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Prominence in Language

Linguistic research at the University of Cologne

CRC 1252 "Prominence in Language"

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Welcome to "Prominence in Language"

In this Collaborative Research Centre (CRC 1252) more than sixty researchers are working together in an interdisciplinary team with the goal of providing a comprehensive characterization of prominence in language.

We investigate how prominence structures language with respect to prosody (Area A), morphosyntax and semantics (Area B) as well as text and discourse structure (Area C) in a large variety of languages from more than a dozen major language families and linguistic areas world wide. Our research on prominence contributes to a better understanding of language as a system between communication and cognition.

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ICPL IV: Call for Papers

ICPL IV: Call for Papers

The CRC 1252 invites you to the 4th International Conference "Prominence in Language" (ICPL IV), April 23-24, 2026 in Cologne. The conference aims to advance the understanding of the notion of prominence in language and promote the exchange among researchers working on prominence-related phenomena from various perspectives and disciplines. Click here for more information on ICPL IV and the full call. The abstract submission deadline is December 3, 23:59 AoE.
Two job vacancies in project C02

Two job vacancies in project C02

Project C02 "Temporality and modalization in discourse structure" of the CRC1252 is offering two student assistant (f/m/d) positions (8.5 hours per week) starting from December 1. The application deadline is November 2. If you are interested you can find more information by clicking here.
Call for Journalist-in-Residence Fellowships 2025/2026

Call for Journalist-in-Residence Fellowships 2025/2026

The CRC 1252 "Prominence in Language" invites applications for a paid guest stay as "Jounalist-in-Residence". The application deadline is extended until November 15th, 2025. The call and further information on the application process can be found here.
Call for Prominence Fellowships 2026

Call for Prominence Fellowships 2026

The CRC 1252 „Prominence in Language“ invites applications for Senior (1-3 months) and Junior (3-6 months) Fellowships. The application deadline is November 15th, 2025. The call and further information on the application process can be found here.
Simon Wehrle in Speech Prosody Lecture Series

Simon Wehrle in Speech Prosody Lecture Series

On the 10th of September, 2025, Simon Wehrle from project A02 gave a very interesting online lecture in the Speech Prosody Lecture Series entitled "Autism and (what it can teach us about) prosody". You can watch the entire lecture by clicking here.
Research Data and Methods series

Research Data and Methods series

Job Schepens and Luke Günther from Project S are organising a new series of talks and tutorials on research data and methods with a focus on best practices and open science principles. All the members of the CRC and visiting guests are invited to join these talks at the Spitzboden in the HoP, every other Wednesday afternoon, starting on September 17th. For further information and the complete program of the series please click here.
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