University of Lethbridge

Office Hours

Monday 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

About Me

I teach French language and linguistics in the dept of Modern Languages, most often FREN 3450 Phonetics and Diction and FREN 4002 Advanced Language (topics change each year: Fall 2006, Error Analysis & Correction; Fall 2007 French in North America, Fall 2010 Methods in French Dialectology, Fall 2011 History of the French Language). My research and teaching interests include phonetics, phonology, French in North America, English in the Canadian Prairies, language in contact, Aboriginal language revitalization and the Michif language (a Métis Cree-French-Ojibwe mixed language).

Biography

In The Media

"Our Alberta accent," Lethbridge Living, December 2011
"Unique language sought by university professor," Western Producer August 25, 2011
"Study sets out to find Alberta Dialect," Calgary Sun, August 3, 2011
"Professor wants volunteers to speak up for Albertan accent study," Calgary Herald, August 3, 2011
"Can you repeat that?" Lethbridge Herald August 2, 2011
"Southern Alberta dialect?" Alberta PrimeTime TV interview, August 3, 2011 (archived interview)
"At a loss for words: Professor works to preserve endangered language," Legend April 2007 (see p.1)
"Great Minds, No Walls, FIAT Fall 2007 (see p.4)
"How can we prevent an endangered language from disappearing?" 2006/07 Community Report (see p.13)
"Rosen works to keep Michif alive" University of Lethbridge UNews

Research Interests

Research interests include phonetics and phonology, Michif language, Western Algonquian languages, language revitalization, English and French in the Canadian Prairies, lexicography of endangered languages.

I am currently working on 4 projects:

Word-building in Michif, investigating Michif morpho-syntax and building an online dictionary to be made public by end 2011.

Descriptive comparison of French on the Prairies: Analysis of interviews from Francophone Albertans and Manitobans, including Métis French speakers.

Acoustic analysis of French and English of Bilingual Albertans (co-investigator, with Fangfang Li): Comparison of phonetically similar sounds in each language system.

English in Southern Alberta, investigating dialectal differences in Southern Alberta English, taking into account social and linguistic factors.

Students interested in any of these topics are welcome to speak to me about possible research projects or graduate studies. I often hire qualified students as research assistants.

Current Research and Creative Activity

Title	Location	Grant Information	Principal Investigator	Co Researchers
Comparaison des parlers francais au Manitoba et en Alberta	Manitoba; Alberta	Institut francais – Universite de Regina, 2007-08.	Nicole Rosen, University of Lethbridge
Michif morphological database		University of Lethbridge Research Fund, 2007-08.	Nicole Rosen, University of Lethbridge
Word-building in Michif	Manitoba	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), 2007-10.	Nicole Rosen, University of Lethbridge

Curriculum Vitae

My CV

Internet Links

Michif Dictionary Project
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