LINGUIST List 21.1813
Wed Apr 14 2010
Support: Arrernte & Comp Ling: PhD Student, Macquerie U., Australia
Editor for this issue: Matthew Lahrman
<mattlinguistlist.org>
1. Mark
Dras,
Arrernte, Eastern; Mparntwe Arrernte & Computational Linguistics: PhD Student, Macquarie University, Australia
Message 1: Arrernte, Eastern; Mparntwe Arrernte & Computational Linguistics: PhD Student, Macquarie University, Australia
Date: 12-Apr-2010
From: Mark Dras <madrasscience.mq.edu.au>
Subject: Arrernte, Eastern; Mparntwe Arrernte & Computational Linguistics: PhD Student, Macquarie University, Australia
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Institution/Organization: Macquarie University
Department: Computing
Web Address: http://www.comp.mq.edu.au
Level: PhD
Duties: Research
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics
Required Language(s): Arrernte, Eastern (aer)
Description:
PhD scholarship -- Centre for Language Technology, MacquarieUniversity
The PhD is attached to an Australian Research Council-funded projecton natural language generation for Aboriginal languages. The overallproject involves of constructing a data-to-text system for theAboriginal language Arrernte, taking as a starting point data from AFL('Australian Rules') football. This will include a computationallinguistic analysis of Arrernte, the construction of a grammar forArrernte in an appropriate formalism, and the building of anEnglish-language prototype system; the PhD will focus on one aspect ofthis. A longer description of the project goals copied from the grantproposal is athttp://web.science.mq.edu.au/~madras/research/aborig-grant.html
The position will be at Macquarie University, Sydney. Details onapplying for a PhD place at Macquarie are available at
http://www.hdr.mq.edu.au/information_about/applications
and on the scholarship at
http://www.hdr.mq.edu.au/information_about/scholarships
(allocation number 2010099).
The closing date is April 30, 2010.
If you have any questions, or would just like to discuss the position,please contact Mark Dras (http://www.comp.mq.edu.au/~madras/).
Applications Deadline: 30-Apr-2010
Web Address for Applications: http://www.hdr.mq.edu.au/information_about/forms/documents/Research_Application_Form.pdf
Contact Information:
Dr Mark Dras madrasscience.mq.edu.au
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