Phonetics of Talk-in-Interaction

The course will take place online on dates - Monday 16th June until Wednesday 18th June 2025. The course will run from 9am to 4.30pm BST (GMT+1) each day, and the daily synchronous online sessions will take place from 10.30am to 12noon and 1pm to 4.30pm BST (GMT+1). 

Participants will learn some of the basic linguistic terminology of phonetic/prosodic description including phrasing, accentuation, articulatory setting and intonation to be able to describe conversational speech in more technical terms. Participants will learn how to provide suitable evidence (such as pictures in Praat, and phonetic transcription) to illustrate some phonetic/prosodic phenomena. There will be overviews of linguistic phenomena and a chance to apply these to an interactional phenomenon in data sessions.

The course will offer mini-lectures, skills demonstrations, ear-training and transcription sessions, data sessions, and short assignments to be completed in groups.

The course will be limited to 20 participants so that we can work intensively to develop basic skills in data analysis and to understand the core topics to be covered.

This was a fantastic course, I learnt so much, and I'm so grateful to Richard and Marina for organising it. They were fantastic tutors who kept the course informative and fun.

The University of York Phonetics of Talk-in-Interaction course was exceptional. I especially enjoyed the lab sessions and the data sessions. It was so helpful to learn how to effectively use Praat as an analysis tool and then to apply what we've learned to the interactional data, seeing how speakers use phonetic and prosodic resources in the implementation of social actions.

The course was extremely informative and really engaging. It offered plenty of opportunities to put our hands on data, with very effective guidance from Marina and Richard. It was a friendly and effective learning environment.

This course provided me for the insight of treating real data based on the phonetic theory and tools

It was certainly way beyond what you can expect from a three-day course. Marina and Richard prepared and delivered a fantastic set of sessions. Each session was linked thoughtfully and responded to our needs as interactional linguists. I wholeheartedly recommend the course!

The course was great - it increased my knowledge of phonetics and its application to CA, and has given me the confidence to experiment with Praat. Thank you!

This course has helped me to get to know different points of view of the same reality, so that later people can say that in the humanities we don't do science!

The course was great! Very well structured, organised and so informative! Highly recommended. 

Richard Ogden is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of York. His research focuses on the phonetic details of naturally occurring conversation, including turn-taking, and the phonetic implementation of social actions, combining conversation analytic and phonetic methods. He also has an interest in multimodality. He is on the editorial boards of Phonetica and Interactional Linguistics, and is the author of the textbook An Introduction to English Phonetics.

Marina Cantarutti is a Lecturer in (Interactional) Linguistics at the University of York. Her research uses the methods of conversation analysis, gesture studies, and the phonetics of talk-in-interaction to the study of collaborative practices in interaction, such as anticipatory completions, choral productions, and co-animation. She is particularly interested in phonetic detail and gesture in interactional practices where people are momentarily “doing being” other people or ventriloquising objects.

The 2025 costs for this three-day course are:

Early Bird for bookings prior to and on 2nd May 2025:

• £360

Standard rate:

• £400

Postgraduate rate:

• £240

Prices are exempt of VAT.

The rate includes course materials. 

What you need:

You will need a computer with the software Praat installed, and a pair of headphones.

We recommend that you join the course with access to two screens, e.g. a laptop and a monitor or TV, a tablet and a laptop, or two laptops, or alternatively a relatively big screen that you can split in two (e.g. via the split screen option in Windows to show two programmes at a time). This will make your learning experience better especially for the Praat sessions in the afternoon, as you will be following along with the instructors when they demonstrate the steps to follow from the Zoom call.

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Registration is done online by Credit/Debit Card for instant payment and a guaranteed secured place on the course (please note the University of York does not accept American Express cards).

The course will run from 9am to 4.30pm BST (GMT+1) each day, and the daily synchronous online sessions will take place from 10.30am to 12 noon and 1pm to 4.30pm BST (GMT+1). 

What you need:

You will need a computer with the software Praat installed, and a pair of headphones.

We recommend that you join the course with access to two screens, e.g. a laptop and a monitor or TV, a tablet and a laptop, or two laptops, or alternatively a relatively big screen that you can split in two (e.g. via the split screen option in Windows to show two programmes at a time). This will make your learning experience better especially for the Praat sessions in the afternoon, as you will be following along with the instructors when they demonstrate the steps to follow from the Zoom call.

Terms and Conditions

Payment

• Online payment via credit or debit card is preferred. Payment by invoice incurs an additional charge of £30. Please note that the University of York cannot accept American Express cards
• Registration fees are payable in advance of the programme start date.
• We regret that we cannot reserve or hold programme places in advance of booking or payment.
• Participants may cancel their place in the programme by emailing the cpd@york.ac.uk

1.1. Registration fees are payable in advance of the course and are fully inclusive of tuition, course materials. 

1.2. Standard fees - apply to organisations worldwide and are UK VAT exempt (i.e. VAT is not payable).

1.3. Early bird discounted fees - Fees are UK VAT exempt (i.e. VAT is not payable).

Cancellations

The following cancellation terms apply:

Standard conditions:
-  Cancellations made 30 days or more before the programme start date: programme registration fees refunded less a 10% administrative charge.
-  Cancellations made less than 30 days before the programme start date: no refund will be given

For bookings of between 1 and 5 people from the same organisation:
-  Cancellations made 30 days or more before the programme start date: programme registration fees refunded less a 10% administrative charge.
-  Cancellations made less than 30 days before the programme start date: no refund will be given.

For larger bookings of 6 or more people from the same organisation:
-  Cancellations made 60 days or more before the programme start date: programme registration fees refunded less a 10% administrative charge.
-  Cancellations made less than 60 days before the programme start date: no refund will be given.
-  Should one person from a group booking from the same organisation cancel, substitutes can be made, or the standard conditions apply.

The University of York will not accept responsibility for any additional costs incurred by the participant (for example travel or accommodation arrangements).

Attendance

• Substitutions may be made prior to the programme start date, provided you inform the CPD team cpd@york.ac.uk in writing and complete any registration documentation for the new participant. 
• No substitutions are permissible once the programme has started.
• Transfers between programmes are not possible.
• In the unlikely event that, due to unforeseen circumstances, the programme has to be cancelled by the University of York, our liability is limited to a refund of paid programme registration fees only.

Live online content

• Live online courses will be managed according to the individual trainer’s preferences and the most appropriate way to communicate the subject content and achieve the learning outcomes.
• Delegates will be sent a code of conduct before the start of the session and this will be available in the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
• Delegates will be informed how the session will run at the start and will be informed how to ask questions during the session.
• Trainers and the University administrators reserve the right to mute delegates on Zoom whilst the tutor is speaking.
• Trainers and the University administrators reserve the right to mute delegates on Zoom or in extreme cases remove the delegate from the course if they do not follow the code of conduct.
• Opinions expressed by delegates in a live session do not constitute the opinion of the University.
• All live courses will have the potential for delegates to pose questions, but there is no guarantee that all individual questions will be answered - if the group size and time does not allow for individual answers, the trainer or a University administrator will group questions into themes and the trainer will endeavour to address these themes within the session.
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3. use of the LMS, VLE or Zoom will deliver any specific outcome for its users, or
4. defects on the LMS, VLE or Zoom will be corrected (save for those defects which the University of York is obliged to correct by law).

• You must take appropriate steps to ensure that you regularly check for and protect against viruses when using the LMS, VLE or Zoom on any device.

• We may terminate your account or your access to/use of the LMS or VLE with immediate effect:

1. if we reasonably believe you are in breach of these terms and conditions and/or the code of conduct;
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3. where necessary to prevent or stop any harm or damage to the university, any learner or the general public or because the course offers limited access

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