Phonetic Approaches to Under-Documented Languages (With a Special Emphasis on Tibeto-Burman Languages)
语音学视角下的未充分记录语言研究（特别聚焦藏缅语系）
18-19 sept. 20252025年9月18-19日
Campus Condorcet - Aubervilliers (France)
孔多塞校区 - 欧贝维利耶（法国）
With this conference, we aim to explore the potential for instrumental phonetic methods to bolster the documentation of endangered languages and to reflect on the role of phonetics in the classification of under-documented languages. Under-documented languages—-such as many within the Tibeto-Burman family—-hold considerable potential for advancing our understanding of phonological typology and processes of sound change. However, fully realizing this potential may require the integration of instrumental and experimental phonetics into more established methodologies of documentary and descriptive linguistics. Analytical approaches such as acoustic analysis of phonemes and tonal systems, articulatory descriptions, and aerodynamic studies provide valuable, complementary tools. These methods not only enrich synchronic descriptions of under-documented languages but also lay the groundwork for identifying sound correspondences with related varieties and refining phonological typologies. By combining descriptive phonetics with modern instrumental techniques, researchers can produce more robust and nuanced accounts of phonological systems. This workshop aims to explore the contributions of phonetic research to the study and classification of under-documented languages by inviting discussions on topics such as: - The role of descriptive phonetics in work on under-resources languages; - The observation of articulatory gestures using techniques such as electropalatography, ultrasound imaging, MRI and EMA; - The interaction between articulation and perception in shaping phonological systems; - Correlations between articulatory and acoustic features in under-documented languages; - The place of tone languages and complex prosodic systems within phonological typologies; - Studies on voice quality and intra-/inter-speaker variation in phoneme production; - Contributions to phonological databases aimed at enriching existing typologies. We invite contributions addressing any of the above topics. Submissions focusing on lesser-known Tibeto-Burman languages are especially encouraged.
通过本次会议，我们旨在探索实验语音学方法在加强濒危语言记录方面的潜力，并思考语音学在未充分记录语言分类中的作用。未充分记录的语言——如藏缅语系中的许多语言——对于推进我们对音系类型学和音变过程的理解具有重要价值。然而，要充分实现这一潜力，可能需要将实验语音学方法整合到更成熟的语言记录与描述方法学中。音素与声调系统的声学分析、发音部位描述以及空气动力学研究等分析方法，提供了宝贵的补充工具。这些方法不仅能丰富未充分记录语言的共时描述，还能为识别相关语种间的语音对应关系和完善音系类型学奠定基础。通过将描述性语音学与现代实验技术相结合，研究者能够构建更全面、更精细的音系系统描述。 本次研讨会旨在探讨语音学研究对欠记录语言研究与分类的贡献，诚邀学者就以下议题展开讨论：
- 描述性语音学在资源匮乏语言研究中的作用；
- 运用电子腭位造影、超声成像、磁共振成像及电磁发音动作仪等技术观察发音姿态；
- 发音与感知在音系系统形成中的互动关系；
- 欠记录语言中发音特征与声学特征的关联性；
- 声调语言及复杂韵律系统在音系类型学中的定位；
- 音素产出中嗓音质量及说话人内/间变异的研究；
- 对丰富现有类型学的音系数据库建设的贡献。
我们欢迎针对上述任一议题的投稿，尤其鼓励以鲜为人知的藏缅语族语言为研究对象的论文。
Discipline scientifique :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société - Linguistique
学科分类 :
人文与社会科学 - 语言学
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