27.398, Support: Hindi; Urdu; General Linguistics / Germany

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Subject: 27.398, Support: Hindi; Urdu; General Linguistics / Germany

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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:13:43
From: Miriam Butt [miriam.butt at uni-konstanz.de]
Subject: Hindi; Urdu; General Linguistics, PhD, University of Konstanz, Germany

 Institution/Organization: University of Konstanz 
Department: Linguistics 
Web Address: http://ling.uni-konstanz.de/pages/fb.html 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 
 
Required Language(s): Hindi (hin)
                      Urdu (urd) 

Description:

Applications are invited for a 3-year 65% (doctoral) research position in the
newly established Research Unit ''Questions at the Interfaces (QI)''. The
research unit runs from April 1st, 2016 to March 31st, 2019 and is dedicated
to investigating question formation, with a particular emphasis on
non-canonical questions (e.g., rhetorical, echo, self-addressed, suggestive).
This Research Unit (RU) combines expertise from theoretical, computational and
experimental linguistics as well as visual analytics to study how different
components of grammar (morphology, syntax, phonology) interface with one
another to signal a particular meaning. The RU consists of 8 subprojects, each
of which has posiitons on offer. See http://ling.uni-konstanz.de/pages/home/qi
for more information. 

The linguistic department at the University of Konstanz offers a lively and
internationally well-connected research environment where students are
immediately integrated in scholarly life and research at all levels. The
research unit offers PhD students the opportunity to discuss their topics with
fellow students who work on similar issues; we also have funding for PhD
students to attend international workshops and conferences.

Subproject description:

Project P4 is on Information Structure and Questions in Hindi/Urdu. Applicants
should have some background in Hindi/Urdu or a South Asian language. They
should be interested in investigating the interplay of syntax, prosody and
information-structure in question formation, particularly with respect to
non-canonical questions working with LFG as a theoretical backdrop. 

Requirements:

Applicants should have an M.A. degree (or equivalent) in linguistics or a
related field. 

Applicants should send a cover letter, a full CV and one sample publication or
paper to: miriam.butt at uni-konstanz.de
 

Application Deadline: 22-Feb-2016 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Prof Miriam Butt 
	University of Konstanz 
	FB Sprachwissenschaft 
	Konstanz BaWü 78457 
	Germany 
	
Contact Information: 
	Prof Miriam Butt 
	miriam.butt at uni-konstanz.de  


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