30.1109, Summer Schools: Training workshop on language documentation and analysis/South Africa

Tue Mar 12 20:30:09 UTC 2019

LINGUIST List: Vol-30-1109. Tue Mar 12 2019. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 30.1109, Summer Schools:  Training workshop on language documentation and analysis/South Africa

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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:29:57
From: Hannah Gibson [h.gibson at essex.ac.uk]
Subject: Training workshop on language documentation and analysis/South Africa

Training workshop on language documentation and analysis

Host Institution: University of the Free State
Coordinating Institution: University of Essex
Website: https://www.ufs.ac.za/humanities/departments-and-divisions/linguistics-and-language-practice/workshops/language-documentation

Dates: 17-Jul-2019 - 18-Jul-2019
Location: Bloemfontein, South Africa

Focus: The workshop will involve practical hands-on training in tools and approaches to language documentation and description. A strong thematic thread running through all of the sessions will involve building awareness of variation and perceptions related to variation between closely related languages are different dialects (microvariation), as well as building awareness of variation and perceptions relating to non-standard varieties of language.
Minimum Education Level: Undergraduate

Description:
The workshop will include training on:

- Cross-linguistic structural variation, with an emphasis on morphology and
syntax
- Morphosyntactic analysis of Bantu languages
- General skills of language documentation and description, including working
with questionnaires and semi-structured interviews for data collection
- Important topics in language documentation, including community engagement,
working with your own introspection, and ethical considerations for language
documentation
- Linguistic software such as ELAN, Audacity, Praat and Flex
- Analysing data and developing hypotheses

Who can attend?
The workshop is aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers
who are interested in documentary and descriptive linguistics, as well as
those who would like to use natural data to support their work in theoretical
linguistics.

How do I apply to participate?
Please contact us via email for the application form or complete the online
form at https://goo.gl/forms/7XRX01uf6HkNBRZS2 

Application deadline: 15 April 2019
How do I apply for a travel stipend?
To be considered for a travel stipend, please submit your application, along
with a one-page statement outlining your research interests and background,
and your access (or lack thereof) to alternative travel funding, together with
a letter from your supervisor or head of department via email to Dr Kristina
Riedel (riedelk at ufs.ac.za).

The workshop is organised by Dr Hannah Gibson (University of Essex) and Dr
Kristina Riedel (University of the Free State) as part of a project supported
by a British Academy Newton Scheme entitled ‘Variation in Sesotho and Setswana
as spoken in the Free State’ (#NMGR3\100036). The support of the British
Academy is gratefully acknowledged.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Tuition: 0 USD

Tuition Explanation: The workshop, including lunch on both days (17 and 18 July) and dinner on 17
July, is free for all accepted participants. Priority will be given to
currently enrolled MA and PhD students.

The workshop is organised by Dr Hannah Gibson (University of Essex) and Dr
Kristina Riedel (University of the Free State) as part of a project supported
by a British Academy Newton Scheme entitled ‘Variation in Sesotho and Setswana
as spoken in the Free State’ (#NMGR3\100036). The support of the British
Academy is gratefully acknowledged.

Financial Aid: Applications accepted until 
There are a small number of travel stipends of up to R4 000 available to help cover the travel and accommodation costs of currently-registered postgraduate students travelling from outside Bloemfontein.

Financial Aid Instructions:
How do I apply for a travel stipend?
To be considered for a travel stipend, please submit your application, along with a one-page statement outlining your research interests and background, and your access (or lack thereof) to alternative travel funding, together with a letter from your supervisor or head of department via email to Dr Kristina Riedel (riedelk at ufs.ac.za).

Registration: 05-Mar-2019 to 15-Apr-2019

Contact Person: Kristina Riedel
                Email: riedelk at ufs.ac.za

Apply by Email: riedelk at ufs.ac.za
Apply on the web: https://goo.gl/forms/7XRX01uf6HkNBRZS2

Registration Instructions:
You can register online at: https://goo.gl/forms/7XRX01uf6HkNBRZS2

For additional information, please email Dr Kristina Riedel
(riedelk at ufs.ac.za)

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