This workshop is part of the Phonetics and Phonology in Europe 2021 (PaPE 2021) Conference.
A large body of work has documented cross-linguistic prosodic variation in monolingual speech communities. Work on prosodic variation due to contact of two or more languages frequently focuses on the individual, e.g. bilingual prosody and L2 acquisition. However, contact phenomena also occur at the collective level of interaction, i.e. within multilingual communities. Given these are, and have historically been, arguably more numerous than monolingual communities, the impact of multilingualism on prosodic variation is of high theoretical importance. For example, contact-induced variation may challenge the suitability of traditionally applied categories, and the complex interplay of factors in multilingual communities poses questions about methodological approaches and typology. Diachronically, there are questions as to how prosodic effects of contact evolve and whether and how fast these are attrited.
This one-day workshop provides a platform for the growing community of researchers studying prosody in contact to share findings, discuss methodological issues, and debate the theoretical implications of their work. There will be oral presentations and a poster session, covering both synchronic and diachronic aspects of prosody in contact, anchored around the keynote paper and framework discussion. Abstracts for papers are invited on all aspects of prosody in contact languages, including pitch-related, temporal and spectral phenomena, and on all language varieties, including those spoken by diaspora communities. All abstracts will undergo a blind review process and will be selected as an oral or a poster presentation.
Invited speaker
Professor Carlos Gussenhoven Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Date and location
Date: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 Venue: virtual event (to be held via Zoom)
Abstract submission guidelines and key dates
Please note abstract submissions are separate from, and in addition to, paper submissions to the main PaPE 2021 conference.
Abstract format: Up to one A4 side, not including references and figures, Arial 11, through the workshop website. Only one first author paper per person. Abstract submission opens: 23 December, 2020 Abstract submission deadline: 15 February, 2021 Notifications of acceptance: 28 February, 2021 Abstract submission email: Please submit your abstract on EasyChair at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=provar2021
Registration
Registration opens: March 3, 2021
See registration details and fees on the PaPE2021 website: https://pape2021.upf.edu/registration/
Organisers
Dr Mary Baltazani, University of Oxford Dr Olga Maxwell, University of Melbourne Dr Elinor Payne, University of Oxford
Contact
prosodyworkshop@gmail.com
Thank you for your support of the workshop
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