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<b><font color="#990000">Hello Kyle,<br>
<br>
I apologise that you may not get any response from SIL
personnel, because many of our sign language personnel,
including some Deaf people are at the University of North
Dakota, Grand Forks, at this time.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Geoffrey Hunt<br>
<br>
</font></b>On 07/04/2011 15:50, Kyle Duarte wrote:
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cite="mid:BANLkTikQ1xbP=gUxPRc3pXAWQ-dVVEWW7Q@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">The VALORIA Lab at l'Université de Bretagne-Sud,
Vannes, France is proud to host the<br>
<br>
<b>Signed Language Phonology Workshop, Vannes, France, July 6-8,
2011</b><br>
<br>
We invite researchers interested in the phonetics and phonology of
signed languages to come discuss current trends in the areas of
notation and analysis.<br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www-valoria.univ-ubs.fr/signcom/SLPW/"
target="_blank">http://www-valoria.univ-ubs.fr/signcom/SLPW/</a><br>
<br>
<u>Workshop Schedule:</u><br>
Wednesday, July 6, 9:00 - 18:00<br>
- Robert E. Johnson, building on previous presentations at
phonetics workshops held in Orsay, France, June 2008, November
2008, and May 2009, will offer a short review and detailed update
of the notation system he and Scott Liddell have been developing.<br>
<br>
Thursday, July 7, 9:00 - 17:00<br>
<i>- Mini-workshop on phonetic annotation and technology:
challenges encountered and novel solutions.</i> Participants
interested in giving short presentations of how they have used
software for annotation or analysis are invited to submit an
abstract (see below).<br>
<i>- Mini-workshop on sign analysis: participants' data.</i> All
participants are asked to bring interesting phonetic or
phonological examples from their data (difficult-to-annotate hand
configurations; phonological processes, for example from
surrounding signs; complex sign asynchronicity or asymmetry;
etc.).<br>
<br>
Friday, July 8, 9:00 - 12:30<br>
<i>- Mini-workshop/challenge in groups: 20-second video
annotation.</i> Participants will be provided with a 20-second
video clip and will be asked to annotate their data according to
the Liddell and Johnson phonetic notation system. Results will be
compared and discussed.<br>
<br>
<u>Location:</u><br>
VALORIA Lab<br>
Université de Bretagne-Sud<br>
Tohannic Campus<br>
Vannes, France<br>
<br>
<u>Dates:</u> July 6-8, 2011<br>
<br>
<u>Call for participation:</u><br>
One half day will be devoted to the <i>Mini-workshop on phonetic
annotation templates for technology: challenges encountered and
novel solutions</i>.<br>
<br>
We are looking for 3-4 presentations of 20-30 minutes that discuss
the use of technology for the phonologist/phoneticist. They will
serve as discussion topics for the group, and should respond to
these and similar questions:<br>
<br>
- How have you designed your annotation template for ELAN, Anvil,
or similar software to fit best with your needs for phonological
annotation and analysis?<br>
- How do software functions/features facilitate your phonetic
annotation or analysis?<br>
- And to a lesser extent, what additions or modifications would
you like to see to technology to aid your annotation or analysis?<br>
<br>
Submissions can be made at the workshop website, <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www-valoria.univ-ubs.fr/signcom/SLPW/"
target="_blank">http://www-valoria.univ-ubs.fr/signcom/SLPW/</a>
by June 3, 2011.<br>
<br>
<u>
Workshop languages:</u><br>
The official languages of the workshop are English and American
Sign Language (ASL).<br>
<br>
<u>
Important dates:</u><br>
June 3, 2011 - Deadline to submit an abstract to the <i>Mini-workshop
on phonetic annotation templates for technology: challenges
encountered and novel solutions</i><br>
June 17, 2011 - Deadline to register for the workshop<br>
<br>
Registration <b>free</b>!<br>
<br>
We look forward to seeing you at the workshop, July 6-8!<br>
<br>
Organizing Committee:<br>
Kyle Duarte<br>
Sylvie Gibet<br>
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