Dear Speech Prosody SIG members,

We are delighted to announce that Speech Prosody 2024 will be held in Leiden, The Netherlands (02–05 July 2024). The conference aims to showcase the facets of prosodic variation and their role in the production, comprehension, and acquisition of speech in order to obtain a better understanding of the structure and function of prosody. The theme includes four subthemes:

a. Prosody through the lifespan

b. Typology and cross-linguistic variation

c. Individual and social variation

d. Contact-induced variation

The conference will include both thematic sessions, based on the above subthemes, and non-thematic sessions. We also invite proposals for special sessions, workshops, and tutorials.

We welcome submissions on any aspect of prosody in language. Contributions relating to the conference themes, and particularly, submissions by junior researchers, on under-studied languages, and/or with interdisciplinary research methods, are strongly encouraged.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

Phonology and phonetics of prosody

Prosody and its interfaces with morphology, syntax, and semantics

Prosody and pragmatics

Rhythm and timing

Tone and intonation

Interaction between segmental and suprasegmental features

Production and perception of prosody

Acquisition of first, second, and third language prosody

Prosody in neurodevelopmental disorders

Prosody and speech and language impairments

Assessment of prosody and measures to evaluate prosodic skills

Prosody in infant-directed speech, child-directed speech, and elderly speakers

Psycholinguistic, cognitive, and neural correlates of prosody

Cognitive processing and modelling of prosody

Prosody in language contact

Prosody of under-resourced languages and dialects

Audiovisual and multimodal prosody

Prosody of sign language

Prosody in language and music

Prosody in speaker characterization and recognition

Prosody in speech synthesis, recognition, and understanding

Forensic voice and language investigation

Prosody in computer language learning systems

Computational modelling and applications of prosody

*******************************

Call for Special Sessions: Deadline 30 October 2023

We invite proposals for special sessions on interdisciplinary, under-studied, and emerging topics.

Proposals should be sent to sp2024@hum.leidenuniv.nl as a PDF file and include:

• Title of the proposed session
• Names and affiliations of organizers (including brief bio and contact information)
• Motivation and description (maximally 500 words)

*******************************

Call for Workshops and Tutorials: Deadline 30 October 2023

We invite proposals for workshops and tutorials, to be held in Leiden on 01 July 2024.  We encourage proposals on interdisciplinary, under-studied, and emerging topics, as well as cutting-edge research methods that address those topics.

Proposals should be sent to sp2024@hum.leidenuniv.nl as a PDF file and include:

• Title of the workshop/tutorial and a brief description (maximally 500 words)
• Names and affiliations of organizers (including brief bio and contact information)
• Invited speakers (if any) for workshops and expected audience for tutorials
• Proposed duration of the workshop/tutorial and estimated number of participants
• Technical and administrative requirements

• Sources of funding for the proposed workshop/tutorial

*******************************

Call for Abstracts and Papers:

Deadlines: 20 December 2023 for abstract and 07 January 2024 for 4-page paper

Abtracts (including title, author information, and a 200-word description of the research) should be submitted by 20 December, 2023. The deadline for submitting a full 4-page full paper is 07 January 2024.

************************

Important dates:

Special session proposal deadline                               30/10/2023

Workshop and tutorial proposal deadline                   30/10/2023

Abstract submission opens                                         20/11/2023

Abstract submission deadline                                     20/12/2023

Full paper submission deadline                                   07/01/2023

Notification of acceptance (by email)                         25/02/2024

Yiya Chen  sp2024@hum.leidenuniv.nl