M. Paul Lewis
Contact
7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd.
Dallas, TX 75236 U.S.A.
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Degrees
- Ph.D. Georgetown University (1994)
- M.A. University of Texas at Arlington (1977)
- B. Div. Reformed Episcopal Seminary (1973)
- B. A. Gordon College (1973)
Current positions
- International Sociolinguistics Consultant (2005– )
- Editor, Ethnologue (2004– )
- Adjunct Professor of Language Development. Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics, Dallas, Texas (1999– )
Other experience
- X Linguapax Congress on Language Diversity, Sustainability, and Peace, Barcelona, 2004
- International Expert Meeting on UNESCO Programme: Safeguarding of Endangered Languages, Paris, 2003
- International Sociolinguistics Coordinator, 1996–2002
- First Hemispheric Indigenous Education Conference, Guatemala City, Guatemala , 2001. (Seminar Leader)
- Instructor, Pacific Session of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, Kangaroo Ground,NSW, Australia. 2002
- Co-instructor, Sociolinguistic Surveys, Seminar für SPRACHMETHODIK, Holzhausen, Germany (Oct/Nov. 2000)
- Linguistics Consultant. Central America Branch, SIL. (1985–90, 1995–96)
- Applied Linguistics Consultant. Central America Branch, SIL (1995–1996)
- Instructor, Oregon SIL (1989, 1991–1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005)
- Interim Director, Escuela de Lingüística, Universidad Mariano Galvez de Guatemala, Guatemala, C. A. (April–December 1995)
- Instructor, Escuela de Lingüística, Universidad Mariano Galvez de Guatemala, Guatemala, C. A. (1988, 1994–1995)
- Co-Instructor, Language Survey Course, British School, SIL, Bucks, Great Britain, (October 1992)
- Technical Studies Coordinator, Central America Branch, SIL (1989)
- Coordinator, Quiché Survey. (A study in the sociology of language), Central America Branch, SIL (1985–1988)
- Coordinator of Non-Print Media. Central America Branch, SIL (1985)
- Instructor, Seminario de Orientación [Training Seminar on Dictionary Making] Ministerio de Educación de Guatemala, Proyecto Nacional de Educación Bilingüe. (Mar. 3,1986)
- Instructor, Grammatical Analysis. Guatemalan Linguistics Course. Universidad Mariano Gálvez de Guatemala, (Nov.–Dec. 1985).
- Manager, Computer Services Department, Central America Branch, SIL (1984–1985)
- Manager, Language Data Processing, Central America Branch, SIL (1983–1984)
- Instructor. Morphology and Syntax. Universidad del Valle, Guatemala, C. A. (Association of Canada and the United States, 1977–1996, 1982)
Memberships
- American Anthropological Association (2003– )
- Linguistic Society of America, (1994– )
- American Association for Applied Linguistics (1996– )
Language proficiency
- English, FSI 5 (native speaker)
- Spanish, FSI 4
- K'iche' (Chichicastenango), FSI 2
- K'iche' (Joyabaj), FSI 2+
- French, FSI 1
- German, FSI 1
- Greek (Koine), read only
- Hebrew, read only
- Uspanteko (Mayan), studied
Research interests
Language planning and policy, ethnolinguistic vitality, language and education
Selected publications
Publications in SIL International Bibliography
2001. K'iche': A Study in the Sociology of Language. SIL Publications in Sociolinguistics 6. Dallas: SIL International.
2000. (ed., with Gloria E. Kindell). Assessing ethnolinguistic vitality: Theory and practice. SIL Publications in Sociolinguistics 3. Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
2000. “Power and solidarity as metrics in language survey data analysis.” In Gloria E. Kindell and M. Paul Lewis, eds. Assessing Ethnolinguistic Vitality, SIL Publications in Sociolinguistics 3:79–102. Dallas: SIL International.
1999. “Language (development) as particle, wave, and field.” Notes on Sociolinguistics, 4(1):3–19.
1998. “Language and identity ideology: Implications for language development.” Journal of Languages and Linguistics. Thammasat University. Bangkok, Thailand.
1996. (with Deborah Hatfield). “Surveying ethnolinguistic vitality.” Notes on Literature In Use and Language Programs 48:37–50.
1996. “Is Bible translation language planning?” Notes on Literature in Use and Language Programs 47:3-10.
1996c. “La etnicidad, el movimiento étnico, el nacionalismo étnico: Observaciones en torno al movimiento Maya.” WINAK Boletin Intercultural, XI(1–4):43–54.
1995. “Las fuerzas sociales y el proceso de oficialización.” Cultura de Guatemala, Segunda Epoca, XVI.1:121–134.
1993. “What's Literacy For? A Review of Four Perspectives.” Notes on Literacy, 19(3):10–15.
1993. "Real men don't speak Quiché: Quiché ethnicity, Ki-che ethnic movement, K'iche' ethnic nationalism." Language Problems and Language Planning, 17(1):37–54.
1991. "Language maintenance, standardization and national trends: lessons learned from the Quiché survey." In Gloria Kindell, ed. Proceedings of the Summer Institute of Linguistics International Language Assessment Conference. pp. 131–139. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
1990. "Success and Human Agency." Notes on Scripture in Use, 25:3–10.
1989. (with Manuel Peliz Pacajoj and Reginald Willems). "El Uso de K'iche' en las Radiodifusiones." WINAK: Boletín Intercultural, 5(2):108–128.
1987. "Un estudio de la sociología del lenguaje del idioma quiché." WINAK: Boletín Intercultural, 2(4):249–255.
Works online
1996. "Language maintenance in seven K'iche' communities." Summer Institute of Linguistics Electronic Working Papers 96–002.
1996. "Measuring K'iche' (Mayan) language maintenance: a comprehensive methodology." Summer Institute of Linguistics Electronic Working Papers 96–001.