LINGUIST List 13.1286

Wed May 8 2002

FYI: Comminication, Basque Corpus, Research Training

Editor for this issue: Marie Klopfenstein <marielinguistlist.org>

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  • Ana Vivian Fernandez, International Worshop on Communication and Oral Culture
  • Magali Duclaux, ELRA news
  • Kevin Watson, NWCL Linguistics Research Training

    Message 1: International Worshop on Communication and Oral Culture

     Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 09:59:50 -0500
    From: Ana Vivian Fernandez <anavuclv.edu.cu>
    Subject: International Worshop on Communication and Oral Culture


    The Central University of Las Villas would like to invite you to participate in our Workshop on Communication and Oral Culture. Should you be interested in participating or obtaining more information please contact Dr. Francisco Rodr�guez Alem�n

    franciscoruclv.etecsa.cu cmarinellouclv.etecsa.cu zaidauclv.etecsa.cu

    Message 2: ELRA news

     Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 16:59:13 +0200
    From: Magali Duclaux <duclauxelda.fr>
    Subject: ELRA news


    ************************************************************* ELRA European Language Resources Association ELRA News *************************************************************

    We are happy to announce a new resource available via ELRA:

    S0123 Basque Spoken Corpus, by John Aske (Professor Assistant, Foreign Languages Department, Salem State College)

    A description is given below.

    *** Basque Spoken Corpus, by John Aske (Professor Assistant, Foreign Languages Department, Salem State College) ***

    This is a collection of forty two narratives in the Basque language (Euskara) by native speakers. It includes sound files (MP3 format) and full detailed transcripts. Each of the narratives is a recounting of a short, silent movie that the speaker has just watched to a friend or acquaintance who has not seen the movie (no other person was present in the room, just the recording equipment). Two short silent movies were used to elicit the narratives: Twenty one of the narratives correspond to the 7-minute silent movie The Pear Story (Chafe, ed., 1980) and the other 21 are about a 12 minute collage from Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times. The recordings were made as a part of a study on Basque word order in 1993 (Aske 1997). The transcriptions are made following a modified version of the guidelines given in Edwards and Lampert 1993. The speakers were from different age groups, different dialects, and had differing language abilities. Profiles of the speakers are also included. In addition to the 42 narratives with transcripts, 53 additional sound tracks of extemporaneous speech and description of still images are also included.

    ===================================== For further information, please contact:

    ELRA/ELDA 55-57 rue Brillat-Savarin F-75013 Paris, France

    Tel +33 1 43 13 33 33 Fax +33 1 43 13 33 30

    E-mail mapellielda.fr

    or visit the online catalogue on our Web site: http://www.icp.grenet.fr/ELRA/home.html or http://www.elda.fr =====================================

    Message 3: NWCL Linguistics Research Training

     Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 17:00:30 +0100
    From: Kevin Watson <Watsonkedgehill.ac.uk>
    Subject: NWCL Linguistics Research Training


    ATTENTION POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS AND SUPERVISORS

    The North West Centre for Linguistics is delighted to announce...

    2nd (Autumn) Research Training Programme

    2 - 13 SEPTEMBER 2002

    Two weeks of courses in theoretical and applied linguistics and research methodology for post-graduate students.

    - 5-DAY COURSES ON: phonetics, phonology, language & education, textual analysis.

    - AFTERNOON SESSIONS INCLUDE: Using Corpora, Methods in Conversational Analysis, Single Case Studies, Using Experimental Data, Using Historical Data, Historical Pragmatics.

    - SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Paul Foulkes, Gerry Docherty, April McMahon, Greg Myers, Antonella Sorace, Nick Ellis, Neil Smith, Jonathan Culpepper

    THE AUTUMN PROGRAMME LECTURES: Ted Sanders (Utrecht) and Mike Baynham (Leeds)

    - SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE FOR UK STUDENTS (see web-site for details (http://www.nwcl.salford.ac.uk/research.htm)

    - THIS PROGRAMME WILL BE LIMITED TO 45 STUDENTS PER WEEK. DO NOT MISS THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION.

    * * * * *

    FEES (for students from non-NWCL institutions) Whole course (2 weeks) - UKP 45.00 One week - UKP 25.00 Individual afternoon sessions - UKP 5.00 (per session)

    FEES (for students from NWCL institutions) Whole course (2 weeks) - UKP 35.00 One week - UKP �20.00 Individual afternoon sessions UKP 3.50 (per session)

    -All fees exclusive of accommodation.

    University (self-catering) accommodation available: �70 per week Minimum stay 3 days (�30)

    * * * * *

    DEADLINES: APPLICATIONS FOR SPONSORSHIP: 1 July 2002 REGISTRATION: 31 July 2002

    * * * * *

    For details of programme, accommodation, how to register:

    http://www.nwcl.salford.ac.uk/research.htm

    For any enquiries, email: nwcl-languagessalford.ac.uk