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• Degrees
• Current positions
• Other experience
• Memberships
• Language proficiency
• Research interests
• Selected publications
• Selected papers presented

Keith L. Snider

Degrees

• D.Litt. in African Linguistics, Leiden University (1990).
• M.A. in Linguistics, University of Texas at Arlington (1980).
• B.Th., Canadian Bible College (1978).

Current positions

• Director, M.A. in Linguistics Program, Trinity Western University (2006– )
• Adjunct Associate Professor of Linguistics, University of North Dakota (2004– )
• Associate Professor of Linguistics, Trinity Western University (2000– )

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
• Canadian Linguistic Association

Language proficiency

• English
• French

Research interests

• Tone analysis
• Phonology
• Historical and comparative linguistic reconstruction
• Orthography issues
• African linguistics

Selected publications

Publications in SIL International Bibliography

2004. “SIL comparative African word list (SILCAWL). ” Snider, Keith and James Roberts. Journal of West African Languages 31 (2): 73-122.

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

2007. “The Effect of Floating Tones on the Diminutive Consonant in Mada (Nigeria). ” Presented at the Annual Conference on African Linguistics, University of Florida, Gainesville.

2007. “Towards a Typology of Tonal Downstep. ” Presented at the Linguistics Colloquium Series, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC.

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.