3. International Conference on Tone and Intonation

IPS Workshop
Herrsching am Ammersee, 03rd–05th May 2017

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Call for Papers

We invite submissions that explore phonetic and phonological aspects of tone and intonation, with a particular focus on the following topics:

  1. Variation and Change in Space:
    • Cross-linguistics comparison of tone and intonation in well- and under-studied languages.
    • Documentation of tonal and intonational patterns in endangered languages.
    • Analysis of geographic variation in tone and intonation.
    • Tone and intonation in language contact.
  2. Variation and Change in Time:
    • Diachronic change of tone and intonation.
    • Generational differences of tone and intonation.
    • Sociolinguistic factors influencing tonal and intonational change.
  3. Variation Beyond Space and Time:
    • Psycholinguistic, cognitive, and neural correlates of tone and intonation.
    • Physiological underpinnings of tone and intonation.
    • Acquisition of tone and intonation in L1 and L2.
    • Tone and intonation in neurodevelopmental disorders and impairments.
    • Role of tone and intonation in multimodal communication.
    • Computational modeling and applications of tone and intonation.

We welcome submissions on any aspect of tone and intonation in language, not limited to the aforementioned topics. We encourage contributions from a wide range of theoretical and methodological perspectives, including experimental, descriptive, and computational approaches. Contributions by junior researchers and/or with interdisciplinary research methods, are strongly encouraged.

See also abstract submission guidelines.


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