C09 - Prominence and predictive modelling
This project develops and explores a Bayesian computational account of prominence that is based on the forward-modelling account of language cognition. The account will relate the cognitive prominence of discourse items with the prominence of their form of expression, and explore the question of whether such prominence phenomena are functionally motivated as mechanisms of communicative efficiency. Precise quantifications of the account will be tested in collaboration with other projects within the CRC.
Team
Prof. Dr. Nikolaus P. Himmelmann
Teilprojektleiter A03 "Prosodische Typologie", B05 "Symmetrische Diathesen", C09 "Prominenz und prädiktive Modellierung“, INF "Informationsinfrastruktur"
Büro: Allg. Sprachwissenschaft, Meister-Ekkehart-Straße 7E-Mail: sprachwissenschaft(at)uni-koeln.deTelefon: (+49) 221 470-2323
Prof. Dr. Petra Schumacher
Sprecherin des SFB, Teilprojektleiterin A01, C07, C09 und Z
Büro: Philosophikum, Raum 2.124 und SFB, Luxemburger Str. 299, Raum 1.09E-Mail: petra.schumacher(at)uni-koeln.deTelefon: (+49) 221 470-2696 (Philosophikum) und -89900 (SFB)
T. Mark Ellison
Postdoktorand C09
Büro: SFB, Luxemburger Str. 299, Raum 2.03E-Mail: t.m.ellison(at)uni-koeln.deTelefon: (+49) 221 470-89912
Publications
2021
- Kaland, Constantijn, Naomi Peck, T. Mark Ellison & Uta Reinöhl. 2021. An initial exploration of the interaction of tone and intonation in Kera’a. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Tone and Intonation (TAI), 132–136. Sønderborg, Denmark. pdf
- Winter, Bodo & Martine Grice. 2021. Independence and generalizability in linguistics. Linguistics 59(5). 1251–1277.