Truman (Ted) G. Bergman
Contact
7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd.
Dallas, TX 75236 U.S.A.
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Degrees
- Ph.D., Colorado State University (1970)
- M.A., University of California at Los Angeles (1964)
- B.A., University of California at Berkeley (1961)
Current positions
- SIL International, Language Survey Coordinator (1983-present)
- Teaching Assistant, Survey Course, Graduate Institute of Linguistics (2001– )
- Editor-in-Chief, SIL Electronic Survey Reports, SIL International (1998– )
- Coordinator, Intl Language Assessment Conference (1988– )
- SIL, Africa Area, Task Assessment Coordinator (1986– )
Other experience
- Taught survey courses: GIAL (2001-03); Trinity Western University (2001); ORSIL (1997); UKSIL (2002, 1990, 1988); UTA (1984, 1985, 1990)
- Teaching Assistant, Phonetics course, ORSIL (1997)
- Branch Head, Photo-Optics, Naval Weapons Center [NWC] (1979-1983)
- Project Manager, Modular Universal Laser Equipment, NWC (1972-1980)
- Research Physicist, Research and Development Dept., NWC (1966-1970)
- Physicist, Test Dept., NWC (1962-1966)
- Optical Physicist, Aerojet-General Corp. (1961-1962)
Research interests
- Inventorying and describing the world's languages
- Mapping the world's languages
- Assessing societal bilingualism proficiency; language vitality; language extensibility
Selected publications
Publications in SIL International Bibliography
Ted Bergman
Ted G. Bergman
2002. (revision with Gary Simons). Principles of Language survey. [CD-ROM only]. Dallas: SIL International.
2002. (Editor). "Survey Reference Manual." In LinguaLinks. Version 5. [CD-ROM]. In the Sociolinguistics bookshelf. [First published in print 1990]. Dallas: SIL International.
2001. "To test comprehension of a translation by those of a different speech." Notes on Sociolinguistics 6:89-92.
1996. "Review of An introduction to language and society, by Martin Montgomery." Notes on Linguistics 75:26-28.
1994. "Global assessment status ILAC II." Notes on Literature in Use and Language Programs 39:10-17.
1994. (with David Faris and William Chesley) "Completing the survey task in Chad." Notes on Literature in Use and Language Programs Special Issue SI:20-25
1991. "Global assessment status." In Gloria E. Kindell, ed., Proceedings of the Summer Institute of Linguistics international language assessment conference, Horsleys Green, 23-31 May 1989, pp. 19-25. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
1989. (Editor). Proceedings of the Round Table on Assuring the Feasibility of Standardization within Dialect Chains. (Conference proceedings at Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands. September 1988). 107 pp. Nairobi: Summer Institute of Linguistics, Africa Area.
Works online
2007. "Sociolinguistic Survey Among the Rangi People." SIL Electronic Survey Reports. 2007-004. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International.
2000. (with Valentin Vydrine). "Mandé language family of West Africa: location and genetic classification." SIL Electronic Survey Reports. 2000-003. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International.