Alan Stewart Duthie
Alan Stewart Duthie | |
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| Born | 19 May 1938 Linguist |
| Years active | 1964–2009 |
| Title | Professor |
| Spouse | Matilda |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Stewart Duthie Evelyn Mary Greig |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguistics |
| Sub-discipline | Ghanaian languages |
| Institutions | University of Ghana |
| Notable students | Felix Ameka |
| Main interests | Ewe linguistics |
Alan Stewart Duthie (19 May 1938 – 6 July 2013) was a
Early life and education
Alan Duthie was raised in Downfield area of Dundee, Scotland. His secondary school education at the High School of Dundee.[2]
He obtained a
Academic career
Alan Duthie joined the Phonetics Unit in the Department of English at the University of Ghana, Legon in November 1964. He became part of the team of Linguists who developed the unit into the Department of Linguistics. The others were Mrs McCallien, Lindsay Criper, along with a Ghanaian, Lawrence Boadi. Helmut Truteneau and another Ghanaian,
Felix Ameka, a linguist who specialises in West African languages[8] is one of his former students at the University of Ghana.[9]
Religious activities
Duthie taught Bible Translation,
Other work
Alan Duthie served as an examiner for the British Council in Ghana.[3]
Family
Alan was the only child of Stewart Duthie and Evelyn Mary Greig.[7] His childhood home was in the Downfield area of Dundee. He settled in Ghana and eventually married a Ghanaian lady, Matilda in 1993. They had one son, David. He lived in Ghana all his working life but regularly returned to his childhood home.[2]
Death
He fell ill on 5 July 2013 following a stomach ailment and was admitted to the Legon Hospital[7] where he died the next day.[2]
Honours
- Alan S. Duthie Graduate Wing - This wing on the first floor of the De Graft Hanson Building is for the use of postgraduate linguistics students of the Department of Linugistics at the University of Ghana.[6]
Publications
- Duthie, Alan Stewart; Vlaardingerbroek, R. K. (1 January 1981). Bibliography of Gbe (Ewe, Gen, Aja, Xwla, Fon, Gun, etc.). Publications on and in the Language. Basler Afrika Bibliographien. ISBN 978-3-905141-18-4.
- Duthie, Alan Stewart (1 June 1985). Bible Translations and How to Choose Between Them. Attic Pr. p. 128. ISBN 978-0853644002.
- Duthie, Alan Stewart (1 January 1986). "Phonetic Features". In Bogers, Koen; van der Hulst, Harry; Mous, Marten (eds.). The Phonological Representation of Suprasegmentals. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 337–358. ISBN 978-3110131093.
- Duthie, Alan Stewart (18 November 1994). How to Choose Your Bible Wisely (Bible Students) (2nd revised ed.). Send The Light. ISBN 978-0853646150.
- Duthie, Alan Stewart (1 January 2001). Introducing Ewe Linguistic Patterns: a Textbook of Phonology, Grammar, and Semantics. Ghana Universities Press. ISBN 978-9964302269.
- Duthie, Alan Stewart (2011). EWE ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY OF HEALTH. Legon: LEGON, DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF GHANA. ISBN 978-9988824181.
- Duthie, Alan Stewart (3 June 2015). "Chapter Four: Ewe". In Kropp Dakubu, Mary Esther (ed.). The Languages of Ghana (1st ed.). New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-92620-2. (first published in 1988 by KPI Limited in association with the International African Institute)
See also
References
- ^ "Duthie, A. S. (Alan S.)". worldcat. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ a b c The Courier Reporter (5 August 2013). "Professor Alan Duthie dies aged 75". TheCourier United kingdom. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ ISSN 2026-6596. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-108-41797-6. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- OCLC 900857049. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Department of Linguistics inaugurates Prof. Alan S. Duthie Graduate Wing". University of Ghana Online. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Agyeman-Dua, Akwasi (17 August 2013). "ALAN "THE BIBLE MAN" GOES HOME". ModernGhana. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Felix K. Ameka - Google Scholar citations". Google Scholar. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Ameka, Felix Kofi (January 1991). EWE: ITS GRAMMATICAL CONSTRUCTIONS AND ILLOCUTIONARY DEVICES - A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the Australian National University (pdf). Australia: Australian National University. p. iii. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
Alan Duthie first introduced me to the rigours of Ewe linguistics and also encouraged me to view language from functional and semantic perspectives
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