36.1935, Support: General Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Pragmatics: MA / MSc, University of Tübingen

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Subject: 36.1935, Support: General Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Pragmatics: MA / MSc, University of Tübingen

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Date: 23-Jun-2025
From: Asya Achimova [asya.achimova at uni-tuebingen.de]
Subject: General Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Pragmatics: MA / MSc, University of Tübingen


Institution/Organization: University of Tübingen

Level: MA / MSc

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Pragmatics

Description:

The DFG-funded project in the newly established Collaborative Research
Center (SFB 1718) “Common ground”, hosted by the University of
Tübingen, is inviting applications for 2 PhD positions in Linguistics
(75%, TV-L 13 scale, approximately €3.400 per month before taxes and
obligatory insurances). The positions are associated with project C4
“Understanding irony through the theory of common ground”.
Project start: October 01, 2025.
Project end: June 30, 2029.
The project combines experimental, developmental, and computational
approaches to the study of irony. We will investigate how children
acquire the ability to understand ironic utterances and how this
understanding can be modeled with the tools of probabilistic
pragmatics (e.g. RSA).
Project description:
The ability to interpret ironic utterances is a linguistic skill that
develops relatively late in the process of language acquisition and
appears brittle under cognitive deficit. This project aims to
investigate how speakers understand ironic utterances and how this
ability develops in ontogeny. The project’s theory part is
specifically devoted to developing a probabilistic model of how irony
production and comprehension depend on the state of common ground. We
plan to compare the echoic and pretense theories of irony
comprehension, as well as their more recent development as a
computational countersignaling theory of irony. On the empirical side,
the project will contribute developmental data from typically
developing children and adults.
Ph.D. project 1 will focus on the acquisition of irony in
German-speaking children.
Ph.D. project 2 is devoted to developing a computational model of
irony.
What we offer:
The Ph.D. candidate will gain experience in:
-       Designing psycholinguistic experiments
-       Computational modeling
-       Data processing and analysis
-       Presenting the results of their work at national and
international conferences
-       Preparing research manuscripts for publication
The Collaborative Research Center further offers a vibrant linguistic
environment, where doctoral students will benefit from jointly
organized colloquia, team meetings, and informal events.
Requirements:
-       A M.A. or equivalent degree in linguistics, cognitive science,
or related disciplines
-       Solid background in formal linguistics (semantics and
pragmatics)
-       Lab experience with psycholinguistic or psychology experiments
(for Ph.D. project 1)
-       Fluency in English (writing and speaking)
-       Fluency in German (for Ph.D. project 1)
-       Interest in computational modeling of pragmatic reasoning
Not necessary but highly welcome
-       Familiarity with experimental design and analysis in R
-       Programming skills (JavaScript, CSS, HTML) or willingness to
acquire them
The university seeks to raise the number of women in research and
teaching and therefore urges qualified women academics to apply for
these positions. Equally qualified applicants with disabilities will
be given preference.
Dr. Asya Achimova
asya.achimova at uni-tuebingen.de
https://asya-achimova.github.io/

Application Deadline: 20-Jul-2025

Mailing Address for Applications:
        Germany
Email Address for Applications: asya.achimova at uni-tuebingen.de

Contact Information:
Asya Achimova



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