syllable structure gesture timing call papers syllable stucture gesture timing part conference lp 98 held ohio state university sept 1520 workshop funded national science foundation sept 1920 syllable structure gesture timing covering issues related phonetic phonological accounts segmentation timing ordering gestures speech especially sequences consonants e g spr ntw formally represented speech traditionally represented string segments defined terms features implemented simultaneously conception phoneme minimal phonological unit time ordering defined long known transition phoneme phoneme phonetically realized continuous change steady progression phonological theory linear generative theory nonlinear representations mapping segments features quite relaxed highly articulated suprasegmental structures assumed consequence nonlinear models allow single egments bear multiple values feature allow one feature associated many egments one meaningfully question existence egment formal object theory feature geometry explicitly represent notion egment argued traditional segment correspond specific level representation current models nonlinear models increasingly tended towards positing complex internally timeless single egments place clusters segments thus formerly represented triconsonantal sequence ntw might also represented single segment voiceless prenasalised rounded alveolar languages bella coola georgian seem allow unbounded arbitrary sequences consonants suggests phonological theory may ultimately need allow infinitely long syllables unstructured onsets codas one central questions taken workshop universal limits possible strings segments various positions within syllable statement question begs two quite important questions segments per se exist one identify whether given temporal stretch phonetic output corresponds one segments syllables exist assumptions remain controversial especially nonlinear phonology invited speakers workshop include donca steriade john ohala john harris louis goldstein details issues investigated workshop found http ling ohiostate edu events phon _ workshop html one page abstracts 30 minute papers presented workshop solicited due date receipt abstracts august 10 lodging 400 cover economy travel expenses provided authors presenting papers workshop abstracts may sent email odden ling ohiostate edu surface mail syllable workshop department linguistics ohio state university columbus oh 43210 please include surface mail address email address phone number