M.L. (Matthew) Coler-Thayer, MA
- Telefoon:+31 20 59 86458
- Kamernr:12a-23
- E-mail:m.l.colerthayer@vu.nl
- Onderdeel:faculteit der letteren (taal en communicatie)
- Functie:Phd Student
2nd E-mail: matt.coler@gmail.com
Office hours: by appointment
Mon-Wed 18:00 - 21:00
Thurs-Fri 09:00 - 18:00
Sat 12:00- 16:00
Research interests
Jaqi/Aymaran languages (Kawki, Jaqaru); theoretical phonology; historical phonology; language change and variation.
Education
- PhD Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dissertation title: A grammatical description of Muylaq' Aymara - M.A. cum laude Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2006
Thesis title: Paez aspiration and neutralization - Graduate studies, New York University, NY USA 2004
Focus: phonetics/phonology - B.A. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA USA 2001
Major, Philosophy
Minor, Mandarin Chinese
Research
Ascertain and examine the pertinent morphophonological rules in Jaqi (Jaqaru, Kawki, Aymaran) that foster processes like vowel suppression which permit the word-medial clustering of up to six consonants so as to uncover the nature of those rules and the reason for their existence. This will shed light on Proto-Jaqi and will define the subsequent changes that characterize Aymara’s sisters, Jaqaru and Kawki alongside the Aymara dialects. Fieldwork performed in rural populations will document the dead language Kawki and some Aymara dialects to foster a more complete understanding specifically of Aymara and generally of morphophonological change.
Publications
- Coler, Matthew. Dieke Sheng Piànyŭ, Cosmos Publishing - Taipei, Taiwan, 2008
- Coler, Matthew. A reanalysis of Paez (Nasa Yuwe) prenasalized segments (in preparation)
- Coler, Matthew. . 英單片語, 寂天文化事業有限公司 Taipei, Taiwan
- Da Hora & Coler, Matthew. A Dispersion-Theoretic account of Brazilian Portuguese rhotic variation. Vol 02. No. 01Lingua(GEM). Thematic issue: phonology – theory and practice
- Coler, Matthew. An Optimal-Theoretic account of Mandarin Chinese loanword adaptations. June 2004, Vol. 1. Lingua(GEM)
Professional activities
- Member, Latin-American Research Institute, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil
- Textbook contributor, 寂天文化事業有限公司 , Taipei, Taiwan
- Portuguese-English Translator, Vrije University Amsterdam
- Editorial assistant Probus International Journal of Latin and Romance Linguistics
