In this episode of the ZUKO Podcast, Dr. Cornelia Klocker, Postdoctoral Fellow at Zukunftskolleg, talks with linguist Dr. Katharina Zahner-Ritter, now Assistant Professor of Phonetics at the University of Trier, about how she won the Zukunftskolleg’s Independent Research Grant.

Jun. Prof. Zahner-Ritter investigated how German infants acquire intonational contrasts in collaboration with the Baby Speech Lab at the University of Konstanz. We take a behind-the-scenes look at baby language research at the University of Konstanz and learn how the grant supported her project. The episode also provides general insights into the work and independent research funding of the Zukunftskolleg.

- Learn more about the Zukunftskolleg at uni.kn/zukunftskolleg

- Independent Research Grant: tinyurl.com/zuko-irg

- Jun. Prof. Zahner-Ritter: katharinazahner.weebly.com

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