30.1134, Support: Historical Linguistics; Semantics; Sociolinguistics; Germanic; Romance; Dutch: MA /Msc, Ghent University

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Subject: 30.1134, Support: Historical Linguistics; Semantics; Sociolinguistics; Germanic; Romance; Dutch: MA /Msc, Ghent University

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Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 18:04:04
From: Ulrike Vogl [ulrike.vogl at ugent.be]
Subject: Historical Linguistics; Semantics; Sociolinguistics; Germanic; Romance; Dutch: MA /Msc, Ghent University, Belgium

 Institution/Organization: Ghent University 
Department: Department of Linguistics 
Web Address: http://www.dialing.ugent.be/ 

Level: MA / MSc 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Historical Linguistics; Semantics; Sociolinguistics 
Historical Sociolinguistics 
Required Language(s): Dutch (nld)

                      Germanic 
                      Romance 

Description:

The Research Group for Diachronic and Diatopic linguistics (DiaLing) at Ghent
University invites applications for a full-time 4-year position as doctoral
researcher. The PhD student will be working on the project “Greetings from the
past: on the use of interjections in foreign language textbooks from Early
modern Flanders”. Starting date is 1/10/2019 (or earlier).

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This project focuses on interjections in spoken 16th-century Dutch, contrasted
with other Germanic and Romance languages. We will investigate their
semantic-pragmatic functions in multilingual textbooks (Colloquia, et
dictionariolum, 1536-1700).

The aims of the project consist in
- Compiling a multilingual, parallel corpus 
- Providing a systematic and detailed semantic-pragmatic description of the
interjections used in the Colloquia, starting with the Dutch version and
contrasting it with French as well as other Germanic and Romance languages,
for example German and Spanish
- Contributing to a refinement of the semantic-pragmatic typology of
interjections in Dutch, based on diachronic and European-comparative insights
as well as contributing to the theoretical discussion on the
semantic-pragmatic typology of interjections and their relationship with and
differentiation from other grammatical categories such as particles
- Identifying cases of language contact and, more specifically, semantic
transfer in the case of collaboratively translated texts and thereby shedding
light on the genesis and spread of interjections in multilingual contexts
- Identifying conversational routines and communicative practices in which the
interjections are embedded; thereby getting a better understanding of aspects
of linguistic and cultural knowledge that were regarded as relevant for
communication in multilingual settings in Early modern times, more
specifically in the Low Countries

YOUR PROFILE
- Master’s degree in Linguistics (candidates due to obtain their degree in
autumn 2019 are welcome to apply), specialising in historical linguistics,
corpus linguistics or sociolinguistics
- Good knowledge of Dutch
- Linguistic expertise in one or more of the following languages is an asset:
French, German, Spanish or English
- Good academic skills in English
- Good social and communicative skills
- Capacity for autonomous research

YOUR TASKS
- Collaborating on the compilation of a multilingual parallel corpus of
16th-century textbooks
- Writing a PhD-thesis on the basis of the project
- Preparing individual and joint publications for national and international
scientific journals
- Presenting research at national and international conferences

WE OFFER
We offer a 4-year full-time PhD position at Ghent University (Research Group
DiaLing & Department of Linguistics/Dutch Linguistics). Starting date is
1/10/2019 (or earlier).

HOW TO APPLY
Candidates are invited to apply (in English) by submitting two types of
documents by e-mail to Prof. Ulrike Vogl (ulrike.vogl at ugent.be) by May 26th
2019:

1) a single pdf-document with:
- A cover letter, outlining your background, experience and motivation for
this position
- An extensive CV
- Copies of education certificates, and a transcript of records of the MA (or
equivalent)
- Contact information (e-mail) of two academic referees

2) one written piece of work (e.g. BA-thesis, MA-thesis, a paper/manuscript
submitted for a publication or a PhD exposé)

On the basis of these documents, candidates will be selected for an interview
(if necessary, interviews can be held via Skype if the applicants live
abroad). The interviews are expected to take place in June 2019.

You are welcome to contact Prof. Ulrike Vogl if you have any further questions
(ulrike.vogl at ugent.be).

Please send your application by email by May 26th, 2019 to Prof. Dr. Ulrike
Vogl: ulrike.vogl at ugent.be. 
 

Application Deadline: 26-May-2019 

Contact Information: 
	Prof. Ulrike Vogl
	ulrike.vogl at ugent.be  


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