linguist William Bright
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William Bright was an influential American linguist and anthropologist known for his extensive work on Native American languages and sociolinguistics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| linguist William Bright canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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anthropologist ⓘ human ⓘ linguist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Bright ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Native American languages
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anthropology ⓘ ethnolinguistics ⓘ language documentation ⓘ linguistic typology ⓘ linguistics ⓘ onomastics ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of sociolinguistics in the United States
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study of Native American linguistics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
editorial work in linguistics
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research on Native American languages ⓘ studies of place names ⓘ work in sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to the analysis of language in its social context
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extensive fieldwork on Native American languages ⓘ |
| notableWork |
publications on sociolinguistic variation
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research on indigenous languages of the Americas ⓘ studies of language and culture ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
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linguist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
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