS
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Free Web Workshops on Speech Analysis & Synthesis
Dear linguists,
I would like to invite you to participate in my free web workshops on
speech analysis and synthesis for the purposes of linguistic research. The
workshops will be two hours long and will be done via a web collaboration
suite, including audio and video. I will focus on practical issues that are
helpful in day-to-day field and lab research. The workshops cover a range
of topics, for both beginners and advanced researchers. I hope you will
find something of interest for yourselves or your students. Most of all, I
hope it will be a lot of fun.
You can find out more about the workshops at this web address:
http://bartus.org/akustyk/ws
Thanks!
Bartek Plichta
http://bartus.org
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