Project Description

Glottalized resonants—an extremely rare class of consonants—are poorly understood in terms of their articulatory and acoustic properties, and are in danger of disappearing from the sound repertoires of the world’s languages. One major factor is that many of the few languages with these sounds are critically endangered, and have already lost—or are on the verge of losing—their last fluent speakers. The focus of this research is extensive documentation and in-depth acoustic analysis of this type of consonant in seven languages from the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada and seven Amazonian languages.

Funding

• “Glottalized Resonants in the Amazon and the Pacific Northwest: Documentation and Acoustic Properties”. SSHRC Banting Post-Doctoral Fellowship [Award # 201409BAF-344340-258019]. Amount: $140,000 CAD, 2015-2017

• “Glottalized Resonants in the Amazon and the Pacific Northwest: Documentation and Acoustic Properties”. UBC Killam Post-Doctoral Fellowship. Amount: $100,000 CAD (award declined, Honorary Killam accepted), 2015-2017