postdoc position in quantitative syntax and corpus linguistics M/F
- Toulouse
- CDD
- Temps-plein
One of the aims of current work in quantitative and experimental syntax is to identify factors with predictive power on speakers' choices when faced with syntactic alternations, i.e. cases where the speaker has a choice between two or more syntactic structures to express equivalent meanings.
The main goal of the PULCO project is to describe and model the syntactic choices made by French speakers, by determining the role and weight of linguistic and functional factors. To achieve this, the project is based on the comparison of quantitative results obtained from oral corpus data and experimental results obtained from controlled protocols. The project also includes a study of regional variations in syntax, comparing the effect of relevant factors on different varieties of French (Parisian French, Southwestern French, Swiss French, Belgian French).Mission:
Work package 2 of the project, entitled "Quantitative corpus approach and predictive models", focuses on the use of data from oral corpora, in particular the Corpus d'Etude pour le Français Contemporain, to propose models capable of predicting specific syntactic uses. The postdoc will carry out his or her research within the framework of this work package.Position activities:
- The postdoc will develop a research project in quantitative linguistics and corpus linguistics, in line with the objectives of the project.
- The postdoc's work will involve gaining a better understanding of what guides speakers' syntactic choices in oral French, by exploiting data from oral corpora, in particular the Corpus d'Etude pour le Français Contemporain.
- One of the aims of the postdoc's work will be to model French syntactic alternations using quantitative methods.
- The postdoc is also expected to participate in Work Package 4 (“Syntactic variations in French varieties”), by documenting and modeling syntactic variations between French varieties.The CLLE laboratory (Cognition, Languages, Language, Ergonomics) is a CNRS UMR created in January 2007 and mainly hosted on the Toulouse Jean Jaurès University site. It is a multidisciplinary research unit relating to Cognitive Sciences: the work carried out there covers the fields, more or less broad in scope, of linguistics, psychology, computer science, philosophy, education and neuroscience. The laboratory, made up of 205 members, is structured into 3 teams each composed of an average of 25 Teachers-Researchers and Researchers:
- “Languages and language” team, working more particularly on themes relating to linguistics;
- “Language and cognitive processes” team, focused on the interdisciplinarity between language and psychology;
- “Cognition in complex situations” team, working more particularly on themes of social and cognitive psychology.
It also welcomes many doctoral and post-doctoral students.
CLLE is a CNRS UMR with the CCU experimental platform.RequirementsResearch Field Physics Education Level PhD or equivalentLanguages FRENCH Level BasicResearch Field Physics Years of Research Experience 1 - 4Additional InformationEligibility criteriaProfile required
- PhD in linguistics or related field
Skills :
- Solid background in linguistics
- In-depth knowledge of quantitative approaches and statistical modeling in linguistics
- Expertise in automatic corpus data processing
- Experience in linguistic annotation of language data
- International publications
- Ability to work as part of a team, within a collective project
- Autonomy, rigor and creativity
- Very good English skills: ability to present work in English, both written and spoken
- Good level of French, particularly in oral comprehension
- The following skills would be a plus :
- Knowledge of syntax, quantitative or experimental syntax
- Knowledge of oral data processing
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