tonal phenomena in the Siouan languages

[Aspriska at aol.com]

Hello everybody!
 
My name is Anthony (Tony) Kent.  Although I have had both the pleasure  and 
benefit of
having corresponded with several of you in the past, I felt the time was  
finally appropriate
to address you all.  Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the  
upcoming conference in
June, so this seems to be the best option.
 
I am an American who has been living and working in Europe for the past 20  
years or so.
(I'm a professional musician: singer, pianist, conductor, teacher).   Last 
year I completed
my masters in phonetics at the University of Hamburg, where I am now  
beginning my 
doctoral research.  The topic of my dissertation is 
 
        "Tonal Phenomena in the  Siouan Languages".
 
Before dealing with actual phenomena observed in Siouan languages, I will  
first be presenting
and comparing data on numerous tone and pitch accent languages.  I  hope that 
this will
then shed a better light on just how to interpret what has been (or remains  
to be) found 
in Siouan.
 
I would greatly appreciate any assistance, advice, or suggestions anyone  may 
wish to offer.
I am particularly keen on any tips regarding any of the Siouan languages,  
but comments or
evidence regarding other tonal languages or pitch accent  languages - 
especially those native
to North America - would equally be most welcome. 
 
I wish you all a great conference and many thanks in advance for your time  
and help!
 
Tony Kent
 
 
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