34.451, Support: Germanic; Romance; English; French; German; Italian; Semantics; Syntax: PhD, University of Geneva, Switzerland

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Subject: 34.451, Support: Germanic; Romance; English; French; German; Italian; Semantics; Syntax: PhD, University of Geneva, Switzerland

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From: Isabelle Charnavel [isabelle.charnavel at unige.ch]
Subject: Germanic; Romance; English; French; German; Italian; Semantics; Syntax: PhD, University of Geneva, Switzerland


Institution/Organization: University of Geneva, Switzerland
Department: Linguistics
Web Address: https://www.unige.ch/lettres/linguistique

Level: PhD

Duties: Research Project Work

Specialty Areas: Semantics; Syntax; Morphology, Pragmatics,
Experimental Linguistics
Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      French (fra)
                      German (deu)
                      Italian (ita)
                      Germanic
                      Romance

Description:

The department of linguistics at the university of Geneva invites
application for a three-year PhD position starting on Sept. 1, 2023.
This full-time research position is funded by the Swiss National
Science Foundation (SNSF) on the project entitled “indexicals, binding
and presupposition: towards a typology and a theory of bound
indexicals” led by Isabelle Charnavel.

The goal of the project is to contribute to the analysis of indexicals
by investigating the case of indexical binding (e.g. "Only I did my
homework" meaning that nobody else did theirs). Bound indexicals have
been mainly examined in English under morphosyntactic accounts relying
on binding and feature transmission or under semantic accounts based
on focus and presupposition weakening. But both approaches face
empirical and theoretical issues. The specific aim of the project is
to address these issues by first undertaking a systematic and
large-scale investigation of the properties of indexical binding in a
sample of languages (English, German, French, Italian) differing with
respect to crucially relevant morphosyntactic properties.

The postholder will work under the supervision of the Principal
Investigator (Isabelle Charnavel) with the rest of the research team
(including a post-doctoral researcher and two research assistants) to:
 - design large-scale questionnaires to test the relevant properties
of indexical binding in one language family (preferably the Romance
branch: French, Italian);
 - develop an analysis of bound indexicals taking into account both
the previous literature and the new experimental data. This work is
expected to lead to completion of a dissertation as well as
international publications by the end of the project.

The ideal candidate is expected to have a master degree in formal
linguistics (ideally specializing in semantics and syntax), as well
as:
 - the motivation and qualifications for acquiring the competence to
deal with the semantic-pragmatic and morphosyntactic literature on
(bound) indexicals,
 - experience or interest in experimental testing of crosslinguistic
data;
 - skill and interest in careful and detailed empirical investigation;
 - willingness and ability to work both in collaboration and
independently;
 - some mastery of the languages of investigation (ideally, but not
necessarily, a native competence of Italian or French).

This is a full-time, one-year renewable contract (up to 3 or
potentially 4 years) with a compensation salary of around 48000
CHF/year. Employment should start on September 1, 2023 or as soon as
possible thereafter as mutually agreed. The position remains open
until filled. For full consideration please submit your application by
March 10, 2023.

To apply, please send your application to project.indexicals at gmail.com
including:
 - your CV;
 - a cover letter briefly explaining your motivation and your
experience in relation to the project;
 - the contact information for up to three referees (who may be
contacted at a later stage);
 - one or two writing samples (e.g. Master's thesis).
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed shortly after the initial
deadline.

Contact Information:
Isabelle Charnavel
isabelle.charnavel at unige.ch



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