Rod Casali
Contact
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Dallas, TX 75236 U.S.A.
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Degrees
- PhD Linguistics, UCLA (1996)
- M.A. Linguistics, University of Texas at Arlington (1988)
- B.S. Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1980)
Current positions
- Bantu Initiative Phonology Tools Developer, Africa Area (2002&ndash )
- Linguistics Coordinator, Africa Area (1996– )
- International Linguistics Consultant (2000– )
Other experience
- Linguistics Coordinator, Ghana Institute of Linguistics (GILLBT)(1997–1999)
- Literacy & Bible Translation with Nawuri people (1985–1991)
Language proficiency
- French FSI Level 3
- Nawuri FSI Level 3 (West African language)
Research interests
- Vowel systems in African languages
- ATR vowel harmony
Selected publications
Publications in SIL International Bibliography
2003. “[ATR] value asymmetries and underlying vowel inventory structure in Niger-Congo and Nilo-Saharan.” Linguistic Typology 7: 307–382.
2002. “Nawuri ATR harmony in typological perspective.” Journal of West African Languages 29,1: 3–43.
1997. “Vowel elision in hiatus contexts: Which vowel goes?” Language 73: 493–533.
1996. “Resolving hiatus.” (Ph.D. dissertation, published by Garland Publishing , New York, 1998) Los Angeles: UCLA.
1995. “Labial opacity and roundness harmony in Nawuri.” Natural Language & Linguistic Theory 13: 649–663.
1995. “On the reduction of vowel systems in Volta–Congo.” African Languages and Cultures 8,2: 109–121.
1990. “Contextual labialization in Nawuri.” Studies in African Linguistics 21: 319–346.
Selected papers presented
2002a. “In search of Yoruba+: [ATR] dominance and vowel inventory structure..” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, San Francisco.
2002b. “Underspecification revisited: [-ATR] dominance and default [+ATR] in Bantu C.” (With Myles Leitch). Presented at the Workshop on the Phonology of African Languages, Vienna, Austria.
1998a.“Predicting ATR Activity.” Presented at the 34th Regional Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society.
1998b. “Is the active value of ATR predictable?” Presented at the 21st West African Linguistics Society Congress, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
1997. “ATR harmony systems: Some issues for research.” Presented at the 28th Annual Conference on African Linguistics, Cornell University.
1996.“A typology of vowel coalescence.” Presented at the 2nd Southwest Optimality Theory Workshop, University of California Irvine.
1995.“Patterns of Glide Formation in Niger-Congo: An Optimality Account.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, New Orleans.
1994.“Vowel elision and glide formation in Niger-Congo: A harmony theoretic approach.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, Boston.