31.878, Support: Yucatec Maya; Persian; German; Gen Ling, Socioling, Syntax, Text/Corpus Ling: PhD Student, University of Cologne

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Subject: 31.878, Support: Yucatec Maya; Persian; German; Gen Ling, Socioling, Syntax, Text/Corpus Ling: PhD Student, University of Cologne

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Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 12:00:15
From: Aria Adli [aria.adli at uni-koeln.de]
Subject: Yucatec Maya; Persian; German; Gen Ling, Socioling, Syntax, Text/Corpus Ling: PhD Student, University of Cologne, Germany

 Institution/Organization: University of Cologne 
Department: Collaborative Research Center 1412 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics 
 
Required Language(s): Dari (prs)
                      Itzá (itz) 
                      Plautdietsch (pdt) 

Description:

On the research project
--
The project “Disentangling cross-linguistic and language-specific aspects of
register variation” studies which aspects of syntactic variation are
cross-linguistically associated with register and which aspects are
language-specific. The languages investigated are Yucatec Maya, Persian, and
German. We study the impact of register on syntactic compactness and word
order variation, as well as on the use of referential expressions, taking into
account the impact of information structure. More details at
https://sfb1412.hu-berlin.de/projects/a06/ .

Your tasks
--
* Analysis of cross-linguistic research questions of the project with regard
to the relation of register and grammatical knowledge of language, in
particular:
* Analyzing variation in word order and the use of referential expressions,
taking into consideration information structure
* Identifying “universal” properties of register, taking into account that
languages differ in their register diversity
* Designing field work (Iran and/or Germany and/or Mexico), collecting, and
analyzing data, as well as corpus building 
* Building synergy and bridges with the Sociolinguistic Lab
(www.sociolab.cologne (http://www.sociolab.cologne)) 
* Publication of findings with the team

Your profile
--
* Master of Linguistics, or related field with linguistic specialization
* Knowledge of syntax & pragmatics. Knowledge of sociolinguistics and
fieldwork is an asset 
* Academic English is required. Proficiency in Persian is a strong asset
* Full-time presence in Cologne is required.

The University of Cologne promotes equal opportunities and diversity in its
employment relations. Women are expressly encouraged to apply and given
priority in accordance with the Equal Opportunities Act. We expressly welcome
applications from individuals with severe disabilities or people of equivalent
status. Severely disabled applicants of equal merit and qualifications will be
given priority.

Please send your convincing application until March 22, 2020 with proof
(letter of motivation, CV, transcript of records and copy of your Master
Thesis) of the sought qualifications with the reference number Wiss2002-17 to
the application web address below.

If your Master Thesis is not in English or German please add a detailed
synopsis in English as a preface. Documentation of disabilities can also be
uploaded in the portal.
 

Application Deadline: 22-Mar-2020 

Web Address for Applications: https://jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/98 

Contact Information: 
	Prof. Aria Adli 
	aria.adli at uni-koeln.de  


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