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• Degrees
• Current positions
• Other experience
• Memberships
• Language proficiency
• Research interests
• Selected publications
• Selected papers presented

Les P. Bruce, Jr.

Degrees

• Ph.D. (linguistics) from The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; 1980
• M.A. in Biblical Education from Columbia Bible College, Columbia, S.C. 1970
• B.A. Biblical Studies, John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. 1967

Current positions

• Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics (2000– )
• International Linguistics Consultant (2005– )

Other experience

• Adjunct Assist. Professor of linguistics at the University of Texas at Arlington. (1994– )
• Associate Professor of Linguistics, Biola University, School of Intercultural Studies (1985–1988)
• Director’s Assistant for Technical Studies, , Summer Institute of Linguistics, Papua New Guinea (Aug.1981–1983).

Memberships

• Association for Linguistic Typology (2004– )

Language proficiency

• English FSI Level 5
• New Guinea Pidgin FSI Level 4
• Alamblak Level 1+

Research interests

• Intercultural Semantics and Pragmatics
• Language Typology

Selected publications

Publications in SIL International Bibliography

2003. “The language of love in Melanesia: a study of positive emotions.” In K. M. Jaszczolt and K. Turner, eds. Meanings in Contrast: The Cambridge Papers, Vol.2. pp. 291-329 Pragmatics & Beyond series, Amsterdam:John Benjamins Publishing Company.

2003. “Discourse theme and the narratives of Daniel.” Bibliotheca Sacra Vol. 160: 174-186.

1998. “The semantics of reconciliation in three languages.” In Notes on Linguistics Vol. 83:9-34.

1984. “The Alamblak Language of Papua New Guinea (East Sepik).” In Pacific Linguistics, Series C number 81. Canberra: A.N.U. Press.

1983. “Subject as a conflation of role and topicality factors.” In Studies in Language 7/1:1-24.

Selected papers presented

2000. “The language of love in Melanesia.” Presented at the Second International Conference in Contrastive Semantics and Pragmatics, Cambridge, England.

1995. “Syntactic paradigms and semantic roles in Alamblak (Papua New Guinea).” Presented at the International conference on New Guinea languages and linguistics, University of Cenderawasih, Jayapura, Indonesia.

1983. “Verb serialization: the Interface of Syntax and Lexicon.” Presented at XV Pacific Science Congress, Dunedin, New Zealand.