LINGUIST List 11.1852

Fri Sep 1 2000

Support: Speech Perception - Phd/ Netherlands

Editor for this issue: Lydia Grebenyova <lydialinguistlist.org>

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1. Daniel Swingley, Speech Perception - PhD Scholarship at MPI, Netherlands

The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics is offering a
scholarship for research leading toward a PhD in the field of
spoken-language comprehension.

The topic of the project is category formation in speech perception
and language learning. The research will involve perceptual
experiments and computational modeling. The successful candidate will
work with a research group presently conducting experiments in speech
perception and language comprehension in adults and infants.
Candidates should have native or near-native competence in Dutch or
German. Candidates with a background in cognitive psychology,
phonetics, computer science, or information engineering may receive
preference.

Contact: Roel Smits, PhD.
 Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
 Postbus 310
 6500 AH Nijmegen
 Netherlands

 fax: +31 24 3521213
 email: roel.smitsmpi.nl
 phone: +31 24 3521374