Keith McCune
Encyclopedia
Keith Michael McCune is a linguist
, novelist, and translator
. His study of Indonesian
roots
has been called "perhaps the most detailed and complete single work in the field of phonosemantics," while his retelling
of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin earned praise from Michael Boyer
, the official Piper Piper of Hamelin
, Germany
.
and went on to get his doctorate in linguistics at the University of Michigan
, where he met Grace Osborn, who was also pursuing a doctorate in linguistics and later married him.
He and Grace joined The Evangelical Alliance Mission
and spent five years in the Philippines
, translating part of Genesis into Ibanag
. In 1992, they moved to Russia
, where they planted churches in Moscow
, Makhachkala
, and Krasnodar
, then continued their ministry in Odessa
, Ukraine
. In 2009, they returned to the Philippines as Bible translation consultants.
Keith and Grace have three children, Adam
, Arwen, and Eden.
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, novelist, and translator
Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
. His study of Indonesian
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
roots
Root (linguistics)
The root word is the primary lexical unit of a word, and of a word family , which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents....
has been called "perhaps the most detailed and complete single work in the field of phonosemantics," while his retelling
The Rats of Hamelin
The Rats of Hamelin: A Piper's Tale is a historical fantasy/fairy tale fantasy novel by Adam McCune and Keith McCune. Gachi-Changjo Publishing Company published a Korean translation entitled 6월 26일, 하멜른 in 2007.Set in medieval Germany, the story is based on the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin...
of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin earned praise from Michael Boyer
Michael Boyer
Michael Boyer is an American actor and showman who has been living the role of the Pied Piper of Hamelin in Germany, for nearly 15 years now...
, the official Piper Piper of Hamelin
Hamelin
Hamelin is a town on the river Weser in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont and has a population of 58,696 ....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Biography
McCune was born in 1955 to Frederick and Marguerite McCune. He attended college at the University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
and went on to get his doctorate in linguistics at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, where he met Grace Osborn, who was also pursuing a doctorate in linguistics and later married him.
He and Grace joined The Evangelical Alliance Mission
The Evangelical Alliance Mission
The Evangelical Alliance Mission is an inter-denominational evangelical Christian missionary organization founded by Fredrik Franson. TEAM used to be called the Scandinavian Alliance Mission.-History:...
and spent five years in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, translating part of Genesis into Ibanag
Ibanag language
The Ibanag language is spoken by up to 500,000 speakers in the Philippines, in the northeastern provinces of Isabela and Cagayan, especially in Tuguegarao City, Solana, Cabagan, and Ilagan and with overseas immigrants in countries located in the Middle East, UK and the U.S.A....
. In 1992, they moved to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, where they planted churches in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Makhachkala
Makhachkala
-Twin towns/sister cities:Makhachkala is twinned with: Sfax, Tunisia Siping, China Spokane, United States Vladikavkaz, Russia Yalova, Turkey Ndola, Zambia-See also:*...
, and Krasnodar
Krasnodar
Krasnodar is a city in Southern Russia, located on the Kuban River about northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. It is the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai . Population: -Name:...
, then continued their ministry in Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. In 2009, they returned to the Philippines as Bible translation consultants.
Keith and Grace have three children, Adam
Adam McCune
-Biography:McCune was born on July 18, 1985, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, to Keith and Grace McCune, and was raised in the Philippines and Russia.In the year 2000, when McCune was fourteen, his father showed him a three-page short story based on the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, and asked...
, Arwen, and Eden.
Publications
- The Internal Structure of Indonesian Roots (Nusa, 1985) was his two-volume doctoral dissertation at University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1983 before it was published two years later in JakartaJakartaJakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
, IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
by the Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya, as volumes 21 and 22 of their NUSA series. - "The Tale of the Good Wife" (CricketCricket (magazine)Cricket is an illustrated literary magazine for children published in the United States, founded in September 1973 by Marianne Carus, whose intent was to create "The New Yorker for children." Marianne Carus still serves as the magazine's editor-in-chief.Each issue of Cricket is 64 pages...
26.11, July 1999, 27-31) is a retelling of a Kumyk folk tale from DagestanDagestanThe Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea...
, a province of Russia where McCune spent two years planting a church. - The Rats of HamelinThe Rats of HamelinThe Rats of Hamelin: A Piper's Tale is a historical fantasy/fairy tale fantasy novel by Adam McCune and Keith McCune. Gachi-Changjo Publishing Company published a Korean translation entitled 6월 26일, 하멜른 in 2007.Set in medieval Germany, the story is based on the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin...
(Moody PublishersMoody PublishersMoody Publishers is a Christian publishing company that is focused on proclaiming the gospel message through its products. This vision is clearly stated within the company's mission statement...
, 2005) is a historicalHistorical fictionHistorical fiction tells a story that is set in the past. That setting is usually real and drawn from history, and often contains actual historical persons, but the principal characters tend to be fictional...
fantasyFantasyFantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
novel he coauthored with his son, Adam McCuneAdam McCune-Biography:McCune was born on July 18, 1985, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, to Keith and Grace McCune, and was raised in the Philippines and Russia.In the year 2000, when McCune was fourteen, his father showed him a three-page short story based on the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, and asked...
. It is a retelling of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
External links
- The Rats of Hamelin website
- Keith McCune's MySpace Music page
- McCune missionary page on the website of The Evangelical Alliance Mission