James A. Matisoff
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James A. Matisoff is an American linguist renowned for his pioneering work on Sino-Tibetan historical linguistics and language reconstruction.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
linguist
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person ⓘ professor emeritus ⓘ |
| almaMater | Yale University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1937-07-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Boston
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Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| degree | PhD in Linguistics ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Bernard Bloch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| familyName | Matisoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Sino-Tibetan linguistics
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Tibeto-Burman linguistics ⓘ comparative linguistics ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ linguistics ⓘ phonology ⓘ semantics ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Sino-Tibetan historical linguistics
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Tibeto-Burman comparative studies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hmong-Mien language studies
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Lahu language studies ⓘ Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus project NERFINISHED ⓘ coining the term "Sinosphere" in linguistics ⓘ comparative reconstruction of Sino-Tibetan ⓘ work on Sino-Tibetan historical linguistics ⓘ |
| languageStudied |
Burmese
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Hmong NERFINISHED ⓘ Lahu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Linguistic Society of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | James A. Matisoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears: Psycho-Ostensive Expressions in Yiddish"
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"Handbook of Proto-Tibeto-Burman: System and Philosophy of Sino-Tibetan Reconstruction" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus" NERFINISHED ⓘ "The Grammar of Lahu" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position |
Professor Emeritus of Linguistics
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Professor of Linguistics ⓘ |
| projectLeaderOf | Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus project at UC Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Hmong-Mien languages
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Lahu language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sino-Tibetan comparative linguistics ⓘ Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ semantic change ⓘ tonogenesis ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Department of Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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