Maik Gibson
Degrees
- PhD, Linguistics, University of Reading, 1999
- M.Phil, Computer Speech and Language Processing, Cambridge University, 1990
- BA, Linguistics, University of Reading, 1989
Current positions
- International Sociolinguistics Consultant (2010– )
- Head of Translation Studies Department, NEGST, Africa International University (2008–)
Other experience
- Lecturer at SIL's European Training Programme, UK (2002–2006)
Language proficiency
- French
- Arabic
- Spanish
- German
Research interests
- Language shift
- Language policy and planning
- Language change
Selected publications
Gibson, Maik. 2008. Tunis Arabic. in Kees Versteegh, Mushira Eid, Alaa Elgibali eds. Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics Vol. 4. Leiden: Brill
———. 2006. Implicational Scale. in Kees Versteegh, Mushira Eid, Alaa Elgibali eds. Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics Vol. 2. Leiden: Brill. 318-325.
———. 2002. Levelling in Tunisian Arabic: towards a new standard. in Aleya Rouchdy ed. Language Contact and Language Conflict in Arabic: Variations on a sociolinguistic theme. New York: Routledge Curzon. 24–40.
———. 1999. Dialect Contact in Tunisian Arabic: sociolinguistic and structural aspects. PhD diss., University of Reading.
———. 1996. El munichi, un idioma que se extingue. Serie Lingüística Peruana No 42. Pucallpa: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano. [translated by Marlene Ballena Dávila]
Available online at http://www.sil.org/americas/peru/pubs/slp42.pdf
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———. 1996. Implicational dialectology: second person pronouns and suffixes in Tunisian Arabic. In Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics IX, ed. Mushira Eid and Dilworth Parkinson, 95-114. Amsterdam: Benjamins.
Selected papers presented
Gibson, Maik. 2009. Expanding the lexicon: to borrow, coin or extend? Paper presented at International Conference on Language Policy, Planning and Support in Higher Education, November, in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
———. 2009. Language shift in Nairobi. Paper presented at the World Congress on African Linguistics 6, August, in Cologne, Germany.
———. 2007. Participant reference in Tunisian Arabic. Paper presented at 37th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics, August, in Leiden, Netherlands.