From sepkit at UTU.FI Mon Jun 2 08:17:19 2003 From: sepkit at UTU.FI (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Seppo_Kittil=E4?=) Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 11:17:19 +0300 Subject: Syntactic functions: 2nd Call for papers Message-ID: (Apologies for any cross-postings) SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS The Linguistic Association of Finland is organizing a symposium on Syntactic Functions - Focus on the Periphery to be held in Helsinki, Finland, November 14 - 15, 2003. The symposium will bring together linguists interested in questions dealing with syntactic functions. We invite papers addressing theoretical questions as well as papers taking a specific (empirical) viewpoint of one (or more) particular language(s). We especially encourage papers that concentrate on the syntactic status and description of "peripheral" constituents - such as adnominal and adverbial modifiers, adpositional phrases, converbs, adjuncts, discourse particles, various clause-size constituents etc. Possible themes include: - language specific problems in determining the syntactic function of (a) specific constituent(s) - the critical examination of principles used to define syntactic functions - the borderlines between "the core" and "the periphery" or between obligatory and optional constituents - the status of syntactic functions - are they primitives or derived? Furthermore, we warmly welcome scholars working on spoken language: What kind of syntactic functions are there in spoken language? Does the evidence from spoken language challenge the traditionally assumed syntactic functions? Other topics relating to syntactic functions are equally welcome. Invited speakers: · Christian Lehmann (University of Erfurt) · Maria Vilkuna (Research Institute for the Languages of Finland) Activities: · lectures by invited speakers · presentations by other participants (20 min + 10 min for discussion) · posters Symposium venue: House of Sciences (administered by the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies and situated in the heart of Helsinki city centre), Address: Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki, Finland. Homepage of the symposium: Abstracts: The deadline for submission of abstracts (in English; max 500 words) is July 31, 2003. Please submit your abstract by e-mail to the following address: . The abstract should be included in the body of the message. Please indicate clearly whether your abstract is intended as a poster or a section paper. E-mail submissions are strongly recommended. If, however, you send your abstract by ordinary mail, please provide an e-mail address as a contact address. Participants will be notified about acceptance by September 1, 2003. The abstracts will be published on the web pages of the symposium: . Registration: The deadline for registration is October 1, 2003. Register by e-mail to the address above. Registration fees: · general: EUR 50 · members of the association: EUR 25 · undergraduate students free Participants from abroad are requested to pay in cash upon arrival. Participants from Finland may send the registration fee by giro account no 800013-1424850 to The Linguistic Association of Finland (SKY) / Symposium or pay in cash upon arrival. Accommodation: Please visit the web pages of the symposium at . The organizing committee (synfunct-organizers at ling.helsinki.fi): · Chair: Juhani Klemola, Department of English, University of Vaasa, P.O. Box 700, FIN-65101 Vaasa, · Other members: Marja Etelämäki, Department of Finnish, P.O. Box 4, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Seppo Kittilä, Department of General Linguistics, Hämeenkatu 2 A 8, FIN-20014 University of Turku, Leena Kolehmainen, Department of German, P.O. Box 24, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Matti Miestamo, Department of General Linguistics, P.O. Box 9, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Jussi Ylikoski, Finno-Ugrian Languages, Fennicum, FIN-20014 University of Turku, From matmies at LING.HELSINKI.FI Mon Jun 2 13:08:58 2003 From: matmies at LING.HELSINKI.FI (Matti Miestamo) Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 16:08:58 +0300 Subject: Calls: Workshop on Passive (20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics) Message-ID: Dear Linguists, I'm posting the following call for papers on behalf of Larisa Leisiö. The workshop will be included in the programme of the 20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics (Helsinki 7-9 January 2004). Please note that abstracts (and questions concerning the workshop) should be sent directly to Larisa . See for the general call for papers of the conference. Best Wishes, Matti Miestamo -- WORKSHOP ON PASSIVE 20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics Helsinki 7-9 January 2004 The workshop will concentrate on such questions as: - Passive: a syntactic structure, a verb form, or a semantic meaning? - The use of passive in conversation - Language universal and language specific features of passive - Passive and other categories (modality, aspect) - Passive and related constructions in a particular language group - Passive in language contacts: transferability of passive Please send your abstract (maximally 400 words in plain text format) in the body of an email message to not later than 1.09.2003 Larisa Leisiö, PhD, co-ordinator From lamb at RICE.EDU Fri Jun 6 16:39:33 2003 From: lamb at RICE.EDU (Sydney Lamb) Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 11:39:33 -0500 Subject: LACUS meeting in Victoria Message-ID: Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States 30th annual meeting, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. July 29 - 2 August, 2003 Invited Lectures: Penny Lee, University of Western Australia, "Calibration of Agreement in the Landscape of Mental Predicates" Gary Libben, University of Alberta "Ecological Validity in Experimental Psycholinguistic Research" Keren Rice, University of Toronto "On the Loss of a Lnguage: Aboriginal Languages in Canada" Program sessions on Linguistic Relativity Language and Culture Cognitive Perspectives on Thought and Language Neurocognitive Perspectives The Real World Use of Language Metaphor and other topics See web site at www.lacus.org for complete program listing, information on travel and accommodation, and preregistration. From sosa at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU Mon Jun 9 20:31:07 2003 From: sosa at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU (Christine Sosa) Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:31:07 -0700 Subject: Announcing: Japanese/Korean Linguistics 11 Message-ID: CSLI Publications is pleased to announce the publication of: JAPANESE/KOREAN LINGUISTICS 11, Patricia M. Clancy (University of California, Santa Barbara), ed. .;paper ISBN: 1-57586-366-9, $32.50, cloth ISBN: 1-57586-365-0, $75.00, 556 pages, copyright 2003 by CSLI Publications. http://cslipublications.stanford.edu , email: pubs at csli.stanford.edu. To order this book, contact The University of Chicago Press. Call their toll free order number 1-800-621-2736 (U.S. & Canada only) or order online at http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ (use the search feature to locate the book, then order). Book description: Japanese and Korean are typologically quite similar, so a linguistic phenomenon in one language often has a counterpart in the other. The papers in this volume are intended to further compare and contrast research in both languages. This selection of papers reflects the Eleventh Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference's presentation of a broad range of topics, including conversation, discourse, and prosody; grammaticalization and historical linguistics; first and second language acquisition; phonology; semantics; syntax; syntax and morphology; and syntax and semantics. Contributors to this volume are Mi-Hui Cho, Sungeun Cho, Kiyong Choi, Soonja Choi, Daeho Chung, Atsuko Fukada-Karlin, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Yu Hirata, Kaoru Horie, Wesley M. Jacobsen, Jung-Min Jo, Taro Kageyama, Sahyang Kim, Chisato Koike, Masakazu Kuno, Kiyomi Kusumoto, Richard K. Larson, Hyo Sang Lee, Minkyung Lee, Shinsook Lee, Youngjoo Lee, Yuki Matsuda, Hirotaka Mitomo, Mitsue Motomura, Marc Musteric, Hiroyuki Nagahara, Seok Mun Pak, Chongwon Park, Joseph Sung-Yul Park, Mee-Jeong Park, Charles J. Quinn, Jr. , Shigeru Sato, Misun Seo, Leon A. SeraÞm, Rumiko Shinzato, Sung-Ock S. Sohn, Chang-Kook Suh, Polly Szatrowski, Yukiko Ueda, Masakazu Wako, Hiroko Yamakido, James Yoon, Kyung-Eun Yoon, and Noriaki Yusa. ------------------------------ From francisco.ruiz at DFM.UNIRIOJA.ES Fri Jun 20 13:06:36 2003 From: francisco.ruiz at DFM.UNIRIOJA.ES (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Francisco_Jos=E9_Ruiz_De_Mendoza_Ib=E1=F1ez?=) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 14:06:36 +0100 Subject: Doctoral Mobility Program, University of la Rioja Message-ID: Please, circulate: University of La Rioja, Spain Department of Modern Philology Doctoral Program 2003/2004 COORDINATOR: Dr. Francisco José Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez (francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es) PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES: B.A's in English Philology (Linguistics/Literature) and related areas of research. OFFICIAL HIGH QUALITY DISTINCTION: This program has been distinguished as a High Quality Program by the Spanish Ministry of Education. This distinction entitles students taking part in the program to apply for grants within the mobility program funded by the Ministry. Eligible students will receive mobility grants for the following maximum quantities: -Travel expenses: within Spain, 300 euros; from a country belonging to the European Union, 510 euros: from other countries, 980 euros. -Accommodation and food: 3925 euros (gross) Additionally, the distinction increases a student's chances of being eligible to take part in the national pre-doctoral grants program. For further information on these grants, refer to: http://www.unirioja.es/dptos/dfm/dfm.html Francisco J. RUIZ DE MENDOZA Universidad de La Rioja Departamento de Filologías Modernas Edificio de Filología c/San José de Calasanz s/n Campus Universitario 26004, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain Tel.: 34 (941) 299433 / (941) 299430 FAX.: 34 (941) 299419 e-mail: francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es From dan.everett at MAN.AC.UK Fri Jun 27 08:36:30 2003 From: dan.everett at MAN.AC.UK (Dan Everett) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:36:30 +0100 Subject: Lecturer positions at U of Manchester Message-ID: Folks, I am forwarding to you an announcement recently posted to the LinguistList, concerning positions at the University of Manchester. The position described below is a permanent appointment. There is also a one-year sabbatical-replacement position advertised. In addition, the University is advertising for a Lecturer in Portuguese Syntax. For further information on any of these positions, please contact either Martin Barry or Nigel Vincent. Please excuse multiple copies due to multiple postings. Dan Everett > From: martin.barry < martin.barry at man.ac.uk > > Subject: Any Branch of Linguistics: Lecturer, The University of > Manchester, UK > University or Organization: The University of Manchester, UK > Department: Department of Linguistics > Rank of Job: Lecturer > Specialty Areas: Language Endangerment, Language Change, Field > Linguistics > > > Description: > > The University of Manchester invites applications for the post of > Lecturer in Linguistics which is tenable from 1 September 2003. > Applications will be considered from those specializing in any > branch of linguistics; preference may be given to candidates whose > research relates to one or more of the following: language > endangerment, field linguistics, language change. Salary will be on > the Lecturer A scale, £22,191 to £25,451 p.a. > > Candidates should have: > > (A. Essential) > 1. outstanding research potential and the proven capacity to > contribute to a department of international research excellence. > 2. a robust research plan up to and beyond the next RAE (Research > Assessment Exercise). > 3. a completed (or about to be completed) PhD in any area of > linguistics. > 4. a strong commitment to high-quality, research-led teaching. > > (B. Desirable) > 1. a research record and plans which relate to one or more of the > following: language endangerment, field linguistics or language > change. > 2. excellent presentational skills necessary for lectures, seminars > and small group teaching. > 3. good organizational skills appropriate to departmental teaching and > administration. > 4. good IT skills. > > The appointed candidate will be expected to contribute to research and > teaching (both undergraduate and postgraduate) in the Department of > Linguistics, and to undertake such administrative, pastoral, and other > duties as may be assigned. > > Applications should be returned by Monday 14th July 2003. > > Applications should quote reference number 506/03 and contain the > names of three referees. Those invited for interview will be asked to > give a presentation of their work to members of the Department. > > Interested applicants are invited to make informal contact with either > Prof Nigel Vincent (mailto: nigel.vincent at man.ac.uk , > +44-(0)161-275-3194/ 3187) or the Chair of the Department, Martin > Barry (mailto: martin.barry at man.ac.uk , +44 (0)61-275-3250/ 3187). > > > Address for Applications: > > Attn: Director of Personnel > The University of Manchester > Oxford Road > Manchester, M13 9PL > United Kingdom > > Applications are due by 14-Jul-2003 > > > Contact Information: > Martin Barry > Email: martin.barry at man.ac.uk Tel: +44 161 275 3250 > Fax: +44 161 275 3187 > Website: http://ling.man.ac.uk/ From dan.everett at MAN.AC.UK Fri Jun 27 09:18:12 2003 From: dan.everett at MAN.AC.UK (Dan Everett) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:18:12 +0100 Subject: Clarification: Portuguese Lecturer position at U of Manchester Message-ID: Folks, The Portuguese syntax position I mentioned in my earlier posting is described in detail at > http://saussure.linguistlist.org/cfdocs/new-website/LL-WorkingDirs/ > jobs/get-jobs.cfm?JobID=5015&SubID=12236 > It is offered not by the Linguistics Department but by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese. -- Dan ******************** Daniel L. Everett Professor of Phonetics and Phonology Department of Linguistics University of Manchester Manchester, UK M13 9PL Phone: 44-161-275-3158 Department Fax: 44-161-275-3187 http://ling.man.ac.uk/info/staff/de/ 'Speech is the best show man puts on' - Whorf From Nick.Enfield at MPI.NL Sun Jun 29 18:03:19 2003 From: Nick.Enfield at MPI.NL (Nick Enfield) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 20:03:19 +0200 Subject: International Society for Gesture Studies Message-ID: This is to bring to attention of the functional linguistics community the establishment of the International Society for Gesture Studies (ISGS). Gesture is intimately linked with speech and linguistic structure, but linguists have only recently begun to see its relevance to fundamental issues in linguistic theory and description. As one of the editors of the new Benjamins journal "Gesture" writes, the ISGS is founded as a response to the "growing recognition that the study of 'gesture' - visible bodily action that plays a role in explicit communication - promises to throw much light on a range of issues that are central for any understanding of language (broadly conceived), and for an understanding of communication processes in human interaction." See the journal Gesture, Volume 2 No. 1 for a brief history of the ISGS, and for a membership application form. For further information, contact President Juergen Streeck (jstreeck at mail.utexas.edu) or Treasurer Gale Stam (GStam at nl.edu). -- N. J. Enfield Language and Cognition Group, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics PB 310, 6500 AH, Nijmegen, The Netherlands From sepkit at UTU.FI Mon Jun 2 08:17:19 2003 From: sepkit at UTU.FI (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Seppo_Kittil=E4?=) Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 11:17:19 +0300 Subject: Syntactic functions: 2nd Call for papers Message-ID: (Apologies for any cross-postings) SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS The Linguistic Association of Finland is organizing a symposium on Syntactic Functions - Focus on the Periphery to be held in Helsinki, Finland, November 14 - 15, 2003. The symposium will bring together linguists interested in questions dealing with syntactic functions. We invite papers addressing theoretical questions as well as papers taking a specific (empirical) viewpoint of one (or more) particular language(s). We especially encourage papers that concentrate on the syntactic status and description of "peripheral" constituents - such as adnominal and adverbial modifiers, adpositional phrases, converbs, adjuncts, discourse particles, various clause-size constituents etc. Possible themes include: - language specific problems in determining the syntactic function of (a) specific constituent(s) - the critical examination of principles used to define syntactic functions - the borderlines between "the core" and "the periphery" or between obligatory and optional constituents - the status of syntactic functions - are they primitives or derived? Furthermore, we warmly welcome scholars working on spoken language: What kind of syntactic functions are there in spoken language? Does the evidence from spoken language challenge the traditionally assumed syntactic functions? Other topics relating to syntactic functions are equally welcome. Invited speakers: ? Christian Lehmann (University of Erfurt) ? Maria Vilkuna (Research Institute for the Languages of Finland) Activities: ? lectures by invited speakers ? presentations by other participants (20 min + 10 min for discussion) ? posters Symposium venue: House of Sciences (administered by the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies and situated in the heart of Helsinki city centre), Address: Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki, Finland. Homepage of the symposium: Abstracts: The deadline for submission of abstracts (in English; max 500 words) is July 31, 2003. Please submit your abstract by e-mail to the following address: . The abstract should be included in the body of the message. Please indicate clearly whether your abstract is intended as a poster or a section paper. E-mail submissions are strongly recommended. If, however, you send your abstract by ordinary mail, please provide an e-mail address as a contact address. Participants will be notified about acceptance by September 1, 2003. The abstracts will be published on the web pages of the symposium: . Registration: The deadline for registration is October 1, 2003. Register by e-mail to the address above. Registration fees: ? general: EUR 50 ? members of the association: EUR 25 ? undergraduate students free Participants from abroad are requested to pay in cash upon arrival. Participants from Finland may send the registration fee by giro account no 800013-1424850 to The Linguistic Association of Finland (SKY) / Symposium or pay in cash upon arrival. Accommodation: Please visit the web pages of the symposium at . The organizing committee (synfunct-organizers at ling.helsinki.fi): ? Chair: Juhani Klemola, Department of English, University of Vaasa, P.O. Box 700, FIN-65101 Vaasa, ? Other members: Marja Etel?m?ki, Department of Finnish, P.O. Box 4, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Seppo Kittil?, Department of General Linguistics, H?meenkatu 2 A 8, FIN-20014 University of Turku, Leena Kolehmainen, Department of German, P.O. Box 24, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Matti Miestamo, Department of General Linguistics, P.O. Box 9, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Jussi Ylikoski, Finno-Ugrian Languages, Fennicum, FIN-20014 University of Turku, From matmies at LING.HELSINKI.FI Mon Jun 2 13:08:58 2003 From: matmies at LING.HELSINKI.FI (Matti Miestamo) Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 16:08:58 +0300 Subject: Calls: Workshop on Passive (20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics) Message-ID: Dear Linguists, I'm posting the following call for papers on behalf of Larisa Leisi?. The workshop will be included in the programme of the 20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics (Helsinki 7-9 January 2004). Please note that abstracts (and questions concerning the workshop) should be sent directly to Larisa . See for the general call for papers of the conference. Best Wishes, Matti Miestamo -- WORKSHOP ON PASSIVE 20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics Helsinki 7-9 January 2004 The workshop will concentrate on such questions as: - Passive: a syntactic structure, a verb form, or a semantic meaning? - The use of passive in conversation - Language universal and language specific features of passive - Passive and other categories (modality, aspect) - Passive and related constructions in a particular language group - Passive in language contacts: transferability of passive Please send your abstract (maximally 400 words in plain text format) in the body of an email message to not later than 1.09.2003 Larisa Leisi?, PhD, co-ordinator From lamb at RICE.EDU Fri Jun 6 16:39:33 2003 From: lamb at RICE.EDU (Sydney Lamb) Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 11:39:33 -0500 Subject: LACUS meeting in Victoria Message-ID: Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States 30th annual meeting, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. July 29 - 2 August, 2003 Invited Lectures: Penny Lee, University of Western Australia, "Calibration of Agreement in the Landscape of Mental Predicates" Gary Libben, University of Alberta "Ecological Validity in Experimental Psycholinguistic Research" Keren Rice, University of Toronto "On the Loss of a Lnguage: Aboriginal Languages in Canada" Program sessions on Linguistic Relativity Language and Culture Cognitive Perspectives on Thought and Language Neurocognitive Perspectives The Real World Use of Language Metaphor and other topics See web site at www.lacus.org for complete program listing, information on travel and accommodation, and preregistration. From sosa at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU Mon Jun 9 20:31:07 2003 From: sosa at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU (Christine Sosa) Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:31:07 -0700 Subject: Announcing: Japanese/Korean Linguistics 11 Message-ID: CSLI Publications is pleased to announce the publication of: JAPANESE/KOREAN LINGUISTICS 11, Patricia M. Clancy (University of California, Santa Barbara), ed. .;paper ISBN: 1-57586-366-9, $32.50, cloth ISBN: 1-57586-365-0, $75.00, 556 pages, copyright 2003 by CSLI Publications. http://cslipublications.stanford.edu , email: pubs at csli.stanford.edu. To order this book, contact The University of Chicago Press. Call their toll free order number 1-800-621-2736 (U.S. & Canada only) or order online at http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ (use the search feature to locate the book, then order). Book description: Japanese and Korean are typologically quite similar, so a linguistic phenomenon in one language often has a counterpart in the other. The papers in this volume are intended to further compare and contrast research in both languages. This selection of papers reflects the Eleventh Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference's presentation of a broad range of topics, including conversation, discourse, and prosody; grammaticalization and historical linguistics; first and second language acquisition; phonology; semantics; syntax; syntax and morphology; and syntax and semantics. Contributors to this volume are Mi-Hui Cho, Sungeun Cho, Kiyong Choi, Soonja Choi, Daeho Chung, Atsuko Fukada-Karlin, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Yu Hirata, Kaoru Horie, Wesley M. Jacobsen, Jung-Min Jo, Taro Kageyama, Sahyang Kim, Chisato Koike, Masakazu Kuno, Kiyomi Kusumoto, Richard K. Larson, Hyo Sang Lee, Minkyung Lee, Shinsook Lee, Youngjoo Lee, Yuki Matsuda, Hirotaka Mitomo, Mitsue Motomura, Marc Musteric, Hiroyuki Nagahara, Seok Mun Pak, Chongwon Park, Joseph Sung-Yul Park, Mee-Jeong Park, Charles J. Quinn, Jr. , Shigeru Sato, Misun Seo, Leon A. Sera?m, Rumiko Shinzato, Sung-Ock S. Sohn, Chang-Kook Suh, Polly Szatrowski, Yukiko Ueda, Masakazu Wako, Hiroko Yamakido, James Yoon, Kyung-Eun Yoon, and Noriaki Yusa. ------------------------------ From francisco.ruiz at DFM.UNIRIOJA.ES Fri Jun 20 13:06:36 2003 From: francisco.ruiz at DFM.UNIRIOJA.ES (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Francisco_Jos=E9_Ruiz_De_Mendoza_Ib=E1=F1ez?=) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 14:06:36 +0100 Subject: Doctoral Mobility Program, University of la Rioja Message-ID: Please, circulate: University of La Rioja, Spain Department of Modern Philology Doctoral Program 2003/2004 COORDINATOR: Dr. Francisco Jos? Ruiz de Mendoza Ib??ez (francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es) PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES: B.A's in English Philology (Linguistics/Literature) and related areas of research. OFFICIAL HIGH QUALITY DISTINCTION: This program has been distinguished as a High Quality Program by the Spanish Ministry of Education. This distinction entitles students taking part in the program to apply for grants within the mobility program funded by the Ministry. Eligible students will receive mobility grants for the following maximum quantities: -Travel expenses: within Spain, 300 euros; from a country belonging to the European Union, 510 euros: from other countries, 980 euros. -Accommodation and food: 3925 euros (gross) Additionally, the distinction increases a student's chances of being eligible to take part in the national pre-doctoral grants program. For further information on these grants, refer to: http://www.unirioja.es/dptos/dfm/dfm.html Francisco J. RUIZ DE MENDOZA Universidad de La Rioja Departamento de Filolog?as Modernas Edificio de Filolog?a c/San Jos? de Calasanz s/n Campus Universitario 26004, Logro?o, La Rioja, Spain Tel.: 34 (941) 299433 / (941) 299430 FAX.: 34 (941) 299419 e-mail: francisco.ruiz at dfm.unirioja.es From dan.everett at MAN.AC.UK Fri Jun 27 08:36:30 2003 From: dan.everett at MAN.AC.UK (Dan Everett) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:36:30 +0100 Subject: Lecturer positions at U of Manchester Message-ID: Folks, I am forwarding to you an announcement recently posted to the LinguistList, concerning positions at the University of Manchester. The position described below is a permanent appointment. There is also a one-year sabbatical-replacement position advertised. In addition, the University is advertising for a Lecturer in Portuguese Syntax. For further information on any of these positions, please contact either Martin Barry or Nigel Vincent. Please excuse multiple copies due to multiple postings. Dan Everett > From: martin.barry < martin.barry at man.ac.uk > > Subject: Any Branch of Linguistics: Lecturer, The University of > Manchester, UK > University or Organization: The University of Manchester, UK > Department: Department of Linguistics > Rank of Job: Lecturer > Specialty Areas: Language Endangerment, Language Change, Field > Linguistics > > > Description: > > The University of Manchester invites applications for the post of > Lecturer in Linguistics which is tenable from 1 September 2003. > Applications will be considered from those specializing in any > branch of linguistics; preference may be given to candidates whose > research relates to one or more of the following: language > endangerment, field linguistics, language change. Salary will be on > the Lecturer A scale, ?22,191 to ?25,451 p.a. > > Candidates should have: > > (A. Essential) > 1. outstanding research potential and the proven capacity to > contribute to a department of international research excellence. > 2. a robust research plan up to and beyond the next RAE (Research > Assessment Exercise). > 3. a completed (or about to be completed) PhD in any area of > linguistics. > 4. a strong commitment to high-quality, research-led teaching. > > (B. Desirable) > 1. a research record and plans which relate to one or more of the > following: language endangerment, field linguistics or language > change. > 2. excellent presentational skills necessary for lectures, seminars > and small group teaching. > 3. good organizational skills appropriate to departmental teaching and > administration. > 4. good IT skills. > > The appointed candidate will be expected to contribute to research and > teaching (both undergraduate and postgraduate) in the Department of > Linguistics, and to undertake such administrative, pastoral, and other > duties as may be assigned. > > Applications should be returned by Monday 14th July 2003. > > Applications should quote reference number 506/03 and contain the > names of three referees. Those invited for interview will be asked to > give a presentation of their work to members of the Department. > > Interested applicants are invited to make informal contact with either > Prof Nigel Vincent (mailto: nigel.vincent at man.ac.uk , > +44-(0)161-275-3194/ 3187) or the Chair of the Department, Martin > Barry (mailto: martin.barry at man.ac.uk , +44 (0)61-275-3250/ 3187). > > > Address for Applications: > > Attn: Director of Personnel > The University of Manchester > Oxford Road > Manchester, M13 9PL > United Kingdom > > Applications are due by 14-Jul-2003 > > > Contact Information: > Martin Barry > Email: martin.barry at man.ac.uk Tel: +44 161 275 3250 > Fax: +44 161 275 3187 > Website: http://ling.man.ac.uk/ From dan.everett at MAN.AC.UK Fri Jun 27 09:18:12 2003 From: dan.everett at MAN.AC.UK (Dan Everett) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:18:12 +0100 Subject: Clarification: Portuguese Lecturer position at U of Manchester Message-ID: Folks, The Portuguese syntax position I mentioned in my earlier posting is described in detail at > http://saussure.linguistlist.org/cfdocs/new-website/LL-WorkingDirs/ > jobs/get-jobs.cfm?JobID=5015&SubID=12236 > It is offered not by the Linguistics Department but by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese. -- Dan ******************** Daniel L. Everett Professor of Phonetics and Phonology Department of Linguistics University of Manchester Manchester, UK M13 9PL Phone: 44-161-275-3158 Department Fax: 44-161-275-3187 http://ling.man.ac.uk/info/staff/de/ 'Speech is the best show man puts on' - Whorf From Nick.Enfield at MPI.NL Sun Jun 29 18:03:19 2003 From: Nick.Enfield at MPI.NL (Nick Enfield) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 20:03:19 +0200 Subject: International Society for Gesture Studies Message-ID: This is to bring to attention of the functional linguistics community the establishment of the International Society for Gesture Studies (ISGS). Gesture is intimately linked with speech and linguistic structure, but linguists have only recently begun to see its relevance to fundamental issues in linguistic theory and description. As one of the editors of the new Benjamins journal "Gesture" writes, the ISGS is founded as a response to the "growing recognition that the study of 'gesture' - visible bodily action that plays a role in explicit communication - promises to throw much light on a range of issues that are central for any understanding of language (broadly conceived), and for an understanding of communication processes in human interaction." See the journal Gesture, Volume 2 No. 1 for a brief history of the ISGS, and for a membership application form. For further information, contact President Juergen Streeck (jstreeck at mail.utexas.edu) or Treasurer Gale Stam (GStam at nl.edu). -- N. J. Enfield Language and Cognition Group, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics PB 310, 6500 AH, Nijmegen, The Netherlands