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Title
Phonological Bases of Phonological Features
Phonological Features Workshop
Date:
28.09.2006
Time:
10:00
Venue:
UB 132
(Aud.)
Description
In recent years there have been a number of proposals for taking a functional approach to defining what “phonology” means. There have been moves toward “phonetically grounding” phonological features, processes and distributional restrictions. There have been attempts to explain much of phonology as emerging from articulation, acoustics, aerodynamics, perception and/or diachrony. There have also been moves toward denying the psychological reality of phonology completely - suggesting that sound patterns are nothing more than a combination of phonetics and the lexicon. At the same time, there has also been a tendency to disregard many of the advances in feature theory that occurred during the 1970s and 1980s, with many researchers adapting convenient, usually fully-specified bundles of binary SPE-like features that are supposed to be innately connected to vocal tract anatomy and/or acoustics.
The central goal of this workshop is to examine the role of phonological patterns in addressing questions pertaining to phonological feature theory. In particular, we would like to ask the question: What are phonological features from a synchronic, phonological perspective? In focusing on synchrony, we will concentrate on productive patterns/alternations and not historical changes or marginal phenomena that might be lexically fossilized. In focusing on phonology, we hope to exclude those phenomena that are straightforwardly explained via phonetic principles (e.g. continuous, articulator-dependent, aerodynamics-dependent, acoustics-/perception-dependent). In other words, we will look at evidence that phonological features exist independent of diachrony and phonetics.
This two-day workshop (28-29 September) will bring together researchers interested in the phonological bases of phonological features.
There will be a dinner/banquet Friday evening.
workshop participants, titles and abstracts
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In the registration, you will be asked to provide information about meals and dates of arrival and departure. Please make sure to have a look at the program and the practical information section in order to ensure that the information you submit in the registration form is accurate. Please note that you must arrange for accommodation yourself (invited guests can overlook this)! If you need assistance, please contact stale.berglund@hum.uit.no
Registered people:
| Researcher |
Gunnar Hrafn |
Hrafnbjargarson |
UiTø |
| Master
Student |
Gergana |
Mladenova |
UIT |
| Master
Student |
Mariano |
Giampietri |
UiTø |
| Master
Student |
Ksenia |
Mineeva |
UIT |
| Professor |
Gillian |
Ramchand |
UiTø |
| Associate
Professor |
Marit Helene |
Kløve |
University of Bergen |
| Master
Student |
Bella |
Crespin |
UIT |
| Master
Student |
Dragana |
Surkalovic |
University of Tromsø |
| Master
Student |
Ann Kristin |
Aslaksen |
Universitetet i Tromsø |
| Ph.D.
Student |
Xuan |
Di |
UIT |
| Professor |
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| Master
Student |
Kwasi |
Adomako |
University of Tromsø |
| Professor |
Dave |
Odden |
Uitø |
| Associate
Professor |
Martin |
Krämer |
University of Tromsø |
| Associate
Professor |
Ove |
Lorentz |
University of Tromsø |
| Ph.D.
Student |
Islam |
Youssef |
University of Tromsø |
| Ph.D.
Student |
Helene |
Andreassen |
University of Tromsø |
| Postdoc |
Wolfgang |
Kehrein |
University of Amsterdam |
| Ph.D.
Student |
Peter |
Jurgec |
University of Tromsø |
| Ph.D.
Student |
Xuan |
Di |
University of Tromsoe |
| Ph.D.
Student |
Sylvia |
Blaho |
University of Tromsø |
| Researcher |
Bruce |
Morén |
University of Tromsø |
| Senior
Researcher |
Laura |
Downing |
ZAS, Berlin |
| Postdoc |
Christian |
Uffmann |
University of Tromsø |
| Professor |
Curt |
Rice |
University of Tromsø |
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