Sonderforschungsbereich 1287
Die Grenzen der Variabilität in der Sprache: Kognitive, komputationale und grammatische Aspekte
  1. SFB 1287
  2. Veranstaltungen
  3. Potsdam Phonotactics Workshop (2024)

Potsdam Phonotactics Workshop (2024)

As part of a large-scale project on „Limits of Variability in Language“ at the University of Potsdam in Germany, two sub-projects led by Natalie Boll-Avetisyan and Adamantios Gafos are investigating phonotactics. Specifically, we aim to better understand how experience influences phonotactic acquisition and processing, leading to variability across individuals and across languages, and to what extent experience-independent biases might place a limit on this variability.

The main objective of our workshop is to discuss phonological theories, models and experimental findings, by gathering insights from researchers with different perspectives in the field. Therefore, we invite researchers specialized in experimental linguistics (i.e. acquisition in infancy, language processes and learnability in adulthood), typology, and corpus data.

When & Where

  • date: 14.-15. March 2024 (half a day each)
  • format: On Zoom (further details to follow)

Invited Speakers

  • Frans Adriaans, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
  • Aviad Albert, University of Cologne, Germany
  • Iris Berent, Northeastern University, USA
  • Heather Goad, McGill University, Canada
  • Gaja Jarosz, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
  • Thierry Nazzi, CNRS, Université de Paris, France
  • Steve Parker, Dallas International University, USA
  • Marianne Pouplier, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
  • Geoffrey Schwartz, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
  • Megha Sundara, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
  • Richard Wiese, Philipps-University of Marburg, Germany
  • James White, University College London, United Kingdom

Internal Speakers from UP

  • Leonardo Piot
  • Rowena Garcia
  • Shihao Du
  • Stavroula Sotiropoulou

Programme

The workshop has four sessions with specialized topics as listed below:

  • Production
  • Typology / Input phonetics and phonology
  • Acquisition
  • Adult representations / Learnability

Each session features 3-4 talks held by our invited and internal speakers and ends with joint discussions dedicated to the corresponding topic of that session. A final wrap-up discussion will be held at the end of the second day. The program is available here.

Registration

  • If you are not an invited speaker and would like to attend this workshop, you must first register here.
  • Deadline: 7. March 2024
  • There are no registration fees.

Contact

Please feel free to contact our organising committee if you have any questions under: leonardo.piot@uni-potsdam.de

Organising Committee

  • Turgut Ağabeyoğlu
  • Natalie Boll-Avetisyan
  • Shihao Du
  • Adamantios Gafos
  • Rowena Garcia
  • Marc Hullebus
  • Leonardo Piot
  • Stavroula Sotiropoulou

Code of Conduct

We are dedicated to providing a harassment-free summer school experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of our participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any summer school venue, including workshops, social events and poster presentations. Our participants violating these rules may be expelled from the event without a refund at the discretion of the conference organisers.

If you experience or witness inappropriate behaviour or feel like you or someone around you may need support, please reach out to the organisers in person or via email.

Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

  • verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion
  • sexual images in public spaces
  • deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following
  • harassing photography or recording
  • sustained disruption of workshops or other events
  • inappropriate physical contact
  • unwelcome sexual attention
  • advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behaviour

Enforcement

Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, our organisers retain the right to warn the offender or expel them from the conference with no refund. We expect participants to follow these rules at all venues and related social activities.

Reporting

If someone makes you or anyone else feel unsafe or unwelcome, please report it to the organisers as soon as possible. Organisers can be identified by their orange name tags. You can make a report by contacting the organisers directly in person, or by writing us an email. At no point will you be asked to confront anyone and your identity will not be revealed to anyone except for the team members who are in touch with you. Our team will be happy to help assist you to feel safe for the duration of the event.

  • 110 (emergency police number)
  • 112 (emergency medical number)
  • 033155080 (local police number)
  • 116117 (non-emergency medical number)
  • 0331292929 (local taxi number)

Assistance and Childcare

The venue of the summer school is barrier-free. Do you need mobility assistance on the day of the event? Please do not hesitate to contact us. There is an app available navigating you around campus with maximized accessibility: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/multimedia/projects/accessibility/accessible-campus-navigation

Travel and Transport

For ecological reasons, we recommend coming to the event by public transport. The venue can be easily reached from both Potsdam and Berlin:

From Potsdam Central Station to S Griebnitzsee:

  • S-Bahn S7 (every 10 minutes)
  • RB 22 and RB 23 (once an hour)
  • Bus Number 694 (once an hour)

From Berlin Central Station to S Griebnitzsee:

  • S-Bahn S7 (every 10 minutes)
  • RB 23 (once an hour)
  • RE 1 to S Wannsee, S7 to S Griebnitzsee (once an hour)

Berlin, Potsdam and Brandenburg established a cooperation of their public transportation system called the Verkehrsverbund Berlin Brandenburg (VBB). Using the website of the VBB, you can find the fastest connection to all stops in the whole area of Berlin and Brandenburg.

Public Transportation in Potsdam:

Public Transportation in Berlin:

Accommodation

Participants are expected to arrange their own accommodation. Here are some recommendations:

Hostels & Hotels in Potsdam:

Hostels & Hotels Berlin:

Kontakt

Universität Potsdam
Department Linguistik
Prof. Dr. Doreen Georgi
Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25
Haus 14, Raum 3.33
14476 Potsdam

(+49) 331 977-2968
doreen.georgi@uni-potsdam.de