26.2469, Support: Kaytetye; Language Documentation; Phonetics; Phonology / Australia

Wed May 13 17:46:45 UTC 2015

LINGUIST List: Vol-26-2469. Wed May 13 2015. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 26.2469, Support: Kaytetye; Language Documentation; Phonetics; Phonology / Australia

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Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 13:46:28
From: Mark Harvey [mark.harvey at newcastle.edu.au]
Subject: Kaytetye; Language Documentation; Phonetics; Phonology, PhD, University of Newcastle, Australia

 Institution/Organization: University of Newcastle 
Department: Humanities and Social Science 
Web Address: http://www.newcastle.edu.au 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Project Work

Specialty Areas: Language Documentation; Phonetics; Phonology 

Required Language(s): Kaytetye (gbb)

Description:

Australian Research Council funded PhD scholarship in Kaytetye (Arandic) phonetics and phonology

Applications and enquiries are invited from qualified and motivated students wishing to pursue a PhD degree within an ARC Discovery Project "The phonological structure of Kaytetye: Unique or universal?" The project involves researchers from the University of Newcastle, University of Sydney, and Macquarie University. The project is based at the University of Newcastle.

Kaytetye is a Pama-Nyungan language closely related to Alyawarr, Anmatyerr, and Arrernte, which together have been described as the Arandic subgroup. These languages offer a prominent challenge to universal theories of prosody, particularly the proposal that the basic syllable is CV. There is data supporting VC as the basic Arandic syllable. However the prosodic system of many of these languages requires further research. 

This project will undertake an analysis of the phonetics and phonology of Kaytetye. This will include analysis of the vowel inventory, syllable structures, and levels of prosodic structure in Kaytetye.

The PhD would contribute to all aspects of the project. This would include: (i) phonetic and phonological analysis of existing recordings; (ii) collection and analysis of new data on Kaytetye prosody - this would involve participation in experimental design, and could involve fieldwork; (iii) preparation of descriptive materials on Kaytetye phonology.

Do you have an interest in evaluating and developing hypotheses on prosodic universals? Do you have an interest in language documentation and description?

The PhD offers an opportunity to develop your interests in these areas. The successful candidate will join an energetic team whose combined expertise covers all of these research areas, and who can offer you training to boost your current levels of knowledge in any of the research interest areas we're keen on recruiting from.

Dr Mark Harvey, University of Newcastle	
Australian languages, Phonology, Historical Linguistics

Dr Michael Proctor, Macquarie University	
Phonetics, Phonology

Dr Myfany Turpin, University of Sydney	
Kaytetye, Field Methods, Language and Music

Dr Harvey will be the principal supervisor, with Dr Turpin and Dr Proctor as co-supervisors.

Scholarship:

The scholarship is offered for three years, and provides a tax-free living allowance of $25,849 p.a. in 2015 (indexed annually). International students will also be awarded a tuition fee scholarship which meets the tuition fee costs and provides Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the tenure of the award. 

Requirements:

We're looking for somebody with a master's degree or equivalent (e.g. BA Hons) in one of the following domains: a) phonetics, b) phonology, c) speech science, d) computer science.

We encourage applications from those interested in undertaking fieldwork.

Both international and Australian applicants will be considered. The successful candidate must be willing to be located in or near Newcastle for the full period of the scholarship 

Application Deadline: 30-Jun-2015 

Web Address for Applications: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/students/research-higher-degree/future-students/ 

Contact Information: 
	Dr Mark Harvey 
	mark.harvey at newcastle.edu.au  

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