Coleen Starwalt : Curriculum Vitae
Education
The University of Texas at Arlington,
2008, PhD in Linguistics
Dissertation Topic: The Acoustic Correlates of ATR Harmony in Seven- and Nine-Vowel African Languages: A Phonetic Inquiry into Phonological Structure
The University of Texas at Arlington,
1987, M.A. in Linguistics
Biola University
1984, B.A. in Intercultural Studies
Professional Experience
Teaching
Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics, Dallas, TX
2014-Present, Adjunct Faculty in Applied Linguistics Department
Theological College of Northern Nigeria
2010-2013, Senior Lecturer in the Bible Translation Department
Courses taught: Phonetics I&II, Phonology, Phonetics Field Project, Phonology Field Project, Phonology Write-up
University of Texas at Arlington
2000-2008, Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record)
Courses taught: Phonetics and Phonology, Academic Writing for English Speakers of Other Languages, Developmental English ESL, Phonology I
Oregon SIL, Northwest Christian College, Eugene, Oregon
2005-06 Assistant Course Head, Articulatory Phonetics;
2001 Teaching Assistant, Language and Culture Learning
1993 Instructor of Record, Phonology I
Université de Lomé, Togo
2004 Guest Lecturer as visiting Fulbright Scholar in the Département d’Anglais, Faculté des Langues et des Sciences Humaines
Course taught: Thesis Writing Seminar
Texas SIL, The University of Texas at Arlington, Dallas, Texas
1993, Instructor of Record, Principles of Translation: Lexicology
Oklahoma SIL, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
1987 Instructor of Record, Beginning Phonology
Other Professional Appointments
AWA SIL Linguistics Coordinator
2014-current
SIL Nigeria Linguistics Coordinator
2010-current
SIL Nigeria Linguistics Consultant
2010-current
UTASCIL Conference Coordinator
2002-2003 10th Annual UTA Student Conference in Linguistics
Editor LingBits, the electronic newsletter of the International Linguistics Coordinator’s Office of SIL International
2008-2008, 2000-2001
M.A.T.A. (Akposso Association for Literacy and Bible Translation), Atakpame, Togo
1993-1998 SIL Project Consultant and Field Linguist
SIL Togo-Benin
1992-1993 Sociolinguistics Surveyor
Fellowships and Awards
Fulbright Grant for Graduate Study and Research Abroad
2003-2004 Country of Affiliation: Togo, West Africa
Linguistics Program Fellowship
2005-2006, 2002-2003, 2001-2002, The University of Texas at Arlington
Graduate Student Fellowship
2000-2001 The University of Texas at Arlington
Yumi Nakamura Prize in Linguistics
2006 14th Annual UTA Student Conference in Linguistics: Most Outstanding Oral Presentation
2005 13th Annual UTA Student Conference in Linguistics: Honorable Mention for Outstanding Oral Presentation
2001 8th Annual UTA Student Conference in Linguistics: Honorable Mention for Outstanding Oral Presentation
President’s Convocation for Academic Excellence
2002 University Scholar
Publications
2008“The Acoustic Correlates of ATR Harmony in Seven- and Nine-Vowel African Languages: A Phonetic Inquiry into Phonological Structure” UTA Dissertation.
Dissertation posted at: http://www.sil.org/resources/archives/50335
2007 “F1 and Center of Gravity Interplay in the Maintenance of Phonological Height within a Statistical Model of a Communal Grammar: The Case of Foodo [ATR] Acoustics” UTA Working Papers in Linguistics 2006-2007:2-29.
2003 “In Search of an Acoustic Correlate to ATR in Ikpɔsɔ.” Linguistic description: typology and representation of African languages. In Trends in African Linguistics Vol. 8. John M. Mugane, ed. Trenton: Africa World Press.
1999 “ATR Vowel Harmony in Akposso.” Studies in African Linguistics 28.2:185-214
Presentations
2010 Laboratory Phonology on Site: Hardware, Software and Application within the African Context or ‘Fancy Fieldwork Fun with Phonetics’. Presented at the Jos Linguistics Circle, Plateau State, Nigeria.
2006 The Acoustic Analysis of the Vowel Systems of Three GMT Languages: Ikposo, Tuwuli and Foodo. Presented at the Ghana-Togo Mountain Languages Workshop in Ho, Ghana
2006 The Search for a Reliable Acoustic Measurement of ATR: The case of Foodo. Presented at the 14th Annual UTA Student Conference in Linguistics, Arlington, Texas.
2005 The Practical Application of Linguistic Theory and Phonetic Software to a Linguistic “Problem”: the case of Limbum [æ]. Presented at the 13thAnnual UTA Student Conference in Linguistics, Arlington, Texas.
2004 GIVE and TAKE Serial Verb Construction in Ikpɔsɔ-uwi: a discourse perspective. Presented at the 24th West African Linguistics Conference, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
2002 In Search of an Acoustic Correlate to [ATR] in Ikpɔsɔ. Presented at the 33rd Annual Conference in African Linguistics, University of Ohio, Athens, Ohio.
2002 The Chiastic Nature of Ikpɔsɔ Argument: A Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST) Analysis. Presented at the 9thAnnual UTA Student Conference in Linguistics, Arlington, Texas.
2001 Mɛ and kʊ and mainline in Akposso narrative, procedural and expository discourse. Presented at the 8th Annual UTA Student Conference in Linguistics, Arlington, Texas.
Workshops
2013 Kuce Tone Workshop, Rukubu, Nigeria (Instructor and Consultant) Tone (Weeks 1 and 2 of a 6-week workshop)
2013 SIL Translation Consultants Workshop (Co-Coordinator) Discourse for Translation Consultants (Stephan Levinsohn)
2012 SIL Tone Workshop, Jos, Nigeria (Coordinator) Tone (Weeks 3-6 of a 6-week workshop Keith Snider)
2012 SIL Translation Consultants Workshop (Coordinator) Discourse for Translation Consultants (Ervin Starwalt)
2011 SIL Tone Workshop, Jos, Nigeria (Coordinator and Consultant) Tone (Weeks 1 and 2 of a 6-week workshop Phil Davison)
1999 SIL New Teams Workshop, Kara, Togo (Coordinator & Instructor) Tone and Intro to Speech Analyzer
1999 GILLBT Phonetics Workshop, Tamale, Ghana (Co-Instructor with Rod Casali) Tone
Professional Affiliations
- Ghana-Togo Mountain Languages Working Group
- West African Linguistic Society (WALS)
- SIL International
Current Research
· ATR phenomenon in Konabere syllabic nasals
· Tone and orthography in Kuce and other Nigerian languages