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Degrees
PhD Linguistics. University of Pennsylvania, 1996
MA Linguistics. University of North Dakota, 1983
BA, English Bible. Northeastern Bible College, 1976
Current positions
Training Division Director, Academic Affairs, SIL International (2002- )
Other experience
University of North Dakota Associate Professor/Graduate Faculty (1998- )
University of North Dakota SIL Director (1998-2003)
Bangui Evangelical Graduate School of Theology SIL [portion] Translation Degree Program Coordinator (2000-2001)
CAR-SIL [Central African Republic] Academics/Language Programs Associate Director (1990-2001)
Togo-Benin SIL Associate Director (1984-1987)
Togo-Benin SIL Linguistics Consultant (1984-1987), CAR-SIL (1990-2001)
Language proficiency
English
French 3.5
Sango 1 [Central African Republic]
German 1
Research interests
Dynamics of language shift
Selected publications
Publications in SIL International Bibliography
2001. "The Dynamics of Sango Language Spread." In Dallas: SIL International.
2000. "Motivations: Language Vitality Assessments Using the Perceived Benefit Model of Language Shift." In Assessing Ethnolinguistic Vitality: Theory and Practice.ed. by Gloria Kindell & M. Paul Lewis. 65-77. Dallas: SIL International.
2000. "Assessing Motivations: Techniques for Researching the Motivations behind Language Choice." In Assessing Ethnolinguistic Vitality: Theory and Practice.ed. by Gloria Kindell & M. Paul Lewis. 189-205. With Jürg Stalder. Dallas: SIL International.
1990. "Suspension of a Vowel Contrast in Philadelphia." In Penn Review of Linguistics,With William Labov, Volume 14, Spring.
1989. "Once a Word, Always a Word?" In Penn Review of Linguistics,,Volume 13, Spring.
1984. "Notes on Phonological Grouping in Kalengin (Kenya) in relation to Tone, Intonation Patterns, and Vowel Harmony." With Kenneth L. Pike. 47-59. OPSSL 3 Juba: University of Juba, Sudan and SIL.
1981. "Critique of the 'Factor of Intelligibility' Word List Comparison System." Revue de Département de Linguistique de l'Université de Niamey,(Niger. No. III, 1&2, 1981).
Selected papers presented
1998. "The Dynamics of Language Shift and Language Change." Paper read at the Second Inter-University Conference on Sociolinguistics, Haifa University [Israel].
1993. "The Spread of Languages of Wider Communication and the Implications for Vernacular Language Development." Paper read at the International Language Assessment Conference II, Horsleys Green, England.
1985a. "Adjustment Factors in Language Comparison Methods." Paper read at the 16th West African Languages Congress, Yaoundé, Cameroun.
1985b. "An Experiment in Computer Assisted Dialect Adaptation." Paper read at the 15th West African Congress, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Published in West African Languages in Education, ed. by Kay Williamson. With Thomas W. Marmor. 199-226. (Beiträge zur Afrikanistik 27) Vienna: Afro-Pub (Veröffen-tlichungen der Institute für Afrikanistik und Agyptologie der Universität Wien (38)). | 