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| * ], linguist and political philosopher (atheist)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/worldrenowned-linguist-noam-chomsky-joins-ua-faculty|title=World-Renowned Linguist Noam Chomsky Joins UA Faculty|work=UANews|access-date=2017-09-11|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| * ], sociolinguist | |||
| * ], philosopher and cognitive scientist | |||
| * ], linguist | |||
| * ]. Semiticist, held ancient Crete Minoan was Northwest Semitic<ref name="Cyrus Gordon Dies at 92, Studied Ancient Languages">{{cite news|title=Cyrus Gordon Dies at 92, Studied Ancient Languages|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/09/us/cyrus-gordon-dies-at-92-studied-ancient-languages.html|publisher= New York Times}}</ref> | * ]. Semiticist, held ancient Crete Minoan was Northwest Semitic<ref name="Cyrus Gordon Dies at 92, Studied Ancient Languages">{{cite news|title=Cyrus Gordon Dies at 92, Studied Ancient Languages|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/09/us/cyrus-gordon-dies-at-92-studied-ancient-languages.html|publisher= New York Times}}</ref> | ||
| * ], language classification, created a unified classification of African languages<ref name="Joseph H. Greenberg AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST AND LINGUIST">{{cite web|title=Joseph H. Greenberg AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST AND LINGUIST|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-H-Greenberg|publisher= Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> | * ], language classification, created a unified classification of African languages<ref name="Joseph H. Greenberg AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST AND LINGUIST">{{cite web|title=Joseph H. Greenberg AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST AND LINGUIST|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-H-Greenberg|publisher= Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> | ||
| * ], linguist | |||
| * ], linguist | |||
| * ], structural linguist | |||
| * ], linguist | |||
| * ], Prague School of linguistics | |||
| * ], Indo-European linguist<ref name="Jay Jasanoff">{{cite web|title=Jay Jasanoff|url=http://web.mit.edu/lsa2005/people/bios/jasanoff.html|publisher= 2005 LSA Institute}}</ref> | * ], Indo-European linguist<ref name="Jay Jasanoff">{{cite web|title=Jay Jasanoff|url=http://web.mit.edu/lsa2005/people/bios/jasanoff.html|publisher= 2005 LSA Institute}}</ref> | ||
| * ], Sumerologist, known as the "father of Assyriology and Sumerology"<ref name="Samuel Noah Kramer, 93, Dies; Was Leading Authority on Sumer">{{cite news|title=Samuel Noah Kramer, 93, Dies; Was Leading Authority on Sumer|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/27/obituaries/samuel-noah-kramer-93-dies-was-leading-authority-on-sumer.html|publisher= New York Times}}</ref> | * ], Sumerologist, known as the "father of Assyriology and Sumerology"<ref name="Samuel Noah Kramer, 93, Dies; Was Leading Authority on Sumer">{{cite news|title=Samuel Noah Kramer, 93, Dies; Was Leading Authority on Sumer|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/27/obituaries/samuel-noah-kramer-93-dies-was-leading-authority-on-sumer.html|publisher= New York Times}}</ref> | ||
| * ], sociolinguist, awarded the ] by the ] (2015)<ref>{{cite web|title=William Labov receives the Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics from the British Academy|url=http://www.ling.upenn.edu/news/2015/dec/william-labov-receives-neil-and-saras-smith-medal-linguistics-british-academy|website=Department of Linguistics|publisher=University of Pennsylvania|accessdate=July 30, 2017}}</ref> | * ], sociolinguist, awarded the ] by the ] (2015)<ref>{{cite web|title=William Labov receives the Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics from the British Academy|url=http://www.ling.upenn.edu/news/2015/dec/william-labov-receives-neil-and-saras-smith-medal-linguistics-british-academy|website=Department of Linguistics|publisher=University of Pennsylvania|accessdate=July 30, 2017}}</ref> | ||
| * ], sociolinguist, focuses on how language influences politics<ref name="George Lakoff: 'Conservatives don't follow the polls, they want to change them … Liberals do everything wrong'">{{cite web|title=George Lakoff: 'Conservatives don't follow the polls, they want to change them … Liberals do everything wrong'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/feb/01/george-lakoff-interview |publisher= The Guardian}}</ref> | |||
| * ], linguist | |||
| * ], Spanish philologist<ref name="A Brief History of M. R. Lida de Malkiel">{{cite web|title=A Brief History of M. R. Lida de Malkiel|url=http://parnaseo.uv.es/Celestinesca/Numeros/1982/VOL%206/NUM%202/2_articulo1.pdf|publisher= University of Berkeley}}</ref> | * ], Spanish philologist<ref name="A Brief History of M. R. Lida de Malkiel">{{cite web|title=A Brief History of M. R. Lida de Malkiel|url=http://parnaseo.uv.es/Celestinesca/Numeros/1982/VOL%206/NUM%202/2_articulo1.pdf|publisher= University of Berkeley}}</ref> | ||
| * ], Romance philologist<ref name="Guide to the Yakov Malkiel Papers, 1882-1998, bulk 1942-1992">{{cite web|title=Guide to the Yakov Malkiel Papers, 1882-1998, bulk 1942-1992|url=http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/hb6n39p03t/|publisher= Online Archive of California}}</ref> | * ], Romance philologist<ref name="Guide to the Yakov Malkiel Papers, 1882-1998, bulk 1942-1992">{{cite web|title=Guide to the Yakov Malkiel Papers, 1882-1998, bulk 1942-1992|url=http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/hb6n39p03t/|publisher= Online Archive of California}}</ref> | ||
| * ], linguist | |||
| * ], linguist | |||
| * ], anthropologist-linguist, founder of enthnolinguistics<ref name="Edward Sapir AMERICAN LINGUIST">{{cite web|title=Edward Sapir AMERICAN LINGUIST|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Sapir|publisher= Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> | * ], anthropologist-linguist, founder of enthnolinguistics<ref name="Edward Sapir AMERICAN LINGUIST">{{cite web|title=Edward Sapir AMERICAN LINGUIST|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Sapir|publisher= Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> | ||
| * ], (psycho)linguist, studies linguistics and acquisition of signed languages of the deaf<ref name="Dan I. Slobin">{{cite web|title=Dan I. Slobin|url=http://psychology.berkeley.edu/people/dan-i-slobin|publisher= Berkeley Psychology}}</ref> | * ], (psycho)linguist, studies linguistics and acquisition of signed languages of the deaf<ref name="Dan I. Slobin">{{cite web|title=Dan I. Slobin|url=http://psychology.berkeley.edu/people/dan-i-slobin|publisher= Berkeley Psychology}}</ref> | ||
| * ], linguist | |||
| * ], linguist | |||
| * ], sociolinguist with a focus on gender linguistics<ref name="DEBORAH TANNEN, PHD">{{cite web|title=DEBORAH TANNEN, PHD|url=https://csd.georgetown.edu/deborah_t|publisher= Georgetown University Medical Center}}</ref> | * ], sociolinguist with a focus on gender linguistics<ref name="DEBORAH TANNEN, PHD">{{cite web|title=DEBORAH TANNEN, PHD|url=https://csd.georgetown.edu/deborah_t|publisher= Georgetown University Medical Center}}</ref> | ||
| * ], linguist, language teacher | |||
| * ], linguist | |||
| * ], linguist | |||
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This is a list of notable Jewish American linguists. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans.
- Cyrus Gordon. Semiticist, held ancient Crete Minoan was Northwest Semitic
- Joseph Greenberg, language classification, created a unified classification of African languages
- Jay Jasanoff, Indo-European linguist
- Samuel Noah Kramer, Sumerologist, known as the "father of Assyriology and Sumerology"
- William Labov, sociolinguist, awarded the Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics by the British Academy (2015)
- María Rosa Lida de Malkiel, Spanish philologist
- Yakov Malkiel, Romance philologist
- Edward Sapir, anthropologist-linguist, founder of enthnolinguistics
- Dan I. Slobin, (psycho)linguist, studies linguistics and acquisition of signed languages of the deaf
- Deborah Tannen, sociolinguist with a focus on gender linguistics
References
- "Cyrus Gordon Dies at 92, Studied Ancient Languages". New York Times.
- "Joseph H. Greenberg AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST AND LINGUIST". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- "Jay Jasanoff". 2005 LSA Institute.
- "Samuel Noah Kramer, 93, Dies; Was Leading Authority on Sumer". New York Times.
- "William Labov receives the Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics from the British Academy". Department of Linguistics. University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- "A Brief History of M. R. Lida de Malkiel" (PDF). University of Berkeley.
- "Guide to the Yakov Malkiel Papers, 1882-1998, bulk 1942-1992". Online Archive of California.
- "Edward Sapir AMERICAN LINGUIST". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- "Dan I. Slobin". Berkeley Psychology.
- "DEBORAH TANNEN, PHD". Georgetown University Medical Center.