22.454, Calls: Phonetics, Sociolinguistics/UK

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Subject: 22.454, Calls: Phonetics, Sociolinguistics/UK

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Date: 24-Jan-2011
From: Sam Kirkham [s.kirkham at sheffield.ac.uk]
Subject: Problems and Possibilities in Sociophonetics
 

	
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Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:59:34
From: Sam Kirkham [s.kirkham at sheffield.ac.uk]
Subject: Problems and Possibilities in Sociophonetics

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Full Title: Problems and Possibilities in Sociophonetics 

Date: 16-Mar-2011 - 16-Mar-2011
Location: Sheffield, United Kingdom 
Contact Person: Sam Kirkham
Meeting Email: sociophonetics2011 at gmail.com
Web Site: http://sites.google.com/site/sociophonetics2011/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Phonetics; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 17-Feb-2011 

Meeting Description:

As sociophonetic research progresses into the twenty-first century, it has begun to emerge as a distinct research perspective with its own set of research questions and directions. This inevitably brings with it its own unique set of challenges and issues, both practical and theoretical in nature. One the one hand, the field is undergoing rapid developments in the use of innovative statistical modelling and new acoustic techniques. On the other hand, researchers are increasingly looking to social and critical theory in their attempt to ground descriptive linguistic analysis in a sophisticated model of human interaction and culture.

This workshop, hosted by the Centre for Linguistic Research at the University of Sheffield, provides a space for postgraduates and early career researchers to explore and discuss these new and exciting areas of sociophonetics and the relevance of recent developments to their own research. It will feature:

- Plenary talks by Professor Gerry Docherty and Dr Jane Stuart-Smith

- Interactive session: 'Issues in Doing Sociophonetic Research'. This session will be a chance to gain advice on specific details, methodological issues and theoretical problems arising in your work from a sociophonetic audience.

- Roundtable discussion: 'The Future of Sociophonetics'. In this session we hope to draw together ideas emerging from the workshop and explore future themes and developments in the field, both from a technical and a theoretical point of view. 

Call for Papers:

If you would like to participate please download and complete the registration form located at https://sites.google.com/site/sociophonetics2011/ and email it to sociophonetics2011 at gmail.com by 17 February 2011. You will be asked for some registration details, as well as a brief summary of your research. You will also have the opportunity to offer a contribution to the interactive session titled 'Issues in Doing Sociophonetic Research'. Example topics for discussion could include questions such as:

-What is the best microphone for my purposes?
-How do we best capture the dynamic nature of formant transitions?
-How do I uncover the indexical properties of a particular variable?
-How can we statistically model both individual and group variation?




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