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Degrees
Ph.D. Linguistics, University College London, Dip Ling, SOAS, 1986
Current positions
International Linguistics Consultant (2005- )
West Eurasia Macroteam Linguistic Consultant (2000- )
Other experience
Academic Director SIL UK Training and Research Dept, (1998-2000)
GRIP UK Coordinator (1996-2000)
Senior Linguistics Consultant, SIL PNG (1988-1994)
Memberships
Linguistic Society of America
Language proficiency
English
Tok Pisin 4
Amele 3
Persian 1+
Research interests
Grammatical descriptions of syntax and morphology
Amele and Papuan languages
Role and Reference Grammar
Discourse studies (Persian)
Lexicography (science and principles, not software)
Phonology analysis and description
Selected publications
Publications in SIL International Bibliography
2001. "Impersonal constructions in Amele," in Alexandra Y. Aikenvald, R. M. W. Dixon, Masayuki Onishi eds.Non-canonical marking of subjects and objects. Typological Studies in Language 46,pp. 201-250. Amsterdam: Benjamins.
2001. "New Theoretical Perspectives on Syntax and Semantics in Cognitive Science."Notes on Linguistics 3.4,231-237.
2000. Dictionary Making and Vocabulary Analysis. Horsleys Green: SIL UK Training and Research Dept.
1997. "GIVE in Amele," in The Linguistics of Giving,J. Newman, ed. Pp. 1-33. Amsterdam: Benjamins.
1997. "The syntax of discourse structure." Notes on Translation 11.2,15-34.
1997. "Switch-reference in Papua New Guinea: A preliminary survey," in Papers in Papuan linguistics, A. Pawley, ed. No. 3, 101-241.Pacific Linguistics, A-87, 1997
1997. Introduction to Phonology (Preliminary Edition). Horsleys Green: British SIL School.
1996. A government and binding analysis of the verb in Amele. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 27.1:1-66.
Selected papers presented
1995. Verb Specifiers in Amele. Presented at the FAMLIB Seminar, British SIL School, Horsleys Green, UK.
1993. Object Agreement in Amele. A Preliminary Report. Presented at the 1993 LSPNG Conference, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea).
1992. The Category 'Irrealis' in Papuan Medial Verbs. Presented at the Symposium on Mood and Modality, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
1992. The Morphological and Syntactic Status of Verbs in Amele. Presented at the Third International Conference on Papuan Linguistics, Sept 1992, Madang (Papua New Guinea).
1990. Reduplication in Amele. Presented at the Philological Society, School of Oriental and African Studies, London. | 