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foNETiks
A newsletter for
The International Phonetic Association
and for the Phonetic Sciences
January 2011
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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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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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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)
28-31 January 2011. New Tools and Methods for Very-Large-Scale Phonetics Research (VLSP 2011). University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phonetics/workshop/ (11/10)
##11-12 April 2011. BACL 2011, 3rd Colloquium of the British Association of Clinical Linguistics, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK.
http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/hss/subject_groups_0538C63C6F7C4552A9B6352602B573AE.htm
(1/11) [Further details below]
##16-18 May 2011. Speaking 2011: Speaking in a Foreign language - Effective Learning, Teaching and Assessment
Konin, Poland. http://sites.google.com/site/konferencjamowienie2011/english (1/11) [further details below]
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 (09/10)
9-11 June 2011. 6th International Conference on Speech Motor Control, Groningen - Nijmegen, NL. http://www.slp-nijmegen.nl/smc2011
13-15 June 2011. Phonetics without Borders (PhwB-2011). Blagoveshchensk, Amur Region, Russia. http://www.amursu.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3738&Itemid=661&lang=en (11/10)
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 June 2011. Workshop on Phonetic Grounding in English Phonology. Boston, MA, USA. (1/11) [further details below]
21–22 June 2011. Phonetics and Phonology in Iberia 2011 (PaPI 2011). Tarragona, Spain.
http://wwwa.urv.cat/deaa/PaPI2011/home.html (11/10)
## 27 June-1 July 2011.Forum Acusticum 2011: European conference of the European Acoustics Association, Aalborg, Denmark. http://www.fa2011.org/ (1/11) {further details below]
## 30 Jun - 02 Jul 2011. French Phonology Network Annual Meeting, RFP 2011, Tours, France. (1/11) [further details below]
16 August 2011. Coarticulation in New Varieties of English. A satellite event to ICPhS XVII. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. http://www.reading.ac.uk/epu/ICPhS17_Satellite/ (11/10)
17-21 August 2011. The 17th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS XVII). Hong Kong SAR, China. http://www.icphs2011.hk (08/10)
24-26 August 2011. Speech and Language Technology in Education (SLaTE) 2011. Venice, Italy. http://project.cgm.unive.it/events/SLaTE2011/ (11/10)
27-31 August 2011. Interspeech 2011. Florence, Italy. http://www.interspeech2011.org/ (12/10)
12-14 September 2011. The Prosody-Discourse Interface, Salford, Manchester, UK. http://www.famss.salford.ac.uk/page/pdi_conference (09/10)
7-8 October 2011. Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT): The Confluence of Social Factors and Pronunciation: Accent, Identity, Irritation and Discrimination. Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA. http://pslltconference.com (12/10)
2 July 2012. Teaching and Learning Pronunciation: Local and global perspectives on research and practice. Cairns, Australia. http://www.astmanagement.com.au/acta12/index.html (12/10)
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CONFERENCES
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Forum Acusticum 2011
It is with great pleasure that we hereby invite you to submit your abstracts for the Forum Acusticum 2011 - the triennial European conference of the European Acoustics Association (EAA), which will take place in Aalborg, Denmark from June 27 to July 1, 2011.
The Forum Acusticum embraces all fields of acoustics. The technical program will also include invited and contributed papers in structured parallel sessions and poster presentations. During the past months many proposals for structured sessions have been accepted, and we now hereby invite abstracts for these sessions, as well as for all other scientific areas of the Forum Acusticum in general.
If you have been invited to participate in a given structured session, we kindly ask that you indicate that session as the area of you submission. We also welcome submissions within the general EAA TC areas (capital letters in the list), and in the field of acoustics generally.
Abstracts shall be of 100 to 250 words, and the deadline for abstracts is January 9th 2011. Notification of acceptance will be given by February 21st 2011, and the deadline for the four-page conference papers is March 21st 2011.
The EAA offers free participation for a total of 10 East European Ph.D. students. Detailed instructions for this will be posted on the conference website soon, but please tick the box of 'EAA grant applicant', when submitting your abstract, if you intend to apply for free participation through the EAA.
Information for exhibitors and sponsors will soon follow. If you wish to be notified directly on options for the exhibition, booth sizes, prices etc., then please send your contact information to <[log in to unmask]>.
We hope that the Forum Acusticum conference will be a fruitful meeting point for researchers and practitioners dealing with all fields of acoustics and sound-related research.
Welcome to Forum Acusticum 2011 in Denmark!
Ville Pulkki, Sessions Chairman
Flemming Christensen, General Secretary
Dorte Hammershøi, General Chairman
http://www.fa2011.org/
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Workshop on Phonetic Grounding in English Phonology
17-21 June 2011
Boston, MA, USA
Relative to the phonological bases (sonority, features, ‘abstract’) frequently addressed in 1970s and 1980s, functionalist literature has been centered, since 1995, by phonetic bases, where the conditioning under which phonological entities operate stems from physical activity: movement, posture, duration, easiness or difficulty, air flow, (in-)compatibility, constriction, etc.
Call for Papers:
Phonologists doing this line of research are encouraged to present a paper. At present, 30 minutes including presentation and question are expected. The slots for the presenters other than the invited speakers are ca. 4 or 5. Any topics with respect to English phonology and phonetic motivation are welcome. Please email the organizer of this workshop (tonaniwadd.mbn.or.jp) with the summary of your presentation not later than January 2, prior to the submission of abstracts on February 15.
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Speaking 2011: Speaking in a Foreign language - Effective Learning, Teaching and Assessment
16-18 May 2011
Konin, Poland
The conference will be devoted to various aspects of developing speaking skills in teaching a foreign language and it will be a follow-up to a similar event that took place two years ago. It will be organized by the Department of English Studies, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz, Poland and the Institute of Modern Languages, State School of Higher Professional Education, Konin, Poland. The languages of the conference will be English and Polish, with most of the plenary talks being given in the former.
Plenary Speakers:
The following scholars have agreed to participate in the conference and
deliver plenary talks:
-Prof. Rebecca Hughes (University of Nottingham);
-Prof. Jan Majer (University of Łódź);
-Prof. Anna Niżegorodcew (Jagiellonioan University, Cracow);
-Prof. Urszula Paprocka-Piotrowska (John Paul II Catholic University of
Lublin);
-Prof. Ewa Piechurska-Kuciel (Opole University);
-Prof. Dave Willis (University of Birmingham).
Call for Papers:
We welcome contributions related to the theme of the conference which could, among other things, focus on the following areas:
-Psycholinguistic aspects of speech production;
-The role of grammar and lexis in developing speaking skills;
-The place of phonetics and phonology in developing speaking skills;
-Pronunciation instruction in a second or foreign language;
-The pragmatic dimension of developing speaking skills;
-Interaction in the foreign language classroom;
-Techniques, methods and resources used in developing speaking skills;
-Communication tasks and the development of speaking skills;
-Using computer technology in learning and teaching speaking in a foreign
language;
-The role of communication strategies in speaking in a foreign language;
-Learning strategies and the development of speaking skills;
-Assessing speaking skills in a foreign language;
-Methodology of research on learning and teaching speaking in a foreign
language.
Abstracts of proposed papers in the range of 200-300 words should be submitted by e-mail to konferencjamowienie2011gmail.com by March 20th, 2011. The proposals should include the title, name, affiliation, e-mail address and a short biographical note, about 60-80 words in length. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by April 10th, 2011.
Publication of Papers:
After the conference selected papers will be published in a peer-reviewed volume and efforts are currently under way to ensure that this will be done with a leading international publishing house. Further information
concerning the publication as well as the submission guidelines will be sent after the conference.
http://sites.google.com/site/konferencjamowienie2011/english
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French Phonology Network Annual Meeting
RFP 2011
30 Jun - 02 Jul 2011
Tours, France.
After the conference organized in Orléans in 2010, the Réseau Français de Phonologie (RFP) is launching a call for papers for a new meeting in the same spirit that will take place at Tours University from June, 30 to July, 2, 2011 thanks to two CNRS-based research agencies, the 'Institut de Linguistique Française' (ILF / FR 2393) and 'Typologie Universaux Linguistiques' (TUL / FR 2559).
Phonologists of every school or background are warmly welcome to participate. Issues at stake may be in the field of general phonology or of the phonological analysis of a linguistic phenomenon of a specific language. Submissions that will be taken into consideration will be those dealing with signal processing, perception, acquisition, diachrony, dialectology, formalism, epistemology and all issues which explicitly file under the field of phonology and its interfaces.
Call for Papers:
Submission format and selection process:
Submission of communications will be written either in French or in English and sent in the form of an abstract which will not exceed two pages in length, (A4 format, Times font, size 12), that will be followed by essential bibliographic data, and will be sent to llluniv-tours.fr in the form of a word, latex or PDF file. The file will bear no mention of the author who will insert his name(s), details, address, research institution and communication title in a separate file. Submissions will then be forwarded to two peers for assessment and the final selection will be carried out by a board meeting.
Important Dates:
Abstracts must be received by March, 1, 2011
Notification of acceptance by April, 15, 2011
Organisation:
Talks will last 30 minutes, and may be cut down to 20 minutes at the author's request (request which should be mentioned at the time of submission), and will be followed by 10 minutes' debate whatever the format chosen. Poster sessions have not been scheduled. Two guest speakers will start the day off and the end of the afternoon will be taken up by the general meeting of RFP.
Ideas for thematic sessions are welcome. We invite their organizers to provide the session with both a general title and a few lines description of potential issues, not forgetting a list of the colleagues who are likely to participate to the session and a brief summary of the theme that each one would develop. The assessment of the session proposals will take place at the conference board of referees final meeting after the proposals have been put forward by two referees.
The conference will not pay back any expenses, since the subscription fees only just cover functioning costs. No publishing has been scheduled up to now, but the matter will be further discussed during the conference.
Board of reviewers:
J.-P. Angoujard (U. de Nantes), S. Bendjaballah (U. Paris 7), G. Bergounioux (U. d'Orléans), J. Brandao de Carvalho (U. Paris 8), Ph. Carr (U. de Montpellier), C. Dugua (U. d'Orléans), J. Durand (U. de Toulouse), S. Ferré (U. de Tours), J.-M. Fournier (U. de Tours), S. Herment, (U. d'Aix-Marseille), M. D'Imperio (Aix-Marseille), M. Lahrouchi (U. Paris 8), B. Laks (U. Paris 10), J.-L. Léonard (U. Paris 3), J. Lowenstamm (U. Paris 7), N. Nguyen (U. d'Aix-Marseille), R. Noske (U. de Lille), C. Patin (U. de Lille), A. Rialland (U. Paris 3), R. Ridouane (U. Paris 3), M. Russo (U. Paris 8) , P. Sauzet (U. Toulouse), T. Scheer (U. Nice), Ph. Ségéral (U. Paris 7), A. Tifrit (U. de Nantes), N. Vallée (U. de Grenoble), S. Wauquier (U. Paris 8).
Organization board (Orléans & Tours):
V. Abasq, G. Bergounioux, C. Dugua, E. Descloux, S. Ferré, J.-M. Fournier, N. Lampitelli, X. Luo, M. Martin
Contacts:
jean-michel.fournieruniv-tours.fr
veronique.abasquniv-tours.fr
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BACL 2011
3rd Colloquium of the British Association of Clinical Linguistics
Monday 11th & Tuesday 12th April 2011.
Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds
FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS
This two‐day event will bring together clinicians, researchers, and teachers for a rich and varied selection of presentations which report research findings, discuss issues in the teaching and learning of speech & language therapy, and showcase the application of linguistics and phonetics in clinical practice.
You are invited to submit an abstract which reports research, teaching & learning, or clinical application to speech & language therapy in one of the following four areas:
1. phonetics & phonology
2. morphology & syntax
3. pragmatics & conversation analysis
4. bilingualism, multilingualism & sign languages
Please submit your abstract as outlined below. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is Friday 21st January 2011. Confirmation of acceptance of abstracts will be by Monday 14th February 2011.
For up‐to‐date information, please visit the Leeds Met BACL 2011 website - http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/hss/subject_groups_0538C63C6F7C4552A9B6352602B573AE.htm
Venue
Leeds Met is one of the largest and most popular universities in the UK with a lively international student community from countries across the globe. There has been a course offering Speech & Language Therapy education at Leeds Met since 1965.
The BACL symposium will take place on Leeds Met’s city campus in the award winning Rose Bowl building which is located adjacent to Leeds’ Civic Hall. The Rose Bowl is a five story glass building which offers the very latest in modern conferencing facilities.
Rich in culture and heritage, Leeds is a vibrant city with lots to discover and something for everyone to enjoy. Renowned for its excellent shopping, nightlife, restaurants, and great sporting tradition, it is complemented by stunning surrounding countryside, including the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, which lie within easy reach.
For more information about Leeds and Yorkshire, please check out the following web‐sites
http://www.leedsliveitloveit.com
http://www.yorkshire.com
Accommodation
Leeds Metropolitan University can offer accommodation at Headingley Campus. We have 23 rooms in term time and these are priced at £40.00 per person B&B. To book a room at Carnegie village in Headingley, please phone Leeds Met Conferencing services on 0113 812 8555. For maps of the location and more information please check out this website http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/conferencing/index_conta
Alternatively, you might want to book a room closer to the venue in one of the many hotels in Leeds’ city centre. To find a hotel please get in touch with the tourist information or try their website to locate a suitable room: http://www.yorkshire.com/leeds‐hotels.
Registration
Details of how to register for the colloquium will be available soon via the Leeds Met BACL 2011 website. Please note that 2011 BACL membership will entitle members to a £10 colloquium fee discount (£5 for students). To join BACL, please complete the attached membership form (also available at www.bacl.info).
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POSITIONS VACANT
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Haskins Laboratories
Connecticut, USA
http://www.haskins.yale.edu
A new NSF-funded project invites applications for a two-year post-doctoral level scientific position in the phonetics of endangered languages. The languages to be studied are Arapaho (arp), Tarahumara (tar) and Nahuatl
(ngu). Applications are welcome from scholars who study phonetics and/or multimedia data processing and archiving.
The researcher will be responsible for making phonetic measurements on existing datasets, collecting new data, and maintaining archival records of the project. Familiarity with Algonquian and/or Uto-Aztecan languages is a plus. Fluency in Spanish is desirable. Excellent organizational skills, the ability to keep to deadlines, and an attention to detail are essential.
Applicants must have completed all the requirements for the Ph.D. (or equivalent) by the time of appointment. Foreign applicants must be able to obtain an H1b visa.
The position will remain open until filled and can begin immediately. Applicants should send the following materials in PDF format by email attachment to whalenhaskins.yale.edu, with the subject heading of
"Scientist Application":
1) a cover letter: Please detail your experience in acoustic analysis and multimedia linguistic data archiving. Also include the names and address of three individuals who can write letters of recommendation.
2) a full curriculum vitae
3) a two-page summary of the dissertation
4) a writing sample consisting of either a dissertation chapter or an article
Address inquiries to Douglas H. Whalen at the application email listed below.
For a general description of Haskins Laboratories, see our website.
For an abstract of the project, see:
http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0966411
We will be interviewing at the LSA meeting in Pittsburgh.
AA/EOE: Applications from women and members of under-represented groups are
especially encouraged.
Application Deadline: Open until filled.
Email Address for Applications: whalenhaskins.yale.edu
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UC Berkeley - Linguistics
http://linguistics.berkeley.edu
Visiting Asst Professor/Lecturer in Phonetics
Pending budgetary approval, the UC Berkeley Department of Linguistics is conducting a search for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor (or Lecturer) in Phonetics for the academic year, 2011-2012. The appointee will teach four (to six) courses over two semesters, covering both undergraduate and graduate levels, with the option of teaching a graduate seminar on a topic of the appointee’s interest. Strength in phonology, corpus linguistics or in a particular language area would be considered an asset, but is not necessary. Salary, commensurate with experience, will be based on established UC Berkeley salary scales, with benefits according to the standard UC Berkeley benefits package.
Applicants are requested to send application materials by email. These should include a vita, a cover letter describing experience and interests for both teaching and research, sample papers, and documentation of teaching record (including teaching evaluations). Applicants should also request three letters of recommendation to be sent by email from individuals familiar with their work. Applications will be reviewed starting on March 15, 2011. The position will remain open until filled.
All applications, materials, and questions should be sent to: [log in to unmask]
UC Berkeley is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Application Deadline: 15th March 2011 Flexible Deadline
Contact Information: Paula Floro , Manager
Phone: 510-643-7623
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The deadline for material for the next foNETiks newsletter is 27 January 2011.
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