Tokyo-Frankfurt Phonetics-Phonology Colloquium: 2nd edition

by Tina Bögel Comment Closed
We are happy to announce the second edition of the Tokyo-Frankfurt Phonetics-Phonology Colloquium Room: Online (please contact Alina at gregori@lingua.uni-frankfurt.de for access) Date: February 6th Time: 9-12 The colloquium is a collaboration between the Phonology groups at International Christian University in Tokyo and Goethe University Frankfurt, lead by Seunghun Lee and Frank Kügler. It brings together Early Career Researchs to exchange and discuss about the Phonological topics. Program: 09.00 Seunghun J. Lee (ICU) & Frank Kügler (GU) Opening 09.05 Ren Hasegawa (ICU) Tonal Iconicity Study of Xitsonga: observing correlation of weight, speed and height 09.30 Manuel Lipstein (GU) Timing or privativity? New perception data on the representation of Urban East Norwegian tonal accents 10.00 Haruka Yatabe (ICU) Disyllabic words in Niigata Japanese follow a Prosodic Template 10.30 Sotaro Arakaki (ICU) The Phonetic Analysis of...
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Talk by Caroline Féry

by Tina Bögel Comment Closed
We are happy to announce a talk by Caroline Féry in the Phonology Colloquium. Room: IG 4.301 Date: Wednesday January 28th Time: 16-18 ct. Title: On Negative Verum Answers Abstract: Höhle (1988, 1992) introduced the notion of Verum Fokus, nowadays often called Polarity Focus, see also (Lohnstein 2012, Goodhue 2018 and many others). The focus is put on the affirmative or negative content of a sentence and is expressed by a nuclear accent on the finite part of the verb (or on Comp), see (1B). (1) A: I asked Hanna what Karl is doing these days and she made the silly claim that he is writing a screenplay. B: Das stimmt. Karl schreibt ein Drehbuch. ‘It is true. Karl is writing a screenplay.’ I am interested in cases such as (2B), also from Höhle (1988), in which the sentence is negated, but the nuclear accent is still on the finite verb. (2) A: I hope Anna finally writes a book. B: Aber Karl sagte mir, sie schreibt nicht an einem Buch. ‘But Karl told me she...
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Talk by Constantijn Kaland (Universität zu Köln)

by Tina Bögel Comment Closed
We are happy to announce a talk by Constantijn Kaland in the Phonology Colloquium. Room: IG 4.301 Date: December 3, 2024 Time: 4 pm – 6 pm ct Title: "Categorizing productions of prosody and intonation" Abstract: In recent years, there is an increased interest in the application of cluster analysis in the analysis of f0 contours. Studies have used this technique to explore previously under-documented languages and to confirm and refine intonation theory of well-studied languages. Cluster analysis is useful, because it is able to group contours based on their numerical similarity, facilitating the analysis and interpretation of f0 variation. While the output of the clustering does not constitute intonational phonology, it is informative to our understanding of phonological categories. The R application 'Contour Clustering' primarily focuses on f0 contours, and recent updates also allow for the inclusion of other prosodic cues such as intensity and duration (https://constantijnkaland.github.io/contourclustering/). In this way, the methodological approach offers an effective way of scrutinizing prosodic variation of all kinds. It poses no limits to the type of data (spontaneous to...
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Talk by Justine Mertz (Köln) in the Phonology Colloqium

by Tina Bögel Comment Closed
We are happy to announce a talk by Justine Mertz in the Phonology Colloquium. Room: IG 4.301 Date: November 20, 2024 Time: 4 pm – 6 pm ct Title: "Investigating prosodic modulation in French Sign Language (LSF): A kinematic analysis of sign language coarticulation” Abstract: During interaction, speakers often modulate coarticulatory cues to either amplify or reduce perceptual distinctions between competing speech units. Anticipatory coarticulation has been observed in visual-gestural languages as well. However, coarticulatory strategies in sign language remain underexplored. This study offers the first investigation of coarticulation in French Sign Language (LSF) using 3D-Electromagnetic Articulography (EMA) for precise kinematic analysis of sign production. A deaf native signer was recorded (EMA/video) producing phonological sign pairs involving '1'- and/or '3'-handshapes. The kinematic data reveal the presence of coarticulation in varied discourse contexts, at both temporal and spatial levels. Using a dynamical framework (Articulatory Phonology), we interpret these kinematic patterns as systematic overlapping processes rooted in the phonological system....
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Talk by Marieke Einfeldt (University of Konstanz)

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We are happy to announce a talk by Marieke Einfeldt (Konstanz) in the Phonology Colloquium. Room: IG 4.301 Date: November 06, 2024 Time: 4 pm – 6 pm ct Title: "Differences of prenuclear accents and stops in the two varieties of Zurich German speakers: A within speaker comparison” Abstract: While research on the two languages of bilingual speakers has already received a lot of attention (see e.g., Chang, 2021 for an overview), research on the two varieties of bilectal speakers is still scarce (Kupisch et al., 2023). I will present findings from the analyses of two closely related Swiss German varieties (Zurich German and Swiss Standard German) spoken by the same speakers and compare them to a Standard German control group. We focused on segmental (VOT and closure duration) and prosodic (prenuclear accents) properties that have the potential to differ in the dialectal and in the standard realizations: Zurich German stops have been reported to differ based on closure duration, while Standard German stops are differentiated based on VOT (Ladd &...
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