33.3139, Support: Phonology: PhD, Universität Leipzig

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:05:45
From: Eva Zimmermann [Eva.Zimmermann at uni-leipzig.de]
Subject: Phonology: PhD, Universität Leipzig, Germany

 Institution/Organization: Universität Leipzig 
Department: Linguistics 
Web Address: https://www.philol.uni-leipzig.de/en/institute-of-linguistics 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Phonology 
 

Description:

The DFG-funded Emmy Noether Group on “Grammatical Strength in Prosodic
Morphology: Typology and Theory” at the  Linguistics Department, Leipzig
University, seeks to fill three PhD positions.

About the positions:
 - starting date: February 1, 2023
 - fixed term of three years
 - 65 % of a full-time position (salary group 13 TV-L)

The Emmy Noether Group “Grammatical Strength in Prosodic Morphology: Typology
and Theory” investigates the hypothesis that the phonological grammar of human
languages is based on elements with gradient activity; phonological elements
can thus be ‘stronger’ or ‘weaker’ and consequently show different
phonological behaviour. It focusses on three empirical areas that are
particularly relevant for such a strength-based model: 
 - lexical accent system with competition between accented morphemes, 
 - complex morphological tone systems, and 
 - morphologically distinct foot templates.

We are looking for students who are enthusiastic about both phonological
theory and empirical work since the project aims to provide both 
 - empirical studies and the development of databases of strength-related
phenomena within the area of lexical accent systems, tonal morphology, and
template morphology, and 
 - theoretical analyses of grammatical strength phenomena. 

The Linguistics Department at Leipzig University provides an excellent
research environment and the PhD students in the Emmy Noether Group will
particularly profit from the interactions with both the DFG-funded graduate
school on "Interaction of Grammatical Building Blocks" and the DFG-funded
research unit on "Cyclic Optimization“.

Tasks and responsibilities:
 - empirical investigation of typological data on grammatical strength in
Prosodic Morphology (focus on lexical accent systems, tonal morphology and
template morphology)
 - theoretical analyses of grammatical strength phenomena in theoretical
phonology and morphology

Requirements:
 - master degree (or equivalent) in linguistics or a closely related field
 - advanced knowledge in phonology and theoretical linguistics
 - strong interest for both theoretical and typological work

Application:
 - deadline: November 21, 2022
 - documents: cover letter, CV, statement of purpose, two work samples (e.g.
MA thesis or term paper), and two letters of recommendation
 - sent as a single PDF file to eva.zimmermann at uni-leipzig.de

Homepage of the Emmy Noether Group:
http://www.evazimmermann.org/grammaticalstrength.html
 

Application Deadline: 21-Nov-2022 

Contact Information: 
	Dr. Eva Zimmermann
	Eva.Zimmermann at uni-leipzig.de  


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