Welcome to the webpage
for the
Prosodic Studies Group (GrEP)
The Prosodic
Studies Group (GrEp) is part of the Unitat
de Recerca en Lingüística (UR-Ling), Department
of Translation and Language Sciences at the Universitat
Pompeu Fabra
AIM
To understand the role of prosody and co-speech gestures in human communication from a crosslinguistic, developmental, and cognitive perspective. Three important strands of this research include: (a) to incorporate this knowledge into semantic models of language that model the interface areas with other components; (b) to empirically investigate how humans process prosodic and gestural patterns in combination with speech; and (c) to investigate the cognitive and developmental benefits of prosody and gesture in different areas, such as first and second language acquisition, as well as communication training for language impaired and non-impaired populations. The social significance of this research topic is high, as ICT training procedures based on prosodic and gestural awareness can be proven valuable to improve language abilities in populations with neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by impaired language and social interaction.
APPROACH
We use an interdisciplinary approach (linguistic and
psychological) and a combination of methods and techniques
such as linguistic and prosodic/gestural analysis, comparative
(developmental, cross-linguistic) and experimental methods
such as eye-tracking and neuronal analysis techniques
in collaboration with other groups.
LOCATION & CONTACTS
Address:
Department of Translation and Language Sciences, Universitat
Pompeu Fabra
C\ Roc Boronat, 138, 08018 Barcelona, Spain
Contact: Pilar
Prieto
E-mail: pilar.prieto AT upf.edu
Phone : +34 93 542 2311
FUNDING
Our research projects are funded by
public sources including:
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
(MICINN)
Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
(AGAUR)
Obra Social La Caixa (RECERCAIXA)
JOB ANOUNCEMENTS
3-year PhD Position in cotutelle Goethe Univ Frankfurt - UPF Barcelona
Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Phonology; Pragmatics
Required Language(s): Catalan-Valencian-Balear (cat) Romance
Brief description: The main focus of the doctoral research will be to assess the multimodal markers of IS in Catalan. The project will be run in close collaboration with the team assessing the multimodal markers of IS in German. The two teams involved are the Prosodic Studies Group at UPF (IP: Dr. Pilar Prieto) and the Phonology Lab at the Institute of Linguistics in Frankfurt (PI: Dr. Frank Kügler).
Deadline for application: 15th July 2022
Check full description of the position and information on how to apply HERE
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