Dell Hymes
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Dell Hymes was an American linguist, anthropologist, and folklorist best known for founding the field of ethnography of communication and advancing sociolinguistics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dell Hymes canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropologist
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folklorist ⓘ human ⓘ linguist ⓘ sociolinguist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor’s degree
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PhD in linguistics ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-06-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-11-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Indiana University
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surface form:
Indiana University Bloomington
Reed College ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard University
ⓘ
University of California, Berkeley ⓘ University of Pennsylvania ⓘ University of Virginia ⓘ |
| familyName | Hymes ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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ethnography of communication ⓘ folklore studies ⓘ linguistics ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| givenName | Dell ⓘ |
| influenced |
discourse analysis
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language education theory ⓘ sociolinguistic theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advancing sociolinguistics
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ethnopoetics ⓘ founding the field of ethnography of communication ⓘ work on communicative competence ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Anthropological Association
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Linguistic Society of America ⓘ |
| name | Dell Hathaway Hymes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ethnography, Linguistics, Narrative Inequality
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Foundations in Sociolinguistics: An Ethnographic Approach ⓘ Language in Culture and Society ⓘ Toward Ethnographies of Communication ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Portland
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surface form:
Portland, Oregon, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Charlottesville, Virginia
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surface form:
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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| positionHeld |
Dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania
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Professor of Anthropology ⓘ Professor of Folklore ⓘ Professor of Linguistics ⓘ |
| studied |
Native American languages
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Northwest Coast indigenous narratives ⓘ |
| theory |
SPEAKING model of speech events
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communicative competence ⓘ |
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