32.3252, Support: French; French, Middle; French, Old; Italian; Romance; Historical Linguistics: PhD, Universität Stuttgart

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Subject: 32.3252, Support: French; French, Middle; French, Old; Italian; Romance; Historical Linguistics: PhD, Universität Stuttgart

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Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2021 19:18:50
From: Achim Stein [achim.stein at ling.uni-stuttgart.de]
Subject: French; French, Middle; French, Old; Italian; Romance; Historical Linguistics: PhD, Universität Stuttgart, Germany

 Institution/Organization: Universität Stuttgart 
Department: Institut für Linguistik/Romanistik 
Web Address: https://silpac.uni-mannheim.de 

Level: PhD 

Specialty Areas: Historical Linguistics 
 
Required Language(s): French (fra)
                      French, Middle (frm) 
                      French, Old (fro) 
                      Italian (ita) 

                      Romance 

Description:

Two research positions (PhD, Postdoc) in Romance historical linguistics,
Institut für Linguistik/Romanistik, University of Stuttgart, DFG Research Unit
FOR 5157 "SILPAC"

The new Research Unit "Structuring the Input in Language Processing,
Acquisition, and Change" (FOR 5157 SILPAC, funded by the German Research
Foundation DFG) invites applications for PostDoc and PhD positions. Positions
should be filled between January and March 2022. Selected researchers will
work in one of eight projects of the Research Unit, located at the
Universities of Mannheim, Braunschweig, Kaiserslautern, Konstanz and
Stuttgart. Positions will be funded for up to four years and will be
remunerated according to the public pay scale TV-L E13 (100% for PostDoc, 65%
for PhD positions unless stated otherwise).

Successful candidates will conduct their primary research within one of the
projects. However, a major goal of the Unit is to bring together historical
linguistics and psycholinguistics. Thus, candidates are also expected to
contribute to the Unit’s success by collaborating with the other projects
and/or by contributing to "bridge" projects linking historical linguistic and
psycholinguistic research questions. Candidates will also be able to take
advantage of the SILPAC training package, offered by the Research Unit and its
collaborators, to develop their knowledge of both historical linguistic and
psycholinguistic theory and methods. Some funding is also available for
presenting project work at conferences. Further information and a brief
description of the group and the individual projects can be found here:
https://silpac.uni-manheim.de

1 PhD position (65%) in French historical linguistics

In SILPAC project H1: “Lexical change in motion: Motion verbs and motion
lexicalization from medieval to modern Romance”,
https://silpac.uni-mannheim.de/projects/h1.

This position will focus on the role of lexical change in the development of
motion constructions in French, in particular the loss of the verb-particle
construction. The project involves analysis of data across the history of
French, in particular medieval and pre-Classical French. The successful
candidate will have a background in theoretical linguistics, have knowledge of
Old French and/or the history of the French language, and be fluent in French.
Knowledge of English historical linguistics, psycholinguistics and/or
experience with using linguistic corpora is highly desirable.

Please email your application for this position to Dr. Thomas Rainsford
(thomas.rainsford at ling.uni-stuttgart.de)

1 75% PostDoc position (TV-L E 13) in historical corpus linguistics (French,
Italian).

In SILPAC project H2: Change and acquisition of verbal structures,
https://silpac.uni-mannheim.de/projects/h2

This position will create resources and infrastructure for both Romance
projects located in Stuttgart (H1, H2). The focus will be primarily on the
argument structure of verbs (e.g. unaccusativity, auxiliaries, datives).
Computational expertise in corpus exploitation and statistics, philological
expertise in medieval French and a background in theoretical linguistics are
essential. Knowledge of Italian, Anglo-French and Middle English is useful.
Data handling, technical infrastructure and sustainability measures will be
managed by this position. Extensive collaboration with all SILPAC members
based in Stuttgart is expected.
 
Please email your application for this position to Prof. Achim Stein
(achim.stein at ling.uni-stuttgart.de). 
 

Contact Information: 
	Professor Achim Stein
	achim.stein at ling.uni-stuttgart.de  


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