Phonetics of Talk-in-Interaction

Course overview

The course will take place online on Wednesday 22 - Friday 24 March 2023. The course will run from 9am to 4.30pm BST (GMT+1) each day, and the daily synchronous online sessions will take place from 10.30am to 12noon and 1pm to 4.30pm BST (GMT+1). 

Participants will learn some of the basic linguistic terminology of phonetic/prosodic description including phrasing, accentuation, articulatory setting and intonation to be able to describe conversational speech in more technical terms. Participants will learn how to provide suitable evidence (such as pictures in Praat, and phonetic transcription) to illustrate some phonetic/prosodic phenomena. There will be overviews of linguistic phenomena and a chance to apply these to an interactional phenomenon in data sessions.

The course will offer mini-lectures, skills demonstrations, ear-training and transcription sessions, data sessions, and short assignments to be completed in groups.

The course will be limited to 20 participants so that we can work intensively to develop basic skills in data analysis and to understand the core topics to be covered.

Don't miss out, book your place today!

Tutors

Richard Ogden is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of York. His research focuses on the phonetic details of naturally occurring conversation, including turn-taking, and the phonetic implementation of social actions, combining conversation analytic and phonetic methods. He also has an interest in multimodality. He is on the editorial boards of Phonetica and Interactional Linguistics, and is the author of the textbook An Introduction to English Phonetics.

Marina Cantarutti is a Lecturer in (Interactional) Linguistics at the University of York. Her research uses the methods of conversation analysis, gesture studies, and the phonetics of talk-in-interaction to the study of collaborative practices in interaction, such as anticipatory completions, choral productions, and co-animation. She is particularly interested in phonetic detail and gesture in interactional practices where people are momentarily “doing being” other people or ventriloquising objects.

Costs and how to book

The cost for this three-day course is:

Standard rate:

• £400
• Extended Early bird £360 - book before the 28th February 2023 - use promo code PTI10

Postgraduate rate:

• £240 - use promo code PTIPG40

Prices are exempt of VAT.

The rate includes course materials and a Certificate of Attendance. 

Places are limited and early registration is advised, don't miss out, book your place today!

Registration is done online by Credit/Debit Card for instant payment and a guaranteed secured place on the course (please note the University of York does not accept American Express cards).

For further information please contact the team.

Preliminary Schedule

The course will run from 9am to 4.30pm BST (GMT+1) each day, and the daily synchronous online sessions will take place from 10.30am to 12 noon and 1pm to 4.30pm BST (GMT+1).