Stephen H. Levinsohn
Contact
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High Wycombe, Bucks. HP13 5RH, England
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Degrees
- Ph.D. University of Reading, Linguistic Science, 1980
- M.A. University of Reading, Linguistic Science, 1973
- Diploma in Theology, University of London, 1965
- B.Sc. University of Manchester, Mathematics, 2nd. Class Honours, 1963
Current positions
- SIL International Linguistic Consultant, (1976– )
- SIL International Translation Consultant, about (2001– )
Other experience
- Director of Linguistic Workshops, SIL 1970– (most recent: Mitla, Mexico [2007]; Nasik, India [2006]; Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea [2005 – 2006]; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [2005]; Mbeya, Tanzania [2005]; Nampula, Mozambique [2004, 2007]; Bamenda, Cameroon [2004]; Nagpur, India [2003]; Horsleys Green, England [2003]; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso [2002]; N’djamena, Chad [2002]; Panama City, Panama [2001]; Jos, Nigeria [2001]).
- Director, 4 week course on Discourse Features of New Testament Greek. Handong Global University, Pohang, South Korea (2007)
- Lecturer in Typology & Discourse, University of North Dakota (2004, 2002)
- Chairperson for M.A. theses, University of North Dakota (most recent 2002 & 2004).
- Committee chairperson for M.A. theses, University of North Dakota (most recent 2002 & 2004).
- Committee member for Aagot Bergli, Higher organizational patterns and their function in Quechua oral legendary texts. Dr.art. thesis, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2002).
- Director, 214 Discourse Features of New Testament Greek. Dallas Theological Seminary (5 weeks—Summer 1999 & 2000).
- Linguistic research in Colombia, S. America (1968 – 1997)
- Director of SIL British School (1983 – 1988)
Memberships
- Member of the Society of Biblical Literature
Language proficiency
- Spanish
- Inga (Quechuan)
- French
Research interests
- Information structure and discourse features of narrative and hortatory texts in Koiné Greek and languages spoken by minority groups around the world
Selected publications
Publications in SIL International Bibliography
2006. “ Reasoning styles and types of hortatory discourse,” Journal of Translation 2.2.
2006. “ The relevance of Greek discourse studies to exegesis,” Journal of Translation 2.2.
2006. “Checking translations for discourse features. ”Journal of Translation 2.2.
2006. “Towards a Typology of Story Development Marking (Repeatedly Naming the Subject: The Hebrew Equivalent of Greek Δέ” Journal of Translation 2.2.
2003. “Some observations on the storyline status of gerunds in Koorete (Omotic),” Journal of Translation and Textlinguistics15.27-34.
2002. “Towards a typology of additives,”AAP 69.171-88. (Institut für Afrikanistik, Köln, Germany).
2001. “Review of The structure of Hebrews: a text-linguistic analysis, by George H. Guthrie.”Novum Testamentum XLIII2.181-88
2001. Dooley, Robert A. and — Analyzing discourse: basic concepts, Dallas: SIL International (165 pp.).
2000. Discourse features of New Testament Greek: A coursebook on the information structure of New Testament Greek (2nd. edition).Dallas: SIL International (xi + 316 pp.).
Selected papers presented
October 2007 Paper “Towards a Typology of Story Development Marking ” presented at International Conference on Bantu Languages: Analysis, Description and Theory, Göteborg, Sweden
July 2006 Paper “Towards a Typology of Story Development Marking (Repeatedly Naming the Subject: The Hebrew Equivalent of Greek Δέ. ” Presented at the International Conference of the Society of Biblical Literature, Edinburgh, Scotland
November 2003 Paper “Towards a unified linguistic description of oÆtçv and ke²nov. ” Presented at the Conference of the Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta, GA.
July 2003 Paper “Is êti an interpretive use marker? ” Presented at the Conference of the Society of Biblical Literature, Cambridge, England.
Works online
2007 Self-instruction materials on Narrative Discourse Analysis. Online URL at https://mail.jaars.org/~bt/narr.zip
2007 Self-instruction materials on Non-Narrative Discourse Analysis. Online URL at https://mail.jaars.org/~bt/narr.zip
2002 “Also, too and moreover in a novel by Dorothy L. Sayers ” Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session 2002 Volume 44. Online URL at http://www.und.edu/dept/linguistics/wp/wphome.htm
2000 “NP references to active participants and story development in Ancient Hebrew ” Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session 2000 Volume 44. Online URL at http://www.und.edu/dept/linguistics/wp/2000Levinsohn.pdf