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foNETiks
A newsletter for
The International Phonetic Association
and for the Phonetic Sciences
October 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
E-mail address: fonetiks-request at jiscmail.ac.uk
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http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/fonetiks.html
Visit the IPA web page at http://www.langsci.ucl.ac.uk
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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[date of first appearance follows]
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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)
9-11 June 2011. 6th International Conference on Speech Motor Control,
Groningen - Nijmegen, NL. http://www.slp-nijmegen.nl/smc2011
##16-17 June 2011. International Child Phonology Conference, University of
York, UK.
http://yorkconferences.com/Delegate_Information/International_Child_Phonology_Conference.aspx
(10/10)
17-21 August 2011. The 17th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences
(ICPhS XVII). Hong Kong SAR, China. 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)
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CONFERENCES
***************** First call for papers for the
International Child Phonology Conference (ICPC)
June 16-17, 2011 (Pre-conference workshop: June 15)
Deadline for abstracts: December 1, 2010
The International Child Phonology Conference (ICPC) 2011 will take place at
the University of York, England, June 16-17, preceded by a one-day workshop
on cross-linguistic studies of phonetic and/or phonological development,
June 15.
The ICPC has met annually for about 30 years, originally in the Midwestern
American states, as a forum for talks and discussion on any aspect of
children’s phonological development. Presentations deal with a broad range
of topics, covering theoretical and applied concerns, phonetics and
phonology, typical and atypical development, infants, toddlers and older
children, and oral and signed language.
Main conference
We invite proposals for papers and posters covering any aspect of child
phonetics and/or phonology.
Pre-conference workshop on cross-linguistic projects on phonetic and/or
phonological development
We invite submissions for oral presentations reporting on goals, methods
and findings of collaborative cross-linguistic projects on phonetic and/or
phonological development. We welcome either one or two talks per project;
where two talks (and speakers) are planned, one should focus on the
theoretical or practical motivation for the project and the other on
presenting comparative data. No more than two abstracts should be submitted
from any one project. Talks will be 30-45 minutes long, depending on the
number of submissions. Talks which cannot be fitted into the workshop due
to time limitations will be considered for the main conference.
Following the child phonology conference tradition, we will have no invited
speakers.
Abstracts will be peer-reviewed anonymously by members of the organizing
committee.
Conference website
http://yorkconferences.com/Delegate_Information/International_Child_Phonology_Conference.aspx
The site is still under construction, but should become live very soon.
Abstracts for both the main conference and the workshop (up to 300 words
per presentation) should be submitted directly to the conference website.
Authors submitting to the main conference should indicate whether they
prefer to present an oral paper or a poster. Oral presentations will be
allocated a 30-minute slot each, to include a 5-10 minute discussion. The
final format of the presentation will be decided on by the committee.
Detailed instructions for abstract submission will be posted on the
conference website soon.
Key dates
Abstract submission: December 1, 2010
Notification of outcome: January 15, 2011
Registration start: February 1, 2011
Programme published on website: February 15, 2011
Registration
Early registration, regular: £60
Early registration, student: £30
Late registration (after 1 May), regular: £80
Late registration (after 1 May), student: £40
Accommodation Some rooms will be available on campus, but we expect that
most participants will want to book a hotel or B&B in town (a 10-minute
bus-ride to campus or a 30-minute walk, typically). We will provide links
on our website to help you to find all of these options.
For further information please contact the organizers, Marilyn Vihman
(mv509 at york.ac.uk) or Tamar Keren-Portnoy (tkp502 at york.ac.uk).
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POSITIONS VACANT
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The Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT-Coimbra) is accepting applications to
award 1 (one) scientific research grant (BI for MSc), to carry out
activities in the project HE[eee]SIT[u]ATION: Portuguese Hesitation Models,
funded by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Science & Technology
Foundation) under the reference PTDC/CLE-LIN/112411/2009
Description: Hesitations (as filled pauses, word cut-offs, extensions and
repetitions) are very common in spontaneous speech. The main goal of this
work is to build a model of the hesitation content in the spontaneous
speech, focusing on the Portuguese language, as well as to release a
hesitation database. The project has also as a challenge the automatic
detection of hesitation events from the speech signal.
The successful candidate will be part of a research team representing
expertise in different complementary disciplines, including linguistics and
engineering, whose aims are recognize Portuguese speech, and she/he will
participate in the extraction of hesitation events from broadcast news
bulletins and other audio contents.
Candidate Profile: Candidates should have MSc in Electrical, Computing or
Informatics Engineering, in Linguistics, or in related field. Preference
will be given to candidates who demonstrate that they have programming and
linguistic solid skills sufficient to conduct independent research in the
area.
Terms of Stipend and Employment: This research grant have a duration of 12
months, scheduled to start November 2010, and may be renewed for equal
period, according to the Portuguese Science Foundation regulation
(http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/bolsas/index.phtml.en). The monthly
maintenance stipend is 980€
(http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores.phtml.en) plus the coast to
the right to social security (voluntary social security regime) under the
terms expressly set forth in article 32. º of the Scientific Research Grant
Recipient Statute, approved by Law 40/2004 of 18 August 2004. The job
location is the Lab. Processamento de Sinal of Instituto de
Telecomunicações.
Application Documents: Applications should be submitted in electronic
format only, to saracandeias AT co DOT it DOT pt by the indicated deadline.
A cover letter with statements of research and interests and a CV should be
sent by email, in PDF format, directly to the address saracandeias AT co
DOT it DOT pt or send by normal mail to Serviço Administrativo - Instituto
de Telecomunicações (see contacts).
Application Period: From 20.09.2010 until 15.10.2010.
Selection Board: Post-PhD Researcher Sara Candeias, Professor Fernando
Perdigão and Full Professor Luís Vieira de Sá
Contacts:
Doutora Sara Maria Fernandes Rato e Costa Marques Candeias
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Dep. Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores
FCTUC, Pólo II da Universidade de Coimbra
3030-290 Coimbra – Portugal
Email: saracandeias AT co DOT it DOT pt
Phone Number: +351 239 796 242
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Cornell University
Department of Linguistics
Phonetician
Position: The Department of Linguistics invites applications for a
tenure-track position in linguistics with a specialization in
phonetics, to begin July 1, 2011. Candidates are expected to pursue
an active research program in experimental phonetics. Strengths in a
related area such as computational modeling, experimental phonology,
or psycholinguistics will also be considered an asset. Teaching
responsibilities include both graduate and undergraduate courses. The
position will be at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate
Professor. PhD required.
Application details: Electronic submission is preferred. Candidates
should submit a letter of application, CV, representative published or
unpublished scholarly work, and at least three letters of
recommendation to: lingdept at cornell.edu.
Alternative Mailing Address:
Phonetics Search Committee
Department of Linguistics
203 Morrill Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-4701
To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by
November 22, 2010. Acknowledgement of receipt will be made by e-mail.
Any inquiries may be addressed to Mats Rooth (mr249 at cornell.edu);
please include “Phonetics Search” in the subject line.
Cornell University is an equal opportunity employer and educator.
Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
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The Faculty of Humanities at Stockholm University announces nine
doctoral student posts linked to the Special Doctoral Programme in
Language and Linguistics. Ref no SU 617-2294-10. Deadline for
applications: October 15, 2010.
More information on the vacancies and instructions for application are
found here:
http://www.fosprak.su.se/pub/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=14627
The Special Doctoral Program in Language and Linguistics offers a
qualified doctoral program with focus on the systematicity and
structure of language, i.e. with focus on the traditional core areas
of linguistics: phonology, morphology, syntax, as well as semantics
and pragmatics. The thesis should be based on empirical material
derived from one or more languages, preferably with a cross-linguistic
or diachronic perspective.
The special doctoral program will accept applicants from all areas of
language study at the departments within the Faculty of Humanities
that have supervisor capacity. Thesis topics should be theoretically,
methodologically, or empirically linked to the focus of the program.
It is consequently important for applicants to be familiar with the
profile of the special doctoral program, which can be found on the
homepage: www.fosprak.su.se
For additional information contact the research secretary for the
special doctoral program, Farah Moniri: telephone: 46-(0)8-16 23 43,
email: farah.moniri at ling.su.se
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The Linguistics Program at Bucknell University invites applications for a
tenure-track position at the assistant professor level beginning in Fall
2011. A PhD in Linguistics is required by the time of appointment.
Qualified applicants will have no more than four years of full-time faculty
experience beyond completion of the PhD. The successful candidate should
show scholarly promise or accomplishment and a commitment to excellence in
teaching on the undergraduate level. The position has been designated in
the area of psycholinguistics and experimental methods, with a program of
research and teaching that links experimental findings with linguistic
theory. The successful applicant should also be able to teach general
introductory courses and upper-level courses in phonology and morphology.
Preference will be given to candidates who have a demonstrated interest or
experience in teaching general education and/or interdisciplinary courses.
To apply, please submit cover letter and CV to
http://www.bucknell.edu/jobs. Three letters of recommendation should be
sent to Prof. James Lavine at the email address given below. Review of
materials will begin on October 15, 2010, and continue until the position
is filled. Bucknell University is a highly selective, primarily
undergraduate institution, combining a strong liberal arts tradition with
characteristics of a comprehensive university. Bucknell values a diverse
college community and is committed to excellence through diversity in its
faculty, staff, and students. Questions about the position should be
addressed by email to Prof. James Lavine.
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The Department of Linguistics at New York University seeks an assistant
professor to fill a tenure-track position either in Phonology or in
Semantics, beginning September 1, 2011, pending administrative and
budgetary approval. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and
graduate courses.
Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2010. To apply, see the
NYU Department of Linguistics web site below. Instructions for electronic
submission of documents can be found under the link 'Employment'.
Applicants should submit a letter of application describing their research
program; curriculum vitae; three letters of recommendation; and work
samples. Linguists that work on endangered languages and/or
under-researched languages are encouraged to apply. For further information
about this position, please contact Professor Chris Barker, chris.barker at
nyu.edu
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The Linguistics Department at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey,
New Brunswick, has a tenure-track appointment at the Assistant Professor
level available beginning Fall 2011. Desirable expertise includes
experimental design, statistics and quantitative analysis. The successful
applicant should have research interests that complement and relate to
those of the Linguistics Department faculty, which include phonetics,
phonology, syntax, semantics, and language learnability. Applicants should
have an outstanding research program, a serious commitment to teaching both
undergraduate and graduate students, and a strong commitment to
constructive interaction between experimental and theoretical work in
linguistics.
Must be able to document that all requirements for PhD have been completed
prior to appointment start date.
Applications will be reviewed beginning November 1, 2010. For fullest
consideration, candidates are strongly encouraged to submit their
applications and all supporting materials by November 1, 2010.
Applications should be submitted in pdf format via the Department’s website
http://ling.rutgers.edu/. Applications should include a cover letter, a
CV, a statement of research and teaching interests, evidence of teaching
ability (if available), up to three representative samples of published or
unpublished work, and the names and e-mail addresses of three references.
Applicants should also arrange for their letters of reference to be
submitted in pdf format via the Department’s website.
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Other Useful Information
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There is an archive, newly available online, called the "UCPI at Fresno
State."
Through a collaborative effort between the University of Calgary and Fresno
State University, we have made an inventory of complete phonetic recording
sessions publicly available at my Fresno State web site:
http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~sfulop/UCPI/UCPI
index.html<http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/%7Esfulop/UCPI/UCPI%20index.html> I
hope the info at that site is explanatory enough; I also hope that this
type of sound recording can prove valuable to our members, particularly
those involved with teaching phonetics. More languages are soon to be
added.
Sean A. Fulop, PhD
Associate Prof. of Linguistics
Director, Cognitive Science Program
California State University Fresno
5245 N. Backer Ave. PB92
Fresno, CA 93740-8001
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The deadline for material for the next foNETiks newsletter is 28 October
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