Anvita Abbi
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Anvita Abbi is an Indian linguist renowned for her pioneering work on the endangered languages of the Andaman Islands and other lesser-known South Asian languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anvita Abbi canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian linguist
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academic ⓘ linguist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Kenneth Hale Award
NERFINISHED
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Padma Shri ⓘ Sahitya Akademi Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
documentation of oral traditions in Andamanese communities
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preservation of Great Andamanese language ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell University
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University of Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Jawaharlal Nehru University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Andamanese languages
NERFINISHED
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South Asian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ endangered languages ⓘ language documentation ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
indigenous languages of India
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small language communities ⓘ threatened linguistic varieties ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasPublishedOn |
Andamanese ethnolinguistics
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Great Andamanese grammar NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asian minority languages ⓘ |
| hasRole |
field linguist
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language documenter ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| knownFor |
documentation of lesser-known South Asian languages
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research on endangered languages of the Andaman Islands ⓘ work on Great Andamanese language ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| memberOf | linguistic scholarly community in India ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Grammar of the Great Andamanese Language
NERFINISHED
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Dictionary of the Great Andamanese Language NERFINISHED ⓘ Endangered Languages of the Andaman Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
linguist
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professor ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Andaman and Nicobar Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of linguistics at Jawaharlal Nehru University ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
language endangerment
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language revitalization ⓘ language typology ⓘ |
| workLocation | New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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