Michael Cahill, Ph.D.

Adjunct in Applied Linguistics
E-mail: Mike_Cahill@sil.org

Education

1999, Ph.D., Linguistics

1985, M.A. in Linguistics

1977, B.S. in Biochemistry

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics: 1999-Present: Field methods, phonetics, phonology

Administration

1999-present: International Linguistics Coordinator

Ghana Institute of Linguistics, Literacy and Bible Translation (11 years)

Linguistics

Ghana Institute of Linguistics, Literacy and Bible Translation

Working with the Koma language project in Ghana, with some literacy and translation work completed

Monographs
1999	Aspects of the Morphology and Phonology of Konni. Ph.D. dissertation, Ohio State University.
1992	A Preliminary Phonology of the Konni Language. Collected Field Notes Series No. 20. The Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon.

Journals
1999	Aspects of the phonology of labial-velar stops. Studies in African Languages 28.2: 155-184.
1999	Diphthongization in Konni: A Feature Geometry Account. Journal of African Languages and Linguistics 20:21-39.
1992	The Case of the Missing Konni 'P'. Journal of West African Languages XXI, 1:15-24.

Conference proceedings
1999	Vowel Harmony in Konni. In Paul Kotey (ed.) New Dimensions in African Linguistics and Languages. Trends in African Linguistics 3, pp. 55-74. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, Inc.
1998	Nasal Assimilation and Labial-Velar Geometry. In Maddieson, Ian, and Thomas J. Hinnebusch (eds.) Language History and Linguistic Description in Africa. Trends in African Linguistics 2, pp. 127-136. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, Inc.
1997	The phonology of labio-velar stops. Gur Papers/Cahiers Voltaïques No. 2: 69-80.
1997	with Frederick Parkinson. Partial Class Behavior and Feature Geometry: Remarks on Feature Class Theory. Proceedings of NELS 27.
1995	Peaking at Zero: Null Anaphora and other Indicators of Peak in Konni. In Akinbiyi, Akinlabi (ed.), Theoretical Approaches to African Linguistics. Trends in African Linguistics 1. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, Inc. pp. 345-357.

Working Papers and Notes on Linguistics
2000	Positional Contrast and Labial-Velars. OSU Working Papers in Linguistics 53: 71-92.
2000	Tonal Associative Morphemes in Optimality Theory. OSU Working Papers in Linguistics 53: 31-70.
1999	From Endangered to Less Endangered: Case Histories from Brazil and Papua New Guinea. SIL Electronic Working Papers. www.sil.org/silewp/1999/006/
1999	“Unruly Phonology”: An Introduction to Optimality Theory. Notes on Linguistics 2.2:5-20.
1999	Triple Splits from Proto-Buli-Konni. OSU Working Papers in Linguistics 52: Historical Linguistics, pp. 41-50.
1998	Tonal Polarity in Konni Nouns: An Optimal Theoretical Account. OSU Working Papers in Linguistics 51: 19-58.
1997	Perception of Consonant Clusters and Variable Gap Time. OSU Working Papers in Linguistics 50: Papers from the Linguistics Laboratory, pp. 1-10.
1996	ATR Harmony in Konni. Papers in Phonology: OSU Working Papers in Linguistics 48:13-30.
1994	Diphthongization and Underspecification in Konni. UTA Working Papers in Linguistics, Vol. 1:109-126.
1992	A Few Practical Tips for Using CECIL. Notes on Linguistics 59: 11-16.

Reviews
1999	Review of Bodomo, Adams. The Structure of Dagaare. Stanford, CA: CSLI Publications. In Notes on Linguistics 2.2:28-32.
1997	Review of Ka, Omar. Wolof Phonology and Morphology. 1994. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. In WORD 48.1: 78-81.
1997	Review of Connell, Bruce, and Amalia Arvanti (eds.). Phonology and Phonetic Evidence: Papers in Laboratory Phonology IV Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. In Notes on Linguistics 76: 30-33.
1994	Review of van der Hulst, Harry and Keith Snider (eds.) 1993. The Phonology of Tone: The representation of tonal register. Notes on Linguistics 66, pp. 33-45.
1992	Review of Joseph, Brian, and Arnold Zwicky (eds.) 1990. When Verbs Collide: Papers from the 1990 Ohio State Mini-Conference on Serial Verbs. OSU Working Papers in Linguistics No. 39. In Notes on Linguistics 58:54-58.