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Date: 20 Jun 2009
From:melissa barkat-defradas <melissa.barkat at univ-montp3.fr>
Subject:Postdoc in Cognitive Linguistics (Arabic)

Hello all-

I am recruiting a post-doc. Here is below the position description.
All the best,
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Dr. Melissa BARKAT-DEFRADAS
Laboratoire Praxiling UMR 5267
CNRS & Université de Montpellier
17, rue abbé de l'Epée - 34090 Montpellier (France)
Tel : + 00 33 04 67 14 58 63
Fax  : + 00 33 04 67 14 58 68
e-mail : melissa.barkat at univ-montp3.fr
http://recherche.univ-montp3.fr/praxiling/

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Title:
Perceptual treatment of linguistic distance: an fMRI study in standard  
vs. colloquial Arabic

Affiliation:
The applicant will be affiliated to PRAXILING Lab. (UMR CNRS 5267) at  
Montpellier (France). Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging  
experiments will be conducted at the fMRI Center of Marseille  
(France). The applicant will team up with the researchers working in  
the frame of a larger project dealing with the evaluation of  
linguistic distance at different levels, supported by the French  
National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the University of  
Montpellier (France).

Scientific advisers:
(i) Dr. Melissa BARKAT-DEFRADAS
Arabic Linguistics, Lab. PRAXILING UMR 5267 CNRS / Université de  
Montpellier (France)
(ii) Dr. Cheryl FRENCK-MESTRE
Experimental Psycholinguistics, Lab. LANGAGE ET PAROLE UMR 6057 CNRS /  
Université de Provence (France)
(iii) Dr. Jean-Luc ANTON
Neuroimagery, IFR 131 « SCIENCES DU CERVEAU ET DE LA COGNITION » CHU  
La Timone, Marseille (France)

Description of the study:
Arabic is a diglossic language, in which two varieties coexist; ‘high’  
and ‘low’. The ‘high’ variety refers to Modern Standard Arabic (MSA),  
which is used mainly in formal settings. The ‘low’ variety refers to  
the different spoken dialects. Linguistic differences between  
Colloquial Arabic (CA) and MSA are manifest in all language domains,  
including phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic.  
Nevertheless, there remains a question as to whether MSA and varieties  
of CA are more appropriately regarded as distinct languages and/or  
dialects or as different registers of one language. This project aims  
at delineating the nature of the underlying distinction between MSA  
and CA by examining neural responses to a highly constrained  
perceptual situation using fMRI technique.

Applicant’s activity
The job is to be filled for 12 months (starting October, 1st, 2009).  
The applicant will mainly be responsible for (i) collaboration on the  
fMRI experimental design; (ii) fMRI data acquisition and, (iii) fMRI  
data analysis.
The projected end result of the study is dissemination in scientific  
meetings as well as a co-authored scientific paper published in a  
referenced journal (i.e. category A in the ERIH Linguistics and/or  
Psychology List).

Required skills
- PhD in Neurosciences or Cognitive Sciences (a special interest for  
language processing is a plus)
- Good knowledge of fMRI technique
- Complete mastery of SPM or BrainVisa softwares (or equivalents)

Gross salary: 25.000 euros (annual)

Applications (CV + cover letter) should be sent before June, 30th,  
2009 to:
melissa.barkat at univ-montp3.fr
Jean-Luc.Anton at univmed.fr
Cheryl.Frenck-Mestre at univ-provence.fr

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For any further information, contact:
- Linguistic dimension :
Dr. Melissa Barkat-Defradas
Laboratoire Praxiling UMR 5267
17 rue abbé de l’Epée
34090 MONTPELLIER (France)
Tel : 04 67 14 58 63 / melissa.barkat at univ-montp3.fr
- Neuroimagery dimension :
Jean-Luc Anton
Centre IRM Fonctionnelle - IFR 131
Sous-Sol IGH / CHU La Timone
264 rue Saint-Pierre – 13385 MARSEILLE (France)
Tel : 04 91 38 47 56 / Jean-Luc.Anton at univmed.fr

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