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Degrees
Ph.D. African Linguistics, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands 1990
M.A. Linguistics, University of Texas, Arlington, Texas, 1980
B.A. Theology, Canadian Bible College, Regina, Saskatchewan 1978
Current positions
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of North Dakota (2004-)
Associate Professor, Trinity Western University (2000-)
Linguistics Consultant, SIL International (1995-)
Other experience
Linguistics Coordinator, SIL-Cameroon (1993-1999)
Linguistics Coordinator, GILLBT-Ghana (1985-1987)
Coordinator, Chumburung Language Project (1982-1987)
Memberships
West African Linguistics Society (1982-)
Language proficiency
English
French 2.5
Chumburung 1+
Research interests
Phonetics and phonology of tone
African linguistics
Selected publications
Publications in SIL International Bibliography
1999. The Geometry and Features of Tone. Summer Institute of Linguistics and the University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics 133. Dallas.
1998. "Phonetic realisation of downstep in Bimoba."Phonology 15.1, 77-101.
1993. "Issues in the representation of tonal register." In Harry van der Hulst and Keith Snider, eds.The Representation of Tonal Register. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
1990. "Tonal upstep in Krachi: Evidence for a register tier."Language 66.3, 453-74.
1988. "Towards the representation of tone: A three dimensional approach." In Harry van der Hulst and Norval Smith, eds.Features, Segmental Structure and Harmony Processes, Vol. 1, 237-69. Dordrecht: Foris Publications.
Selected papers presented
2002. "Automatic and nonautomatic downstep in Chumburung: An instrumental comparison." Presented at the 9th International Phonology Meeting, Vienna, Austria.
2001. "Pitch and vowel quality in Chumburung: An instrumental study." Presented at the 32nd Annual Conference on African Linguistics, Berkeley, CA.
1998. "Tone and utterance length in Chumburung: An instrumental study." Presented at the 28th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics, Leiden, The Netherlands. | 