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Degrees
MPhil, Open University, 1996
BA (Hons), Latin & Greek, London University, London, England 1953
Current positions
Translation Consultant (1970- )
International Translation Consultant (2005- )
Other experience
Translation consultant checking in over 20 languages.
Copy Editor for Journal of West African Languages, (1984-1992).
On staff at workshops at various times in Africa since early 1960's, and in the United Kingdom (occasional)
Teaching phonology, grammar, advanced language project, Summer Institute of Linguistics, United Kingdom (1954-1999), with breaks for field work in Peru (1955-1956), Brazil (1958-1961), Dallas (1982-1992)
Fieldwork in Ghana & Nigeria (1962-1976 + field visits thereafter).
Research interests
Translation especially exegesis
consultant techniques/mentoring
New Testament Greek
some Hebrew
general interest in linguistics
language learning
Selected publications
Publications in SIL International Bibliography
1965. "Phonemic Interpretation Problems in Some West African Languages." Sierra Leone Language Review #4.
1996. Exegesis and Translation of Prepositional Phrases in the Greek New Testament. (M.Phil. Dissertation). Open University. Studies, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. | 