The DFG-project “Scalarity at the Syntax-Semantics Interface” (SYSSI), recently awarded to Prof. Daniel Hole and Dr. Alexander Wimmer (University of Stuttgart/Germany), is looking for a PhD student (65%, salary level E-13 of the public sector pay scale in Germany). The successful candidate, to be co-advised by the principal investigator and the project’s postdoctoral researcher, will work on a project-related topic, present their work at international conferences, and help with organizational matters, including the workshops we plan to host during the runtime of the project, which for the time being is limited to 3 years. A solid background in syntax, semantics and/or pragmatics is expected. Empirical expertise (corpus search, experimental analysis, data evaluation, fieldwork elicitation techniques) will be considered an asset. In case of an equally high level of competence, a female candidate will be given priority.
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The project aims to shed more light on the syntax and semantics of scalarity, a notion that figures prominently in a wide range of linguistic works on very diverse languages. We take this pervasiveness in linguistic theory to be paralleled by one in human cognition. Scalarity has been conventionalized in various ways, giving rise to a diversity of subphenomena in natural language. The work we will conduct is broadly defined by, but not limited to, scalar particles like ‘even’ and ‘only’ across languages and their appearance in context. The crosslinguistic perspective we take mainly includes, but also exceeds, contrasts and similarities between Chinese, English and German (with occasional excursions to Vietnamese), allowing us to cover an unprecedented breadth of – often novel – data simultaneously and develop crosslinguistically valid, though parsimonious, analyses.
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To apply for this position, please send an email to Prof. Daniel Hole (holedan@gmail.com) and Dr. Alexander Wimmer (alexanderwimmer2012@gmail.com) including, in a single PDF-file:
- a letter of motivation
- a CV
- copies of relevant (degree) certificates
- a sample paper.
For any inquiries, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us:
- Prof. Daniel Hole (holedan@gmail.com)
- Dr. Alexander Wimmer (alexanderwimmer2012@gmail.com)
This job offer remains open until filled.
Mailing Address for Applications:
Attn: Prof. Dr. Daniel Hole/ILG
Universität Stuttgart
Keplerstr. 17
70174 Stuttgart
Germany
Email Address for Applications: holedan@gmail.com
Contact Information:
Prof. Dr. Daniel Hole/ILG
Universität Stuttgart
Keplerstr. 17
70174 Stuttgart
Germany
