21.5037, Support: Morphology,Semantics,Syntax: PhD Student, U. Pompeu Fabra, Spain

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Date: 11-Dec-2010
From: Louise McNally [louise.mcnally at upf.edu]
Subject: Morphology, Semantics, Syntax: PhD Student, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
 

	
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Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:42:52
From: Louise McNally [louise.mcnally at upf.edu]
Subject: Morphology, Semantics, Syntax: PhD Student, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

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Institution/Organization: Universitat Pompeu Fabra 
Department: Translation and Language Sciences 
Web Address: http://www.upf.edu/dtcl 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: Morphology; Semantics; Syntax 
 

Description:

The Formal Linguistics Group in the Department of Translation and Language 
Sciences at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, announces one four-year 
research assistantship for doctoral study associated with the funded project 
"Natural Language Ontology and the Semantic Representation of Abstract 
Objects."

The overall goal of this project is to improve our understanding of how we refer to 
abstract objects such as events, states, and properties. We take as a starting 
point the basic ontology for abstract objects that is emerging in our recent work 
and will explore it mainly with Romance, Germanic and Slavic data involving 
nominalizations, participles, and adjectives, with special emphasis on clarifying 
the distinction between states and properties and between eventuality/property 
types and tokens. Equally important is the further development of current work on 
the semantics of complementation and modification in nominals, with special 
emphasis on adjectival modification and contrasts between adjectival and 
prepositional phrase modifiers. An important subgoal is to deepen our 
understanding of the similarities and differences between the semantics of 
morphologically-related nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The research to be carried 
out has both a synchronic and diachronic dimension, and involves both qualitative 
and quantitative data analysis. The project team currently includes three senior 
researchers, three postdoctoral researchers, and two graduate students. 

The interested candidates should: 
-have some background in syntax or semantics, and an interest in both
-be ready to carry out his/her own doctoral research on a topic related to the 
project
-be willing to collaborate in the activities associated with the project and organized 
by the Formal Linguistics Group, and 
-have a good command of English; knowledge of Catalan or Spanish is not 
essential, but some knowledge or willingness to learn would be a plus 

The position includes a monthly stipend, coverage by the Social Security system, 
and university fees related to doctoral study. The assistantship also includes the 
possibility of applying for grants for short-term stays abroad. Annual renewal of the 
assistantship will depend on successful progress in the doctoral program and 
collaboration on the research project. 

The application for these assistantships will be handled through the Spanish 
Ministry of Science and Innovation. The Ministry's application period usually opens 
in late January or early February and is open only for 15 days, so individuals who 
are interested in applying are advised to contact Louise McNally at louise . 
mcnally @ upf . edu as soon as possible, and in any case no later than January 
10, 2011. Interested candidates are requested to send their CV and a writing 
sample or a brief statement of interest.

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (http://www.upf.edu) is a small, research-oriented 
university located in the center of Barcelona, with a highly international faculty and 
student body. For more information about the Formal Linguistics Group (GLIF) see 
http://parles.upf.es/glif.

For information (in Spanish) about last year's call, visit the MICINN website: 
http://www.micinn.es/portal/site/MICINN/menuitem.dbc68b34d11ccbd5d52ffeb8014
32ea0/vgnextoid=2d161e84ed136210VgnVCM1000001d04140aRCRD&vgnextchan
nel=8da5b9746e160210VgnVCM1000001034e20aRCRD 

Application Deadline: 10-Jan-2011 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Louise McNally 
	Department of Translation and Language Sciences, UPF 
	c/Roc Boronat, 138 
	Barcelona Barcelona 08018 
	Spain 	
	
Contact Information: 
	Louise McNally 
	louise.mcnally at upf.edu  



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