22.441, Confs: Phonetics, Sociolinguistics/United Kingdom

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Subject: 22.441, Confs: Phonetics, Sociolinguistics/United Kingdom

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Date: 24-Jan-2011
From: Sam Kirkham [s.kirkham at sheffield.ac.uk]
Subject: Problems and Possibilities in Sociophonetics

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Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:03:22
From: Sam Kirkham [s.kirkham at sheffield.ac.uk]
Subject: Problems and Possibilities in Sociophonetics

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Problems and Possibilities in Sociophonetics 

Date: 16-Mar-2011 - 16-Mar-2011 
Location: Sheffield, United Kingdom 
Contact: Sam Kirkham 
Contact Email: sociophonetics2011 at gmail.com 
Meeting URL: http://https://sites.google.com/site/sociophonetics2011/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Phonetics; Sociolinguistics 

Meeting Description: 

As sociophonetic research progresses into the twenty-first century, it has 
begun to emerge as a distinct research perspective with its own set of 
research questions and directions. This inevitably brings with it its own 
unique set of challenges and issues, both practical and theoretical in 
nature. One the one hand, the field is undergoing rapid developments in the 
use of innovative statistical modelling and new acoustic techniques. On the 
other hand, researchers are increasingly looking to social and critical theory 
in their attempt to ground descriptive linguistic analysis in a sophisticated 
model of human interaction and culture.

This workshop, hosted by the Centre for Linguistic Research at the 
University of Sheffield, provides a space for postgraduates and early career 
researchers to explore and discuss these new and exciting areas of 
sociophonetics and the relevance of recent developments to their own 
research. It will feature:

- Plenary talks by Professor Gerry Docherty and Dr Jane Stuart-Smith

- Interactive session: 'Issues in Doing Sociophonetic Research'. This 
session will be a chance to gain advice on specific details, methodological 
issues and theoretical problems arising in your work from a sociophonetic 
audience.

- Roundtable discussion: 'The Future of Sociophonetics'. In this session we
hope to draw together ideas emerging from the workshop and explore 
future themes and developments in the field, both from a technical and a 
theoretical point of view. 

0945 - 1000: Arrival and registration
1000 - 1115: Plenary talk: Jane Stuart-Smith (University of Glasgow)
1115 - 1130: Coffee break
1130 - 1245: Discussion: Issues in doing sociophonetic research
1245 - 1345: Lunch
1345 - 1500: Plenary talk: Gerry Docherty (Newcastle University)
1500 - 1530: Coffee break
1530 - 1630: Discussion: The future of sociophonetics
1630: End of workshop

The workshop will be followed by an optional dinner in Sheffield city centre.

Organising committee:
Sam Kirkham (University of Sheffield)
Claire Nance (University of Glasgow)

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