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Carlos Gussenhoven studies sound systems in languages, with a focus on English and Dutch, while his current research has a broader, typological orientation. His work encompasses vowels and consonants, as well as concerns regarding word stress and tones, particularly in word and sentence contexts, such as intonation. He has contributed to the descriptions of a wide variety of languages spoken around the world within the 'Laboratory Phonology' tradition, including Nigerian English, Yucatec Maya, Shiwilu, Shanghai Wu, Yuhuan Wu, Libyan Berber, and Nubi. His investigations into the integration of word tones with sentence tones began with analyses of several Limburgish dialects, particularly those spoken in Venlo, Roermond, Helden, and Maastricht. Gussenhoven's key research themes include Language Communication, especially focusing on intonation, phonetics/phonology, and tone languages, along with an interest in Limburgish.
Centre Language Studies • Nijmegen, Netherlands
Conducted research and taught courses in language studies, with a focus on phonetics and phonology.
Applies to Research Master's in Linguistics and Communication Sciences (Centre for Language Studies/Department of Language and Communication).