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CLS workshop on Dynamic Modeling in Phonetics and Phonology

The Chicago Linguistic Society is pleased to announce a special workshop, Dynamic Modeling in Phonetics and Phonology, to be held May 24, 2017 as a satellite event of the 53rd Meeting of the Annual Chicago Linguistic Society (May 25-27, 2017) at the University of Chicago.

Background:

Empirical research in linguistics is increasingly making use of time-dependent data from articulatory ultrasound, longitudinal observations of language variation and change, eyetracking, and many other sources. This trend has facilitated the development of theoretical approaches which model the temporal dynamics of linguistic patterns and processes. This workshop focuses on one approach of increasing interest among linguists: dynamic modeling.  Dynamic models are models in which the state of a system changes in time, usually according to an equation or updating algorithm. Such models can be formulated in continuous or discrete time, and a vast amount of research has been devoted to classifying qualitatively distinct patterns in such systems. One of the advantages of dynamical modeling is that it requires very explicit characterization of the system under investigation, including the theoretical assumptions that are involved. Because of this, dynamical models readily make predictions which are amenable to experimental investigation in a broad range of linguistic sub-disciplines.  This workshop will focus specifically on applications of dynamic modeling in phonetics and phonology, though we encourage researchers from all sub-fields to attend.

Aims:

(1) to provide a basic, pedagogical introduction to dynamical modeling for attendees and encourage them to pursue it in their own research. This goal will be accomplished through a tutorial given by Dr. Khalil Iskarous, Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Southern California and a leading expert on dynamical systems modeling in linguistics.

(2) to bring together researchers currently using dynamical modeling techniques to promote collaboration and further the development of modeling methodologies. This goal will be achieved through a series of presentations by phoneticians and phonologists using dynamic modeling in their research. Invited speakers will include:

Laura Dilley (Michigan State University)

John Goldsmith (University of Chicago)

Jelena Krivokapi? (University of Michigan)

Sam Tilsen (Cornell University)

We invite submissions for paper and poster presentations on research in phonetics and phonology which demonstrate use of dynamic models. We welcome submissions from any area of phonetics and phonology, and hope to feature research reflecting a broad range of methodological approaches. Appropriate submissions might deal with (but are certainly not limited to) the following topics:

1. Articulatory dynamics in ultrasound, EMA, or motion capture data

2. Dynamical models of sound change, language acquisition, or language processing

3. Oscillatory dynamics in neural processing of speech

4. Behavioral research on speech entrainment

5. Dynamic modeling of eyetracking data in speech processing

Abstract Guidelines

So that we may evaluate all submissions in a fair and equal manner, abstracts which fail to adhere to any of the following guidelines will be automatically rejected.

• Submit your abstract(s) in PDF format with filename PaperTitle.pdf (e.g., Prosodic_Form_and_Discourse_Function.pdf) to clsdynamicmodeling@gmail.com

• Limit text of abstracts to one page in length; data and references can be included on a second page. Use one-inch margins and a font size no smaller than 12 point.

• Anonymize submissions by not including author name(s) in the abstract or filename. If necessary, remove author name(s) from the document properties of the PDF file.

• Restrict submissions to one individual and one joint abstract per author, or two joint abstracts per author.

Important Dates:

• Submission deadline: Friday, February 17, 2017 by 11:59 PM CST

• Notification: By Friday, March 24, 2017

• Conference date: Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Further information can be found at the workshop website:

https://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/phonlab/events/workshop-on-dynamic-modeling-in-phonetics-and-phonology/

Call for Papers – Annual Meeting on Phonology 2017

from Maria Gouskova
direct link: https://wp.nyu.edu/amp2017/abstracts/

Deadline for abstract submission: Monday, April 24, 2017, 11:59pm

We are seeking high-quality unpublished research in all areas of theoretical, experimental and computational phonology for presentation at the 2017 Annual Meeting on Phonology (AMP 2017). The conference will take place September 15-17, 2017 on the campus of New York University. This is the fifth installment of the Annual Meetings on Phonology, following the 2013 inaugural meeting at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and subsequent meetings hosted by MIT, UBC/SFU and USC.

This year’s conference will be jointly hosted by the Department of Linguistics and the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and features an integrated, special session “Bridging the gap between phonological theory and speech disorders”. We are additionally seeking high-quality research that lies at the intersection between the study of speech disorders and linguistics, e.g. studies of disordered phonology.

We invite abstracts for either oral presentation (20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion) or poster presentation. All presentations (in both the general and special sessions) are eligible for publication in the open-access on-line conference proceedings hosted by the Linguistic Society of America. Oral presentations will appear in the main Proceedings and poster presentations will appear in the Supplemental Proceedings.

Abstracts must be anonymous, please be sure to eliminate any identifying metadata from the document. Length is limited to a maximum of two single-spaced pages (US Letter), figures and references included. Font should be 12-point, with margins of at least one inch left on all sides. Abstracts must be submitted in .pdf file format through the on-line EasyChair system.

Submissions are limited to two per author, with at most one submission being single-authored.

The deadline for abstract submission is Monday, April 24, 2017, 11:59pm.

Abstract submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=amp2017

AMP 2017 contact email: amp.2017@nyu.edu

Report about future AMP meetings from AMP 2016 business meeting

AMP 2016 took place at USC on October 21-23. The topic of future hosts of the conference was taken up in the business meeting. Please be advised that AMP 2017 will take place at NYU, for which the target dates are September 15-17, 2017. AMP 2018 will be hosted by UC San Diego. For more information, please go to http://websites.umass.edu/amp-info/past-and-scheduled-future-meetings/

CFP: Workshop on Sound Change Edinburgh

2ND CALL FOR PAPERS
4th Workshop on Sound Change
University of Edinburgh, UK
19-22 April 2017

Abstract submission for the 4th International Workshop on Sound Change (WSC4) is open until 15 October 2016.

WSC4 is the continuation of the highly successful workshop series that have previously been held in Barcelona (2010), Kloster Seeon (2012) and Berkeley (2014). The aim of this workshop series is to bring together scholars from a wide range of theoretical and methodological backgrounds in order to foster truly collaborative and interdisciplinary work on the actuation, evaluation, transmission, and diffusion of sound change.

The theme of this workshop is “individuals, communities, and sound change”, with special attention to the role of individual differences in the initiation and propagation of change. By “individual differences”, we refer to those psychological, sociological, genetic and/or behavioural differences between the individuals who make up a speech community at the levels of production, perception and cognitive representation.

The workshop will consist of oral presentations, discussion sessions, and poster sessions. We welcome abstracts on any topic related to the workshop themes or to empirical research on sound change more generally. Abstract submitters may choose to have their abstract considered either for a poster only, or for a poster or a talk. Following past practice for the WSC, we anticipate that most abstracts selected for presentation will be allocated a poster presentation slot. A small number of abstracts which fit with the theme of the workshop will be selected to be presented as talks (in addition to the talks from invited speakers).

Anonymized abstracts (PDF, 12 point font, max 1 page text + 1 page figures and references) may be submitted via EasyAbstracts. You may submit no more than one abstract as first author. To submit an abstract, please use the submission page at http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/wsc4.

WSC4 will be held at the University of Edinburgh from 20-22 April 2017; two satellite workshops will be held on 19 April 2017. For more details, please refer to the WSC4 website:

http://lel.ed.ac.uk/wsc/

For questions or more information, contact the organisers by email at wsc@ed.ac.uk.

GDRI Phonological Theory Agora: International network 3rd meeting on Phonology and Lexicon

GDRI Phonological Theory Agora: International network

3rd meeting on Phonology and Lexicon

http://pta.cnrs.fr/meeting3

From sophie.wauquier@orange.fr

The Phonological Theory Agora (PTA) aims at being a platform for debate on theoretical issues. We do so (among other things) by organizing yearly venues where phonologists can meet to discuss recent advances as well as issues in phonological theory. We are not devoted to any specific theory and welcome contributions from any theoretical stance.

This 2016 venue will take place in Tours (France) on October 14th and 15thThere will be two days divided into three sessions.

Day 1: The symposium will be devoted to the relation between Phonology and the Lexicon, featuring Ricardo Bermúdez-Otero and Donca Steriade as keynote speakers. Presentations will be short (5-10 minutes), and discussion after those relatively long (25-20 minutes). Potential speakers are invited to only (a) make a claim, and (b) give some key arguments for it. Although it is not impossible to support the position with empirical material, the emphasis should be on the implications for phonological theory at large. In the morning of the first day, there will be a tutorial by Ricardo Bermudez-Otero and Donca Steriade on Phonology and the Lexicon.

Day 2: There will be a workshop whose goal is to promote discussion and theory-oriented debate in an original way: a data set will be defined that everybody works on to show how it could be analyzed in different theories. This year’s topic is height harmony in German.

AMP 2016 program and registration

From Rachel Walker

The preliminary program for the 2016 Annual Meeting on Phonology (October 21-23, 2016), to be held at the University of Southern California, has now been posted and can be found at the conference website: https://amp2016usc.wordpress.com. Registration for the conference is now open, and is available at a reduced rate until October 1. Information about travel and accommodations can also be found on the conference website. We look forward to seeing many of you in Los Angeles in October!

AMP 2016 reminder and poster

On behalf of the organizers of Annual Meeting in Phonology (AMP) 2016 to be held at the University of Southern California, we would like to remind you of the upcoming June 30, 2016 deadline for submission of abstracts. For your convenience, we attach a poster with information about the conference that you can distribute to colleagues and students and post in your department if you wish. We would also like to remind you that if you are a reviewer of abstracts for the conference, that does not prevent you from submitting an abstract yourself.
We are looking forward to a terrific conference!
With warm regards,
Charlie O’Hara
Caitlin Smith
AMP 2016 Program Committee