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{{Short description|none}} {{Linguistics}} A linguist in the academic sense is a person who studies [[natural language]] (an academic discipline known as [[linguistics]]). Ambiguously, the word is sometimes also used to refer to a [[Polyglot (person)|polyglot]] (one who knows several languages), a translator/interpreter (especially in the military), or a grammarian (a scholar of [[grammar]]), but these uses of the word are distinct (and one does not have to be multilingual in order to be an academic linguist).<ref>The word ''linguistician'' has been coined to refer to one who studies linguistics, in order to avoid this ambiguity, although this word is vanishingly rare and has no currency in the field [https://linguistlist.org/issues/5/5-1147/].</ref> The following is a list of notable academic linguists. In the list the description should be like this: [[surname]], [[Given name|forename]] (country, year of birth-year of death), main achievement __NOTOC__ {{compact TOC|side=no}} ==A== * * [[Barbara Abbott|Abbott, Barbara]] (United States, 1943–), [[pragmatics]], [[semantics]] * [[Carl Abel|Abel, Carl]] (Germany, 1837–1906), comparative lexicography * [[Maulvi Abdul Haq|Abdul Haq, Maulvi]] (India, 1870–1961), [[Urdu language]] * [[Lise Abrams|Abrams, Lise]] (United States), [[psycholinguistics]] * [[Arthur S. Abramson|Abramson, Arthur S.]] (United States, 1925–2017), [[phonetics]] * [[Evangelia Adamou|Adamou, Evangelia]] (France), [[language contact]] * [[Douglas Q. Adams|Adams, Douglas Q.]] (United States), [[English language]], [[comparative linguistics]], [[Tocharian language]] * [[George J. Adler|Adler, George J.]] (Germany/United States, 1821–1868), [[lexicography]], [[German language]], English language * [[Karin Aijmer|Aijmer, Karin]] (Sweden, 1939–), pragmatics, semantics * [[Alexandra Aikhenvald|Aikhenvald, Alexandra Yurievna]] (Russia, 1957–), syntax, [[Linguistic typology|typology]], [[Amazonian languages]], [[Papuan languages]], [[Hebrew language]], [[Russian language]] * [[Adam Jack Aitken|Aitken, Adam Jack]] (UK, 1921–1998), [[lexicography]] * [[Jovan Ajduković|Ajduković, Jovan]] ([[Serbia]], 1968–), [[Slavic languages]], [[sociolinguistics]], [[contact linguistics]], Russian language, [[Serbian language]] * [[William Foxwell Albright|Albright, William Foxwell]] (United States, 1891–1971), [[Semitic languages]] * [[Artemis Alexiadou|Alexiadou, Artemis]] (1969–), [[Greek language]], syntax * [[Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi]] (Oman, 718–786 CE), Arabic prosody * [[Al-Kisa'i]] (Iraq, d. 804), Arabic grammar * [[Keith Allan (linguist)|Allan, Keith]] (Australia, 1943–), semantics * [[Shanley Allen|Allen, Shanley]] (1964–), [[psycholinguistics]], [[Inuktitut]] * [[Mervyn C. Alleyne|Alleyne, Mervyn Coleridge]] ([[Trinidad and Tobago]]/[[Jamaica]], 1933–2016), [[creole language]] * [[Felix Ameka|Ameka, Felix]] (Ghana, Australia, Netherlands, 1957–), [[pragmatics]], [[semantics]] * [[Amerias]] (Greece, 3rd century BC), [[Ancient Macedonian language]], [[lexicography]] * [[Elena Anagnostopoulou|Anagnostopoulou, Elena]] (1967–), [[Greek language]], theoretical linguistics * [[Gregory Anderson (linguist)|Anderson, Gregory D.S.]] (United States), [[Munda languages]] * [[Stephen R. Anderson|Anderson, Stephen]] (United States, 1943–), morphology and history of linguistics * [[Joseph E. Aoun|Aoun, Joseph]] ([[Lebanon]]/United States, 1953–), [[Arabic language]], syntax * [[Joseph Aquilina|Aquilina, Joseph]] ([[Malta]], 1911–1997), [[Maltese language]] * [[Mira Ariel|Ariel, Mira]] (Israel), Accessibility Theory, pragmatics * [[Hideyo Arisaka|Arisaka Hideyo]] (Japan, 1908–1952), [[Japanese language]] * [[Anthony Aristar|Aristar, Anthony]] ([[South Africa]]/United States, 1948–), linguistic infrastructure * [[Lilias Armstrong|Armstrong, Lilias]] (UK, 1882–1937), phonetics * [[Mark Aronoff|Aronoff, Mark]] (Canada, 1949–), morphology * [[Graziadio Isaia Ascoli|Ascoli, Graziadio Isaia]] (Italy, 1829–1907), [[Stratum (linguistics)#Substratum|substrata]], [[Ladin language]] * [[J. L. Austin|Austin, John Langshaw]] (UK, 1911–1960), [[philosophy of language]], [[speech act]] * [[Oladele Awobuluyi|Awobuluyi, Oladele]] (Nigeria, 1937–), [[Languages of Africa|African languages]] * [[Wendy Ayres-Bennett|Ayres-Bennett, Wendy]] (UK), history of [[French language|French]] and history of linguistic thought * [[Humayun Azad|Azad, Humayun]] ([[Bangladesh]], 1947–2004), [[Bengali language]] * [[Abdul Aziz al-Harbi|Al-Harbi, Abdul Aziz]] (Saudi Arabia, 1965–) * [[Al-Mubarrad]] (Basra, c. 826–c. 898) ==B== * [[Georgios Babiniotis|Babiniotis, Georgios]] ([[Greece]], 1939–), [[Greek language]] * [[Nadiya Babych|Babych, Nadiya]] (Ukraine, 1943–2021), [[phraseology]] * [[Emmon Bach|Bach, Emmon]] (United States, 1929–2014), syntax, [[phonology]], [[Haisla language]] * [[Mark Baker (linguist)|Baker, Mark]] (United States, 1959–), [[Mohawk language]], [[generative grammar]] * [[Charles Bally|Bally, Charles]] (Switzerland, 1865–1947), [[French language]], [[phraseology]] * [[Leila Barbara|Barbara, Leila]] (Brazil, 1938–2024), [[systemic functional linguistics]] * [[Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig|Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen]] (United States, 1954–), [[second-language acquisition]], [[grammatical tense|tense]] and [[grammatical aspect|aspect]], pragmatics * [[Yehoshua Bar-Hillel|Bar-Hillel, Yehoshua]] ([[Israel]], 1915–1975), [[machine translation]], [[categorial grammar]] * [[M. A. R. Barker|Barker, (Philip) Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman]] (United States, 1930–2012), [[Urdu language]], [[Languages of India|Indian languages]] * [[R. H. Barlow|Barlow, Robert Hayward]] (United States, 1918–1951), [[Nahuatl language]] * [[David Barnhart|Barnhart, David K.]] (United States, 1941–), lexicography, English language * [[Robert Barnhart|Barnhart, Robert]] (United States, 1933–2007), lexicography, English language * [[Robert Barsky|Barsky, Robert]] (Canada), [[discourse analysis]] * [[Roland Barthes|Barthes, Roland]] (France, 1915–1980) * [[John Russell Bartlett|Bartlett, John Russell]] (United States, 1805–1886) * [[Hans Basbøll|Basbøll, Hans]] (Denmark, 1943–), phonology, [[Danish language|Danish]] * [[Jan Baudouin de Courtenay|Baudouin de Courtenay, Jan Niecisław]] (Poland, 1845–1929), phonology, [[Polish language]] * [[Robert Bauer (linguist)|Bauer, Robert Stuart]] (United States, 1946–), syntax, [[phonology]], [[Sino-Tibetan languages]] (especially [[Cantonese]]) * [[John Baugh|Baugh, John]] (United States, 1949–), [[sociolinguistics]], [[linguistic profiling]], [[forensic linguistics]] * [[Mary Beckman|Beckman, Mary E.]] (United States, 1953–), phonetics, phonology * [[Christopher I. Beckwith|Beckwith, Christopher]] (United States, 1945–), [[Asian languages]], [[Tibetic languages|Tibetan language]] * [[Patrice Beddor|Beddor, Patrice]] (United States), [[Phonetics]], [[speech perception]] *[[Celadet Alî Bedirxan|Bedirxan, Celadet Alî]] ([[Syria]], 1893–1951) [[Kurdish language]] * [[Jeannine Beeken|Beeken, Jeannine]] (Belgium, 1961–), [[lexicography]], syntax, [[Dutch language]] * [[Andrés Bello|Bello, Andrés]] ([[Venezuela]], 1781–1865), [[Spanish language]], [[philology]] * [[Ursula Bellugi|Bellugi, Ursula]] (United States, 1931–2022), [[sign language]], [[neurolinguistics]] * [[Eliezer Ben-Yehuda|Ben-Yehuda, Eliezer]] ([[Israel]], 1858–1922), [[lexicography]], [[Revival of the Hebrew language]] * [[Lionel Bender|Bender, M. Lionel]] (United States, 1934–2008), [[Languages of Africa|African languages]] * [[Paul K. Benedict|Benedict, Paul K.]] (United States, 1912–1977), [[Sino-Tibetan languages]], [[Tai–Kadai languages]], [[historical linguistics]] * [[Émile Benveniste|Benveniste, Émile]] (France, 1902–1976) * [[Andrea L. Berez-Kroeker|Berez-Kroeker, Andrea L.]] (United States, 1972–), [[language documentation]] * [[Charles Berlitz|Berlitz, Charles Frambach]] (United States, 1914–2003), [[language acquisition]] * [[Maximilian Berlitz|Berlitz, Maximilian Delphinius]] (United States, 1852–1921), language acquisition * [[Bhartṛhari|Bhartrihari]] (India, 450–510), [[Sanskrit]] * [[Balthasar Bickel|Bickel, Balthasar]] (Switzerland, 1965–), [[Linguistic typology|language typology]], [[Kiranti languages]] * [[Derek Bickerton|Bickerton, Derek]] (United States, 1926–2018), [[creole languages]], origin of language * [[Wilhelm Bleek|Bleek, Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel]] (Germany, 1827–1875), [[languages of Africa]] * [[Bernard Bloch (linguist)|Bloch, Bernard]] (United States, 1907–1965), Japanese language * [[Jules Bloch|Bloch, Jules]] (France, 1880–1953), [[languages of India]] * [[Leonard Bloomfield|Bloomfield, Leonard]] (United States, 1887–1949), [[structural linguistics]] * [[Robert Blust|Blust, Robert]] (United States, 1940–2022), [[Austronesian languages]] * [[Franz Boas|Boas, Franz]] (United States, 1858–1942), [[indigenous languages of the Americas]] * [[Égide de Boeck|Bœck, Égide de]] (Belgium, Belgish Congo, 1875–1944), [[Bangala language]], [[Lingala]] * [[Paul Boersma|Boersma, Paul]] (Netherlands, 1959–), phonetics * [[Mihail G. Boiagi|Boiagi, Mihail G.]] (Habsburg monarchy, 1780–uncertain), [[Aromanian language|Aromanian]] grammar * [[Ocke-Schwen Bohn|Bohn, Ocke-Schwen]] (Germany, 1953–), phonetics, [[second-language acquisition]] * [[Dwight Bolinger|Bolinger, Dwight Le Merton]] (United States, 1907–1992), semantics, [[Spanish language]] * [[Allan R. Bomhard|Bomhard, Allan R.]] (United States, 1943–), [[Nostratic languages]], [[historical linguistics]] * [[Ester Bonet]] (Spain, born 1950), sports terminology * [[Franz Bopp|Bopp, Franz]] (Germany, 1791–1867), [[Indo-European languages]], [[comparative linguistics]] * [[Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo|Boullón Agrelo, Ana Isabel]] (Spain, born 1962), [[Galician language]] toponymy, [[Galician–Portuguese]] philology * [[Melissa Bowerman|Bowerman, Melissa]] (1942–2011), [[psycholinguistics]], language acquisition * [[Claire Bowern|Bowern, Claire]], [[historical linguistics]] * [[Julian C. Boyd|Boyd, Julian Charles]] (United States, 1931–2005), English language * [[Joan Bresnan|Bresnan, Joan]] (United States, 1945–), syntax * [[William Bright|Bright, William]] (United States, 1928–2006), [[Native American languages]], [[Languages of South Asia|South Asian languages]] * [[Laurel J. Brinton|Brinton, Laurel J.]] (Canada, 1953–), [[grammaticalization]], [[discourse marker]]s * [[Michael Brody|Brody, Michael]] (Hungary, 1954–), syntax * [[Ellen Broselow|Broselow, Ellen]] (United States, 1949–), second language acquisition, phonology * [[Catherine Browman|Browman, Catherine]] (United States, 1945–2008), phonetics, phonology * [[Karl Brugmann|Brugmann, Karl]] (Germany, 1849–1919), [[Indo-European languages]], [[Sanskrit]], [[comparative linguistics]] * [[Mary Bucholtz|Bucholtz, Mary]] (United States, 1966–), sociolinguistics * [[Anthony Burgess|Burgess, Anthony]] (UK, 1917–1993), English language, phonetics * [[Robbins Burling|Burling, Robbins]] (United States, 1926–2021), [[languages of India]] * [[Kate Burridge|Burridge, Kate]] (Australia), [[Germanic languages]] * [[Miriam Butt|Butt, Miriam]] (Germany, 1966–), [[syntax]], [[South Asian languages]] * [[Wolfgang Butzkamm|Butzkamm, Wolfgang]] (Germany, 1938–), [[applied linguistics]], English language * [[Cyrus Byington|Byington, Cyrus]] (United States, 1793–1868), translated English religious text into [[Choctaw language]] * [[El-Said Badawi|Badawi, El-Said]] (Egypt, 1929–2014), Arabic ==C== * [[Lyle Campbell|Campbell, Lyle]] (United States, 1942–), [[Native American languages]] * [[Una Canger|Canger, Una]] (Denmark, 1938–), [[Mesoamerican languages]] * [[Elliott D. Canonge|Canonge, Elliott D.]] (United States, 1921–1971), [[Comanche]], [[Inuit]] * [[Arthur Capell|Capell, Arthur]] (Australia, 1902–1986), [[Indigenous Australian languages|Australian languages]], [[Austronesian languages]], [[Papuan languages]] * [[George Cardona|Cardona, George]] (United States, 1936–), [[Indo-European studies]] * [[Rudolf Carnap|Carnap, Rudolf]] (Germany, 1891–1970), syntax, [[constructed languages]] * [[Andrew Carnie|Carnie, Andrew]] (Canada, 1969–), syntax * [[Julio Caro Baroja|Caro Baroja, Julio]] (1914–1995), [[Basque language]] * [[Miguel Antonio Caro|Caro, Miguel A.]] ([[Colombia]], 1843–1909), [[Spanish language]], [[Colombian Spanish]] * [[William Henry Carpenter (philologist)|Carpenter, William Henry]] (United States, 1853–1936), [[Icelandic language]] * [[Théophile Cart|Cart, Théophile]] (France, 1855–1931), [[Esperanto]] * [[Hazel Carter (linguist)|Carter, Hazel]] (UK, 1928–2016), Bantu languages * [[J. C. Catford|Catford, J. C.]] (UK, 1917–2009), phonetics * [[John Chadwick|Chadwick, John]] (UK, 1920–1998), [[Linear B]] * [[Mohamed Chafik|Chafik, Mohamed]] ([[Morocco]], 1926–), writer and specialist in the [[Berber languages|Berber or Amazigh languages]], dialects, and literature * [[Wallace Chafe|Chafe, Wallace]] (United States, 1927–2019), [[cognitive linguistics]], semantics * [[Yuen Ren Chao|Chao Yuen Ren]] ([[China]], 1892–1982), [[Chinese language]] * [[Byomkes Chakrabarti|Chakrabarti, Byomkes]] (India, 1923–1981), [[Santali language]], [[Bengali language]], [[comparative linguistics]] * [[Jean-François Champollion|Champollion, Jean-François]] (France, 1790–1832), [[Egyptian hieroglyphs]] * [[Jack Chambers (linguist)|Chambers, Jack]] (Canada, 1938–), sociolinguistics * [[Suniti Kumar Chatterji|Chatterji, Suniti Kumar]] (India, 1890–1977), [[Bengali language]] * [[Shobhana Chelliah|Chelliah, Shobhana]], [[Tibeto-Burman languages]] * [[Gennaro Chierchia|Chierchia, Gennaro]] (Italy, 1953–), semantics, pragmatics * [[Choijinzhab]] ([[China|PR China]], 1931–2022), [[Mongolian language]] * [[Noam Chomsky|Chomsky, Noam]] (United States, 1928–), syntax, [[universal grammar]] * [[Lina Choueiri|Choueiri, Lina]] ([[Lebanon]]), syntax, [[Lebanese Arabic]] * [[Michael L. Chyet|Chyet, Michael L.]] (United States, 1957–), [[Kurdish language]] * [[Eve V. Clark|Clark, Eve V.]] (UK/United States, 1942–), [[psycholinguistics]], language acquisition * [[Michael Clyne|Clyne, Michael George]] (Australia, 1939–2010), [[Germanic languages]] * [[Paul S. Cohen|Cohen, Paul S.]] (United States), 1942–), phonology, [[etymology]] * [[Maurice Abraham Cohen|Cohen, Maurice Abraham]] (Australia), 1851–1923), [[Urdu]] * [[Hermann Collitz|Collitz, Hermann]] (Germany/United States, 1855–1935), historical linguistics * [[Bernard Comrie|Comrie, Bernard]] (UK, 1947–), [[Linguistic typology|typology]] * [[Guy Cook|Cook, Guy]] (UK, 1951–), [[applied linguistics]] * [[Vivian Cook (linguist)|Cook, Vivian]] (UK, 1940–2021), [[applied linguistics]] * [[Pit Corder|Corder, Stephen Pit]] (UK, 1918–1990), [[applied linguistics]] * [[Eugenio Coșeriu|Coşeriu, Eugen]] ([[Romania]]/Germany, 1921–2002), [[Romance languages]] * [[Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen|Couper-Kuhlen, Elizabeth]] (1943–), [[interactional linguistics]] * [[Warren Cowgill|Cowgill, Warren]] (United States, 1929–1985), [[Indo-European studies]] * [[Elizabeth Cowper|Cowper, Elizabeth]] (Canada, 1952–), syntax * [[Denis Creissels|Creissels, Denis]] (France, 1943–), syntax, phonology, [[Niger–Congo languages]], [[Nakh-Daghestanian languages]] * [[William Croft (linguist)|Croft, William]] (United States, 1956–), syntax, [[cognitive linguistics]] * [[David Crystal|Crystal, David]] (UK, 1941–), English language, [[language death]], [[applied linguistics]] * [[Rufino José Cuervo|Cuervo, Rufino José]] ([[Colombia]], 1844–1911), [[Spanish language]], [[Colombian Spanish]] * [[Peter Culicover|Culicover, Peter W.]] (United States), syntax, [[language change]] * [[Antoine Culioli|Culioli, Antoine]] (France, 1924–2018), [[general linguistics]] * [[Gülzura Cumakunova|Cumakunova, Gülzura]] (Kyrgyzstan, 1954–), [[Turkic languages]] * [[George Oliver Curme|Curme, George Oliver, Sr.]] (United States, 1860–1948), [[German language]], English language * [[Anne Curzan|Curzan, Anne]] (United States), English language, [[Linguistic description|Descriptivism]], [[Linguistic prescription|Prescriptivism]], [[lexicography]] * [[Louis-Jean Calvet|Calvet, Louis-Jean]] (France, 1942-), Sociolinguistique ==D== * [[Vladimir Dal|Dal, Vladimir]] (Russia, 1801–1872), lexicography, Russian language * [[Östen Dahl|Dahl, Östen]] (Sweden, 1945–), [[Grammatical tense|tense]] and [[Grammatical aspect|aspect]] in [[linguistic typology]] * [[Ali Darzi|Darzi, Ali]] (Iran, 1959–), [[generative syntax]], [[minimalist program]] * [[Khudiram Das|Das, Khudiram]] (India, 1916–2002), [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Santali language|Santali]] language * [[Ahmad Hasan Dani|Dani, Ahmad Hasan]] (Pakistan, 1920–2009), [[South Asian languages]] * [[Peter T. Daniels|Daniels, Peter T.]] (United States, 1951–), [[writing system]]s * [[Shaun Davies (activist)|Davies, Shaun]] (Australia), [[Yugambeh language]] * [[Veneeta Dayal|Dayal, Veneeta]] (United States, 1956–), semantics, syntax * [[Terrence Deacon|Deacon, Terrence]] (United States, 1950–), [[language change]], [[origin of language]], cognitive linguistics * [[Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda|Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar]] ([[Iran]], 1879–1959), [[lexicography]], [[Persian language]] * [[Annick De Houwer|De Houwer, Annick]] (Belgium, 1958–), early child bilingualism * [[Berthold Delbrück|Delbrück, Berthold]] (Germany, 1842–1922), [[Indo-European languages]], syntax, [[comparative linguistics]] * [[Scott DeLancey|DeLancey, Scott]] (United States, 1949–), [[Tibeto-Burman languages]], [[linguistic typology]], historical linguistics * [[Otto Dempwolff|Dempwolff, Otto]] (Germany, 1871–1938), [[Austronesian languages]] * [[Paul Diderichsen|Diderichsen, Paul]] (Denmark, 1905–1964), [[Danish language|Danish]] * [[Gérard Diffloth|Diffloth, Gérard]] (United States, 1939–2023), [[Mon–Khmer languages]] * [[Teun A. van Dijk|van Dijk, Teun Adrianus]] (Netherlands, 1943–), pragmatics, [[discourse analysis]], [[text linguistics]] * [[Simon Dik|Dik, Simon]] (the Netherlands, 1940–1995) [[Functional Discourse Grammar|Functional Grammar]], [[theoretical linguistics]] * [[Robert M. W. Dixon|Dixon, Robert Malcolm Ward]] (Australia, 1939–), syntax, [[Linguistic typology|typology]], [[Australian languages]], [[Amazonian languages]] * [[Josef Dobrovský|Dobrovský, Josef]] ([[Czech Republic]], 1753–1829), [[Slavic languages]], [[Czech language]], [[lexicography]] * [[Veronica Perrule Dobson|Dobson, Veronica Perrule]] ([[Australia]], 1944–), [[Arrernte language]] * [[Clement Martyn Doke|Doke, Clement Martyn]] ([[South Africa]], 1893–1980), [[Bantu languages]], [[Lamba language]] * [[Aharon Dolgopolsky|Dolgopolsky, Aharon]] (Russia/[[Israel]], 1930–2012), [[Nostratic languages]] * [[Nancy Dorian|Dorian, Nancy]] (United States, 1936–2024), [[language death]], [[Scottish Gaelic]] * [[Ray C. Dougherty|Dougherty, Ray C.]] (United States, 1940–), [[transformational grammar]], [[computational linguistics]] * [[David Dowty|Dowty, David]] (United States, 1945–), semantics, syntax * [[Edward Dozier|Dozier, Edward P.]] (United States, 1916–1971), [[Native American languages]], [[languages of the Philippines]] * [[Wolfgang U. Dressler|Dressler, Wolfgang U.]] (Austria, 1939–), phonology, morphology, [[text linguistics]] * [[George van Driem|van Driem, George]] (Netherlands, 1957–), [[Tibeto-Burman languages]], [[symbiosism]], [[Dzongkha language]] * [[Matthew Dryer|Dryer, Matthew]] (United States), [[Linguistic typology|typology]], [[syntax]], [[language documentation]] * [[Konrad Duden|Duden, Konrad]] (Germany, 1829–1911), [[lexicography]], [[German language]] * [[John Asher Dunn|Dunn, John Asher]] (United States,1939–2017), [[Tsimshian language]] * [[Libuše Dušková|Dušková, Libuše]] (Czech Republic, 1930–), English language, [[functional linguistics]] ==E== * [[Penelope Eckert|Eckert, Penelope]] (United States, 1942–), sociolinguistics, language and gender * [[Jerold A. Edmondson|Edmondson, Jerold A.]] (United States, 1941–2023), [[Tai–Kadai languages]], [[languages of Southeast Asia]] * [[Jonathan Edwards (the younger)|Edwards, Jonathan, Jr.]] (United States, 1745–1801), [[North American languages]], historical linguistics, [[Mohegan language]] * [[Christopher Ehret|Ehret, Christopher]] (United States, 1941–2025), languages of Africa, historical linguistics * [[Samuel Hoyt Elbert|Elbert, Samuel Hoyt]] (United States, 1907–1997), [[Polynesian languages]] of [[Hawaiian language|Hawai{{okina}}i]] and [[Rennell and Bellona Province|Rennell and Bellona]], [[Puluwatese language]] * [[Suzette Haden Elgin|Elgin, Suzette Haden]] (United States, 1936–2015), [[constructed languages]], [[transformational grammar]] * [[Rod Ellis|Ellis, Rod]] (UK), [[second-language acquisition]] * [[Jeffrey Elman|Elman, Jeffrey L.]] (United States, 1948–2018), [[language processing]], [[neurolinguistics]] * [[Murray Barnson Emeneau|Emeneau, Murray Barnson]] (United States, 1904–2005), [[Dravidian languages]], [[Areal (linguistics)|linguist areas]] * [[Ahmet Cevat Emre|Emre, Ahmet Cevat]] (Turkey, 1876–1961), Member of the [[Turkish Language Association]], [[Turkish alphabet]] * [[Elisabeth Engberg-Pedersen|Engberg-Pedersen, Elisabeth]] (Denmark, 1952–), semantics, [[Danish Sign Language]] * [[Patience Epps|Epps, Patience L.]], [[Amazonian languages]], [[language documentation]] * [[Marcel Erdal|Erdal, Marcel]] (Turkey, 1945–), [[Turkic languages]] * [[Tevfik Esenç|Esenç, Tevfik]] (Turkey, 1904–1992), [[Ubykh language]] * [[John Esling|Esling, John]] (Canada, 1939–), phonetics * [[Ana Estrella Santos|Estrella Santos, Ana]] (Ecuador, born 20th-c.), dialectology * [[Nicholas Evans (linguist)|Evans, Nicholas]] (Australia, 1956–), [[Indigenous Australian languages]], [[Papuan languages]], [[linguistic typology|typology]] * [[Vyvyan Evans|Evans, Vyvyan]] (UK, 1968–), [[cognitive linguistics]], digital communication, and [[emoji]] * [[Avraham Even-Shoshan|Even-Shoshan, Avraham]] ([[Belarus]]/[[Israel]], 1906–1984), [[Hebrew language]], [[lexicography]] * [[Daniel Everett|Everett, Daniel Leonard]] (United States, 1951–), [[languages of Brazil]], [[Pirahã language]] * [[Michael Everson|Everson, Michael]] (United States/Ireland, 1963–), [[writing systems]], historical linguistics ==F== * [[Fairuzabadi]] (Iran, 1329–1414), lexicography, Arabic grammar * [[Hossein Farhady]] (Iran, born 1947), Iranian applied linguist * [[Linda Fierz-David|Fierz-David, Linda]] (Germany, 1891–1955), [[philology]] * [[Charles J. Fillmore|Fillmore, Charles J.]] (United States, 1929–2014), syntax, [[lexical semantics]], cognitive linguistics, [[lexicography]] * [[Jan Firbas|Firbas, Jan]] (Czech Republic, 1921–2000), English language, [[functional linguistics]] * [[John Rupert Firth|Firth, John Rupert]] (UK, 1890–1960), phonetics, phonology, [[prosody (linguistics)|prosody]] * [[Eli Fischer-Jørgensen|Fischer-Jørgensen, Eli]] (Denmark 1911–2010), phonetics, phonology, [[Danish language]] * [[Joshua Fishman|Fishman, Joshua]] (United States, 1926–2015), [[sociology of language]] * [[Willard Fiske|Fiske, Willard]] (United States, 1831–1904), Northern European languages, [[Icelandic language]] * [[Janet Dean Fodor|Fodor, Janet Dean]] (United States, 1942–2023), [[psycholinguistics]], semantics, syntax * [[Jerry Fodor|Fodor, Jerry Alan]] (United States, 1935–2017), psycholinguistics, [[language of thought]] * [[William A. Foley|Foley, William A.]] (Australia, 1949–), [[Papuan languages]], [[Austronesian languages]] * [[Jeremiah D. M. Ford|Ford, Jeremiah Denis Mathias]] (United States, 1873–1958), [[Spanish language]] * [[Carol Fowler|Fowler, Carol A.]] (United States), phonetics, phonology * [[Alexandre François|François, Alexandre]] (France), [[Austronesian languages]], historical linguistics, [[language contact]] * [[Alexander Freiman|Freiman, Aleksandr Arnoldovich]] (Poland/Russia, 1879–1968), [[Iranian languages]] * [[David H. French (anthropologist)|French, David Heath]] (United States, 1918–1994), [[Native American languages]] * [[Johannes Friedrich (linguist)|Friedrich, Johannes]] (Germany, 1893–1972), [[Hittite language]] * [[Victoria Fromkin|Fromkin, Victoria]] (United States, 1923–2000), [[theoretical linguistics]], [[constructed languages]] * [[Fujitani Nariakira]] (Japan, 1738–1779), Japanese language ==G== * [[Brent Galloway|Galloway, Brent D.]] (United States, 1944–2014), [[Indigenous languages of the Americas|Amerindian languages]], [[Halkomelem language]] * [[Tamaz V. 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Leonard|Leonard, Robert A.]] (United States), [[Forensic linguistics]] * [[Karl Richard Lepsius|Lepsius, Karl Richard]] (Germany, 1810– 1884), [[Egyptian language]], [[Nubian languages]], phonology * [[Wolf Leslau|Leslau, Wolf]] (Polish-born American, 1906–2006), [[Semitic languages]], [[Languages of Ethiopia]] * [[August Leskien|Leskien, August]] (Germany, 1840–1916), [[comparative linguistics]], [[Baltic languages]], [[Slavic languages]] * [[Beth Levin (linguist)|Levin, Beth]] (United States, 1955–), semantics * [[Stephen Levinson|Levinson, Stephen C.]] (UK/Netherlands, 1947–), pragmatics * [[Fran Levstik|Levstik, Fran]] ([[Slovenia]], 1831–1881), [[Slovene language]] * [[Li Fanwen]] ([[China|PR China]], 1932–), [[Tangut language]] * [[Li Fang-Kuei|Li, Fang-Kuei]] ([[China]]/United States, 1902–1987), [[Mattole language]], [[Tai languages]], [[Old Chinese]], [[Tibetic languages|Tibetan language]] * [[Li Jen-kuei|Li, Paul Jen-kuei]] ([[Taiwan]], 1936–), [[Formosan languages]], [[Austronesian languages]], historical linguistics, [[lexicography]] * [[Alvin Liberman|Liberman, Alvin Meyer]] (United States, 1917–2000), [[speech perception]], phonology * [[Anatoly Liberman|Liberman, Anatoly]] (Russia/United States, 1937–), etymology, [[Germanic languages]] * [[Mark Liberman|Liberman, Mark]] (United States), phonetics, [[prosody (linguistics)|prosody]] * [[Rochelle Lieber|Lieber, Rochelle]] (United States, 1954–), [[morphology (linguistics)|morphology]], syntax, [[lexical semantics]] * [[Philip Lieberman|Lieberman, Philip]] (United States, 1934–2022), phonetics, [[language evolution]] * [[Diane Lillo-Martin|Lillo-Martin, Diane]] (United States), [[signed languages]] * [[Leigh Lisker|Lisker, Leigh]] (United States, 1918–2006), phonetics, [[Dravidian languages]] * [[John Local|Local, John]] (UK, 1947–), phonetics, phonology, [[conversation analysis]] * [[María López Sández|López Sández, María]] (Spain, born 1973), Galician philologist and essayist * [[Floyd Lounsbury|Lounsbury, Floyd Glenn]] (United States, 1914–1998), [[Native American languages]], [[Mayan languages]] * [[Guy Sumner Lowman Jr.|Lowman, Guy Sumner, Jr.]] (United States, 1909–1941), phonetics * [[Peter Ludlow|Ludlow, Peter]] (United States, 1957–), syntax, semantics * [[Fred Lukoff|Lukoff, Fred]] (United States, 1920–2000), [[Korean language]], phonology * [[Ken Lunde|Lunde, Ken]] (United States, 1965–), [[East Asian languages]] * [[John Lynch (linguist)|Lynch, John]] (Australia, 1946–2021), [[Austronesian languages]], historical linguistics ==M== * [[Elliott Macklovitch|Maclovitch, Elliott]] (Canada), linguist, machine translation * [[Brian MacWhinney|MacWhinney, Brian]] (United States, 1945–), language acquisition, [[second-language acquisition]], [[corpus linguistics]] * [[Ian Maddieson|Maddieson, Ian]] (United States, 1942–), phonetics * [[Fray Francisco Maldonado]] (1571– c. 1640), [[Guatemala]]n Franciscan linguist and historian * [[Rita Manzini|Manzini, Rita]] (Italy), [[generative syntax]], [[Romance languages]] * [[Yakov Malkiel|Malkiel, Yakov]] (United States, 1914–1998), etymology, [[philology]] * [[Alexis Manaster Ramer|Manaster Ramer, Alexis]] (United States/Poland, 1956–), phonology, syntax, [[poetics]], etymology * [[Alec Marantz|Marantz, Alec]] (United States, 1959–), [[distributed morphology]] * [[Francis March|March, Francis Andrew]] (United States, 1825–1911), [[comparative linguistics]], [[lexicography]], [[Old English language]], English language * [[Max Margolis|Margolis, Max Leopold]] ([[Lithuania]]/United States, 1866–1932), [[Semitic languages]] * [[Nikolai Marr|Marr, Nikolay Yakovlevich]] ([[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]/Russia, 1865–1934), historical linguistics, [[comparative linguistics]], origin of language * [[J. R. Martin|Martin, James]] ([[Sydney, Australia]], 1950–), [[genre]] * [[Samuel Martin (linguist)|Martin, Samuel Elmo]] (United States, 1924–2009), [[Korean language]], Japanese language * [[André Martinet|Martinet, André]] (France, 1908–1999), [[structuralism]], historical linguistics, [[constructed languages]] * [[Jeanne Martinet|Martinet, Jeanne]] (France, 1920–2018), [[semiotics]], [[constructed languages]] * [[Diane Massam|Massam, Diane]] (Canada), syntax, [[Austronesian languages]] * [[Vilém Mathesius|Mathesius, Vilém]] ([[Czech Republic]], 1882– 1945), phonology, syntax, English language, [[Czech language]] * [[James Matisoff|Matisoff, James A.]] (United States, 1937–), [[Tibeto-Burman languages]], phonology * [[Peter Hugoe Matthews|Matthews, Peter Hugoe]] (UK, 1934–2023), morphology, syntax * [[Stephen Matthews (linguist)|Matthews, Stephen]] (UK/[[China|PR China]]), [[linguistic typology|typology]], syntax, semantics, [[Cantonese language]] * [[Ignatius Mattingly|Mattingly, Ignatius G.]] (United States, 1927–2004), phonetics, [[speech synthesis]], [[speech perception]] * [[Aleksandr Matveyev (linguist)|Matveyev, Aleksandr]] (Russia, 1926–2010), [[onomastics]], etymology * [[Tom McArthur (linguist)|McArthur, Tom]] (UK, 1938–2020), English language, lexicography * [[John McCarthy (linguist)|McCarthy, John J.]] (United States, 1953–), phonology, morphology, [[optimality theory]] * [[James D. 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Craig]] (United States, 1945–), [[Anatolian languages]] * [[Jason Merchant|Merchant, Jason]] (United States, 1966–), [[syntax]], [[semantics]], [[Ellipsis (linguistics)|ellipsis]] * [[Laura Michaelis|Michaelis, Laura A.]] (United States), syntax, English language * [[Alexis Michaud|Michaud, Alexis]] (France, 1975–), Phonetics, Tonology, [[Naish languages]], Vietnamese * [[Franz Miklosich|Miklosich, Franz]] ([[Slovenia]]/Austria, 1813–1891), [[Slavic languages]] * [[Wick R. 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Moser|Moser, Edward W.]] (United States, 1924–1976), [[Seri language]] * [[Salikoko Mufwene|Mufwene, Salikoko]] (United States), [[creole language]]s, [[African-American English]], [[language evolution]] * [[Jean Mulder|Mulder, Jean]] (United States, 1954–), [[Australian English]], [[Tsimshianic languages]] * [[Pamela Munro|Munro, Pamela]] (United States, 1947–), [[Native American languages]], lexicography * [[Shichirō Murayama|Murayama Shichirō]] (Japan, 1908–1995), Japanese language * [[James Murray (lexicographer)|Murray, James]] (UK, 1837–1915), lexicography, English language, etymology * [[Ibrahim Muti'i|Muti’I, Ibrahim]] (China, 1920–2010), [[Uyghur language]] * [[Carol Myers-Scotton|Myers-Scotton, Carol]] (United States, 1934–), [[language contact]] ==N== * [[Mira Nábělková|Nábělková, Mira]] ([[Slovakia]], 1956–), [[lexical semantics]], sociolinguistics * [[Ádám Nádasdy|Nádasdy Ádám]] (Hungary, 1947–), phonology, [[morphophonology]] * [[Donna Jo Napoli|Napoli, Donna Jo]] (United States, 1948–), syntax, phonetics, phonology, Japanese language * [[Ad Neeleman|Neeleman, Ad]] (Netherlands/UK, 1964–), syntax, semantics, phonology, [[generative grammar]] * [[Andrew Nelson (lexicographer)|Nelson, Andrew Nathaniel]] (United States, 1893–1975), Japanese language, [[lexicography]] * [[Nikolai Nevsky|Nevsky, Nikolai Aleksandrovich]] (Russia, 1892– 1937), [[Tangut language]] * [[Paul Newman (linguist)|Newman, Paul]] (United States, 1937-), African languages * [[Frederick Newmeyer|Newmeyer, Frederick J.]] (United States, 1944–), syntax, origin of language * [[Johanna Nichols|Nichols, Johanna]] (United States, 1945–), [[languages of the Caucasus]], [[Chechen language]], [[Ingush language]], [[language typology|typology]] * [[Niftawayh]] (Iraq, c. 8585–935), Arabic grammar, lexicography * [[Tatsuo Nishida|Nishida Tatsuo]] (Japan, 1928–2012), Tangut language * [[Francis Nolan|Nolan, Francis]] (UK), phonetics * [[Adolf Noreen|Noreen, Adolf Gotthard]] (Sweden, 1854–1925), [[dialectology]], historical linguistics, [[Germanic languages]] * [[Geoffrey Nunberg|Nunberg, Geoffrey]] (United States, 1945–2020), [[lexical semantics]], English language ==O== * [[David Odden|Odden, David A.]] (United States, 1954–), phonology, [[African linguistics]], [[Bantu languages]] * [[Louise Odin|Odin, Louise]] (Switzerland, 1836–1909), Blonay dialect linguist, dialect researcher and author * [[Sarah Ogilvie (linguist)|Ogilvie, Sarah]] (Australia) * [[John Ohala|Ohala, John]] (United States, 1941–2020), phonetics, phonology * [[Marc Okrand|Okrand, Marc]] (United States, 1948–), [[Klingon language]], [[Mutsun language]] * [[Susumu Ōno|Ōno Susumu]] (Japan, 1919–2008), Japanese language, [[Tamil language]] * [[Janez Orešnik|Orešnik, Janez]] ([[Slovenia]], 1935–), [[comparative linguistics]] * [[Shinobu Orikuchi|Orikuchi Shinobu]] (Japan, 1887–1953), Japanese language * [[Harold Orton|Orton, Harold]] (UK, 1898–1975), phonology, [[dialectology]], [[English dialects]] * [[Hermann Osthoff|Osthoff, Hermann]] (Germany, 1847–1909), [[Indo-European studies]], historical linguistics * [[Ōtsuki Fumihiko]] (Japan, 1847–1928), Japanese language * [[Aslı Özyürek|Özyürek, Aslı]], [[psycholinguistics]], [[neurolinguistics]] ==P== * [[Pāṇini]] (India, ca. 520–460 BC), [[Sanskrit]], morphology, [[descriptive linguistics]], [[generative linguistics]] * [[Frank R. Palmer]] (England, 1922–2019), semantics, English language, [[Languages of Ethiopia|Ethiopian languages]] * [[Barbara Partee|Partee, Barbara Hall]] (United States, 1940–), semantics * [[Hermann Paul|Paul, Hermann Otto Theodor]] (Germany, 1846–1921), lexicography, [[German language]] * [[Andrew Pawley|Pawley, Andrew Kenneth]] (Australia/New Zealand, 1941), [[Austronesian languages]], [[Papuan languages]], lexicography, [[phraseology]] * [[Dmitri Rudolf Peacock|Peacock, Dmitri Rudolf]] (Britain, 1842–1892), [[Kartvelian languages]] * [[Holger Pedersen (linguist)|Pedersen, Holger]] (Denmark, 1867–1953), [[Celtic languages]], historical linguistics, [[Nostratic languages]] * [[Johannes Pedersen (theologian)|Pedersen, Johannes]] ([[Denmark]], 1883–1977), [[Hebrew language]] * [[Mario Pei|Pei, Mario Andrew]] (Italy/United States, 1901–1978), [[Italian language]], [[Indo-European languages]] * [[David Pesetsky|Pesetsky, David Michael]] (United States, 1957–), [[transformational grammar]] * [[K. M. Petyt|Keith Malcolm Petyt]] (UK, 1941–), sociolinguistics * [[Robert Phillipson|Phillipson, Robert]] (UK/Denmark, 1942–), [[language policy]] * [[Janet Pierrehumbert|Pierrehumbert, Janet]] (United States, 1954–), phonetics, phonology * [[Ingrid Piller|Piller, Ingrid]] (Australia, 1967–), applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, intercultural communication * [[Georges-Jean Pinault|Pinault, Georges-Jean]] (France, 1955–), [[Tokharian]], [[Indo-European linguistics]] * [[Kenneth Lee Pike|Pike, Kenneth Lee]] (United States, 1912–2000), English language, [[constructed languages]], [[tagmemics]] * [[Herbert Pilch|Pilch, Herbert]] (Germany, 1927–2018), [[Old English]], [[Celtic languages]], phonetics * [[Paul Pimsleur|Pimsleur, Paul]] (United States, 1927–1976), language acquisition, [[French language]], phonetics * [[Steven Pinker|Pinker, Steven]] (Canada/United States, 1954–), language acquisition, syntax, semantics * [[Claude Piron|Piron, Claude]] (Switzerland, 1931–2008), [[Esperanto]], [[psycholinguistics]] * [[Maria Polinsky|Polinsky, Maria]] (United States), syntax, [[Austronesian languages]] * [[Carl Pollard|Pollard, Carl Jesse]] (United States, 1947–), syntax, semantics * [[Jean-Yves Pollock|Pollock, Jean-Yves]] (France, 1946–), syntax * [[Shana Poplack|Poplack, Shana]] (United States), sociolinguistics * [[Nicholas Poppe|Poppe, Nicholas]] (Russia, 1897–1991), [[Mongolic languages]] * [[Paul Postal|Postal, Paul M.]] (United States, 1936–), syntax, semantics * [[Sylvester Primer|Primer, Sylvester]] (United States, 1842–1912), English language, [[dialectology]], phonetics, [[Germanic languages]] * [[Alan Prince|Prince, Alan Sanford]] (United States, 1946–), [[optimality theory]], phonology * [[Ellen Prince|Prince, Ellen]] (United States, 1944–2010), pragmatics * [[Ernst Pulgram|Pulgram, Ernst]] (Austria/United States, 1915– 2005), [[Romance languages]], [[Italic languages]] * [[Geoffrey K. Pullum|Pullum, Geoffrey K.]] (UK/United States, 1945–), syntax, English language * [[James Pustejovsky|Pustejovsky, James D.]] (United States, 1956–), natural language processing, computational linguistics, semantics ==Q== * [[Randolph Quirk|Quirk, Charles Randolph]] (UK/Germany, 1920–2017), English language ==R== * [[Andrew Radford (linguist)|Radford, Andrew]] (UK, 1945–), syntax, [[generative grammar]], child language acquisition * [[Juan Bautista Rael|Rael, Juan Bautista]] (United States, 1900–1993), phonology, morphology, [[New Mexican Spanish]] * [[Rasmus Rask|Rask, Rasmus Christian]] (Denmark, 1787–1832), [[lexicography]], [[comparative linguistics]], [[Indo-European language]] * [[Martha Ratliff|Ratliff, Martha]] (United States, 1946–), [[Hmong–Mien languages]], historical linguistics * [[Irmengard Rauch|Rauch, Irmengard]] (United States, 1933–), [[Germanic languages]], [[semiotics]] * [[Allen Walker Read|Read, Allen Walker]] (United States, 1906–2002), etymology, lexicography, English language * [[Tanya Reinhart|Reinhart, Tanya]] ([[Israel]], 1943–2007), syntax * [[Keren Rice|Rice, Keren]] (Canada), phonology, morphology, [[Athapaskan languages]] * [[John R. Rickford|Rickford, John Russell]] (United States, 1949–), sociolinguistics, [[African-American English]] * [[Henk van Riemsdijk|van Riemsdijk, Henk]] (Netherlands, 1948–), [[prepositional phrases]], free relatives, syntax, [[Germanic language]] * [[Luigi Rizzi (linguist)|Rizzi, Luigi]] (Italy, 1952–), syntax, language acquisition * [[Ian Roberts (linguist)|Roberts, Ian G.]] (UK, 1957–), syntax * [[Joseph Rock|Rock, Joseph Francis Charles]] (Austria/United States/[[China|PR China]], 1884–1962), [[Naxi language]], lexicography * [[Ángel Rosenblat|Rosenblat, Ángel]] (Poland/[[Venezuela]], 1902–1984), lexicography, [[Venezuelan Spanish]], [[Philology]] * [[John R. Ross|Ross, John Robert]] (United States, 1938–2025), semantics, syntax * [[Malcolm Ross (linguist)|Ross, Malcolm David]] (Australia, 1942–), [[Austronesian languages]], [[Papuan languages]], historical linguistics, [[language contact]] * [[Jerzy Rubach|Rubach, Jerzy]] (Poland/United States, 1948–), phonology, [[Polish language]] * [[Philip Rubin|Rubin, Philip E.]] (United States, 1949–), [[articulatory synthesis]], phonology * [[Merritt Ruhlen|Ruhlen, Merritt]] (United States, 1944–2021), [[linguistic typology|typology]], historical linguistics ==S== * [[Harvey Sacks|Sacks, Harvey]] (United States, 1935–1975), [[conversation analysis]] * [[Jerrold Sadock|Sadock, Jerrold]] (United States), syntax, morphology, pragmatics, [[Kalaallisut language|Greenlandic language]], [[Yiddish language]] * [[Ivan Sag|Sag, Ivan]] (United States, 1949–2013), syntax, [[construction grammar]] * [[Laurent Sagart|Sagart, Laurent]] (France, 1951–), [[Chinese language|Chinese linguistics]] and [[Austronesian languages]] * [[Alicja Sakaguchi|Sakaguchi, Alicja]] (Poland/Germany, 1954–), [[interlinguistics]], Esperanto * [[Liya Shakirova|Shakirova, Liya]] (Soviet Union/Russia, 1921–2015), [[Russian language]] * [[David Salo|Salo, David]] (United States, 1969–), [[constructed languages]], [[Tocharian languages]], [[Elvish languages]] * [[Geoffrey Sampson|Sampson, Geoffrey]] (UK, 1944–), [[philosophy of language]] * [[José María Sánchez Carrión|Sánchez Carrión, José María]] (Spain, 1952–), [[Basque language]], sociolinguistics, historical linguistics * [[Gillian Sankoff|Sankoff, Gillian]] (Canada, 1943–), sociolinguistics * [[Rahul Sankrityayan|Sankrityayan, Rahul]] (India, 1893–1963), [[Tibetic languages|Tibetan language]], [[Hindi|Hindi language]] * [[Edward Sapir|Sapir, Edward]] (Germany/United States, 1884–1939), [[Native American languages]], [[constructed languages]], semantics * [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|Sarkar, Prabhat Ranjan]] (India, 1921–1990), Transliteration, Science of Letters * [[Irene Saunders|Saunders, Irene]] (United States/[[China|PR China]]), [[lexicography]], Chinese language * [[Ferdinand de Saussure|de Saussure, Ferdinand]] (Switzerland/France, 1857–1913), semantics, [[Indo-European studies]], [[structural linguistics]] * [[Leslie Saxon|Saxon, Leslie]] (Canada), [[First Nations languages]] * [[Archibald Sayce|Sayce, Archibald Henry]] (UK, 1846–1933), [[Akkadian language]] * [[Emanuel Schegloff|Schegloff, Emanuel]] (United States, 1937–), [[conversation analysis]] * [[August Schleicher|Schleicher, August]] (Germany, 1821–1868), [[Indo-European studies]], [[language development]], historical linguistics * [[Johannes Schmidt (linguist)|Schmidt, Johannes]] (Germany, 1843–1901), historical linguistics, [[Indo-European studies]] * [[Richard Schmidt (linguist)|Schmidt, Richard]] (United States, 1941–2017), [[second-language acquisition]] * [[Wilhelm Schmidt (linguist)|Schmidt, Wilhelm]] (Germany/Austria/Switzerland, 1868–1954), [[Mon–Khmer languages]] * [[John Searle|Searle, John Rogers]] (United States, 1932–), [[philosophy of language]], pragmatics * [[Larry Selinker|Selinker, Larry]] (United States), [[second-language acquisition]] * [[Sukumar Sen (linguist)|Sen, Sukumar]] (India, 1900–1992), [[Bengali language]] * [[Sequoyah]] (United States, 1767–1843), [[Cherokee language]] * [[Eemil Nestor Setälä|Setälä, Eemil Nestor]] (Finland, 1864–1935), [[Finnish language]], [[Uralic languages]] * [[Petr Sgall|Sgall, Petr]] ([[Czech Republic]], 1926–2019), syntax * [[Christopher Shackle|Shackle, Christopher]] (UK, 1942–), [[Urdu language]], [[Saraiki language]] * [[Judy Shepard-Kegl|Shepard-Kegl, Judy]] (United States, 1953– ), [[Nicaraguan Sign Language]] * [[Vitaly Shevoroshkin|Shevoroshkin, Vitaly Victorovich]] (Russia/United States, 1932–), [[Slavic languages]], [[Nostratics]] * [[Shinmura Izuru]] (Japan, 1876–1967), Japanese language *[[William F. Shipley|Shipley, William F.]] (United States, 1921-2011), [[Maidu language]] * [[Sibawayh]] ([[Iran]], ca. 760– 796), [[Arabic language]] * [[Sidi Boushaki]] ([[Algeria]], ca. 796–857), [[Arabic language]] * [[Eduard Sievers|Sievers, Eduard]] (Germany, 1850–1932), [[Germanic languages]], historical linguistics * [[Anna Siewierska|Siewierska, Anna]] (Poland/Netherlands/UK, 1955–2011), [[language typology]] * [[Andrew Sihler|Sihler, Andrew Littleton]] (United States, 1941–), [[comparative linguistics]], [[Indo-European languages]] * [[Johannes Silvet|Silvet, Johannes]] (Estonia, 1895–1979), [[lexicography]] * [[John McHardy Sinclair|Sinclair, John McHardy]] (UK, 1933–2007), [[applied linguistics]], [[corpus linguistics]], [[discourse analysis]] * [[Walter William Skeat|Skeat, Walter W.]] (UK, 1835–1912), [[Old English]], [[Middle English]], etymology, [[philology]] * [[B. F. Skinner|Skinner, B.F.]] (United States, 1905–1992), [[verbal behavior]] * [[Royal Skousen|Skousen, Royal]] (United States, 1945–), [[language model]]ing * [[Neil Smith (linguist)|Smith, Neilson Voyne]] (UK, 1939–), syntax, language acquisition * [[Thomas Smith-Stark|Smith-Stark, Thomas]] (United States, 1948–2009), [[Mesoamerican languages]] * [[Paul Smolensky|Smolensky, Paul]] (United States, 1955–), phonology, [[optimality theory]], syntax * [[Marek Stachowski (linguist)|Stachowski, Marek]] (Poland, 1957–), historical linguistics, [[Turkic languages]] * [[Georgiy Starostin|Starostin, Georgiy Sergeevich]] (Russia, 1976–), [[comparative linguistics]], historical linguistics, [[Nostratics]], [[Proto-World]] * [[Sergei Starostin|Starostin, Sergei Anatolyevich]] (Russia, 1953–2005), [[comparative linguistics]], historical linguistics, Nostratics, Proto-World * [[Sorin Stati|Stati, Sorin]] (Romania-French, 1931–2008), pragmatics, syntax * [[Mark Steedman|Steedman, Mark]] (UK, United States, 1946–), [[theoretical linguistics]], [[categorial grammar]], syntax, computational linguistics * [[Luc Steels|Steels, Luc]] (Belgium, 1952–), computational linguistics, [[evolutionary linguistics]] * [[Sol Steinmetz|Steinmetz, Sol]] (United States, 1930–2011), Yiddish language * [[Raymond Herbert Stetson|Stetson, Raymond Herbert]] (United States, d. 1950), phonetics * [[Zdzisław Stieber|Stieber, Zdzisław]] (Poland, 1903–1980), [[Slavic languages]], phonology * [[William Stokoe|Stokoe, William]] (United States, 1919–2000), [[American Sign Language]], [[cherology]] * [[Karen Stollznow|Stollznow, Karen]] (United States, 1976–), [[lexical semantics]], sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics * [[Jane Stuart-Smith|Stuart-Smith, Jane]] (United Kingdom, 1965–), [[phonetics]], sociolinguistics * [[Takao Suzuki (sociolinguist)|Suzuki Takao]] (Japan, 1926–2021), Japanese language, sociolinguistics * [[Aleš Svoboda (linguist)|Svoboda, Aleš]] (Czech Republic, 1941–2010), English language, Czech language, [[functional linguistics]] * [[Morris Swadesh|Swadesh, Morris]] (United States, 1909–1967), [[Linguistic typology|typology]], historical linguistics, [[Native American languages]], [[lexicostatistics]] * [[Henriette de Swart|de Swart, Henriette]] (Netherlands, 1961–), semantics * [[Henry Sweet|Sweet, Henry]] (UK, 1845–1912), Germanic languages, phonetics * [[Eve Sweetser|Sweetser, Eve]] (United States), cognitive linguistics, semantics, historical linguistics, [[Celtic languages]] ==T== * [[Leonard Talmy|Talmy, Leonard]] (United States, 1942–), cognitive linguistics, semantics, [[Yiddish language]], [[Native American languages]] * [[Deborah Tannen|Tannen, Deborah Frances]] (United States, 1945–), [[discourse analysis]] * [[Elaine Tarone|Tarone, Elaine]] (United States, 1962–), [[second-language acquisition]] * [[Marie-Lucie Tarpent|Tarpent, Marie-Lucie]] (Canada, 1941–), [[Tsimshianic languages]] * [[Tha Myat]] (Burma, 1899–1977), [[Mon language]], [[Burmese language]], [[Pyu language (Burma)|Pyu language]], [[Devanagari|Nagari]] * [[Karl V. Teeter|Teeter, Karl van Duyn]] (United States, 1929– 2007), [[Algic languages]], [[endangered languages]] * [[Nicholas Thieberger|Thieberger, Nicholas]] (Australia), [[Indigenous Australian languages]] * [[Calvin Thomas (linguist)|Thomas, Calvin]] (United States, 1854–1919), [[Germanic languages]], [[German language]] * [[Sarah Thomason|Thomason, Sarah Grey]] (United States, 1939–), [[language contact]], historical linguistics, [[linguistic typology|typology]], [[Montana Salish]] * [[J. Eric S. Thompson|Thompson, John Eric Sidney]] (UK, 1898– 1975), [[Maya languages]], [[Maya hieroglyphics]] * [[Sandra Thompson (linguist)|Thompson, Sandra A.]] (United States, 1941–), syntax, [[discourse analysis]], [[Standard Mandarin|Mandarin language]] * [[Motoki Tokieda|Tokieda Motoki]] (Japan, 1900–1967), Japanese language * [[J. R. R. 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Traugott|Traugott, Elizabeth C.]] (United States, 1939–), [[grammaticalization]] * [[Jakelin Troy|Troy, Jakelin]] (Australia, 1960–), [[Aboriginal Australian languages]], [[language revival]], [[Languages of Pakistan|indigenous languages of Pakistan]] * [[Nikolai Trubetzkoy|Trubetzkoy, Nikolai Sergeyevich]] (Russia/Austria, 1890–1938), [[structural linguistics]], morphology, phonology * [[Peter Trudgill|Trudgill, Peter]] (UK, 1943–), sociolinguistics, English language, [[dialectology]] * [[Kevin Tuite|Tuite, Kevin]] (United States, 1954–), [[Caucasian languages]], [[Georgian language]] * [[Mark Turner (cognitive scientist)|Turner, Mark]] (United States, 1954–), cognitive linguistics * [[Archibald Tucker|Tucker, Archibald]] (South Africa, 1904–1980), [[African languages]] ==U== * [[Elizabeth T. Uldall|Uldall, Elizabeth T.]] (United States, 1913–2004), [[phonetics]] * [[Hans Jørgen Uldall|Uldall, Hans Jørgen]] (Denmark, 1907–1957), [[glossematics]], [[Maidu language]] * [[Edward Ullendorff|Ullendorff, Edward]] (UK, 1920–2011), [[Semitic languages]] * [[J. Marshall Unger|Unger, James Marshall]] (United States, 1947–), Japanese language, historical linguistics, [[writing systems]] * [[Clive Upton|Upton, Clive]] (UK, 1946–), English language, sociolinguistics, [[dialectology]] ==V== * [[Edward Vajda|Vajda, Edward]] (United States, 1958–), [[Ket language]], historical linguistics, [[Na-Dené languages]], [[comparative linguistics]] * [[Robert Van Valin Jr.|van Valin, Robert D.]] (United States, 1952–), syntax, semantics, cognitive linguistics * [[Clayton Valli|Valli, Clayton]] (United States, 1951–2003), [[American Sign Language]], * [[Max Vasmer|Vasmer, Max]] (Russia/Germany, 1886–1962), etymology, historical linguistics, Russian language * [[Mikiel Anton Vassalli|Vassalli, Mikiel Anton]] (Malta, 1764–1829), [[Maltese language]] * [[Bert Vaux|Vaux, Bert]] (United States, 1968–), phonology, morphology, [[Armenian language]] * [[Calvin Veltman|Veltman, Calvin]] (United States/Canada/France, 1941–), sociolinguistics * [[Zeno Vendler|Vendler, Zeno]] (United States, 1921–2004), [[philosophy of language]], [[event structure]] * [[Michael Ventris|Ventris, Michael George Francis]] (UK, 1922–1956), [[Linear B]], [[Archaic Greek]] * [[Karl Verner|Verner, Karl]] (Denmark, 1846–1896), phonology, [[comparative linguistics]], historical linguistics * [[Nigel Vincent|Vincent, Nigel]] (UK, 1947–), morphology, syntax, historical linguistics * [[Charles F. Voegelin|Voegelin, Charles F.]] (United States, 1906–1986), indigenous languages of North America * [[Florence M. Voegelin|Voegelin, Florence M.]] (United States, 1927–1989), [[Hidatsa language]] * [[Valentin Voloshinov|Voloshinov, Valentin Nikolaevich]] (Russia, 1895–1936), semantics * [[Alexander Vovin|Vovin, Alexander]] (Russia/United States, 1961–2022), Japanese language, [[Siberian languages (disambiguation)|Siberian languages]], [[Korean language]], [[Ainu language]], [[Central Asian languages]] ==W== * [[Jacob Wackernagel|Wackernagel, Jacob]] (Switzerland, 1853–1938), [[Indo-European studies]], [[Sanskrit]] * [[Wang Li (linguist)|Wang Li]] ([[China|PR China]], 1900–1986), Chinese language * [[Shōichi Watanabe|Watanabe Shōichi]] (Japan, 1930–2017), [[Japanese language]] * [[Calvert Watkins|Watkins, Calvert]] (United States, 1933–2013), [[comparative linguistics]], [[Indo-European languages]] * [[Raymond Weeks|Weeks, Raymond]] (United States, 1863–1954), phonetics, [[French language]] * [[Max Weinreich|Weinreich, Max]] ([[Latvia]]/United States, 1893– 1969), [[Yiddish language]] * [[Uriel Weinreich|Weinreich, Uriel]] (Poland/United States, 1926–1967), sociolinguistics, [[dialectology]], semantics, Yiddish language * [[John C. Wells|Wells, John Christopher]] (UK, 1939–), phonetics, [[Esperanto]] * [[Diedrich Hermann Westermann|Westermann, Diedrich Hermann]] (Germany, 1875–1956), languages of Africa, [[typology (linguistics)|typology]] * [[Ernst Oswald Johannes Westphal|Westphal, Ernst Oswald Johannes]] ([[South Africa]]/UK, 1919–1990), [[Bantu languages]], [[Khoisan languages]] * [[Douglas Whalen|Whalen, Douglas H.]] (United States), phonology, [[endangered languages]] * [[Benjamin Ide Wheeler|Wheeler, Benjamin Ide]] (United States, 1854–1927), historical linguistics, [[comparative linguistics]], [[Greek language]] * [[Lydia White|White, Lydia]] (UK/Canada, 1946–), [[second-language acquisition]] * [[William Dwight Whitney|Whitney, William Dwight]] (United States, 1827–1894), [[lexicography]], [[Sanskrit]], English language * [[Yorick Wilks|Wilks, Yorick]] (UK, 1939–2023), [[artificial intelligence]], computational linguistics, natural language processing, semantics * [[Benjamin Lee Whorf|Whorf, Benjamin Lee]] (United States, 1897–1941), [[Native American languages]], [[Maya script]], [[linguistic relativity]] * [[Søren Wichmann|Wichmann, Søren]] (Denmark, 1964–), [[Mesoamerican languages]], [[Mixe–Zoque languages]], [[Mayan languages]], [[Maya script]] * [[Henry Widdowson|Widdowson, Henry G.]] (UK, 1935–), English language, [[discourse analysis]] * [[Anna Wierzbicka|Wierzbicka, Anna]] (Poland/Australia, 1938–), semantics, pragmatics * [[Richard Wiese (linguist)|Wiese, Richard]] (Germany, 1953–), [[phonology]], [[Morphology (linguistics)|morphology]], [[neurolinguistics]] * [[Nicholas Williams (poet)|Williams, Nicholas Jonathan Anselm]] (UK/Ireland, 1942–), [[Cornish language]], [[Irish language]], [[Manx language]], phonology * [[Samuel Wells Williams|Williams, Samuel Wells]] (United States/China, 1812–1884), Chinese language, [[lexicography]] * [[Robert Dick Wilson|Wilson, Robert Dick]] (United States, 1856–1930), [[comparative linguistics]], [[Hebrew language]], [[Syriac language]] * [[Henri Wittmann|Wittmann, Henri]] (France/Canada, 1937–), [[French language]], [[creole language]]s, morphology, [[comparative linguistics]] * [[Ruth Wodak|Wodak, Ruth]] (Austria/UK, 1950–), [[discourse analysis]] * [[Arok Wolvengrey|Wolvengrey, Arok]] (Canada, 1965–), [[Cree language]], syntax, [[Native American languages]], lexicography * [[Samuel Worcester|Worcester, Samuel]] (1798–1859), Presbyterian missionary, linguist, co-founder of Cherokee ''Phoenix'' with [[Elias Boudinot (Cherokee)|Elias Boudinot]] (first Cherokee newspaper in Indian Territory) * [[Alfred Wright (missionary)|Wright, Alfred]] (United States, 1788–1853), Presbyterian minister, physician, linguist, [[Choctaw]] language * [[Stephen Wurm|Wurm, Stephen Adolphe]] (Hungary/Australia, 1922–2001), [[Australian Aboriginal languages]], [[Papuan languages]] ==Y== * [[Yeda Pessoa de Castro]] (Brazil), African languages * [[Yamada Yoshio]] (Japan, 1873–1958), Japanese language * [[Androula Yiakoumetti|Yiakoumetti, Androula]] ([[Cyprus]]), [[Greek language]], [[dialectology]] * [[Virginia Yip|Yip, Virginia]] (Hong Kong, 1962–), bilingual language acquisition, Sinitic grammar * [[Victor Yngve|Yngve, Victor]] (United States, 1920–2012), computational linguistics, natural language processing * [[Robert W. Young|Young, Robert W.]] (United States, 1912–2007), [[Navajo language]], [[lexicography]] ==Z== * [[L. L. Zamenhof|Zamenhof, Ludwik Łazarz]] (Poland, 1859–1917), [[Esperanto]] * [[Ofelia Zepeda|Zepeda, Ofelia]] (United States, 1952–), [[O'odham language]] * [[Niina Ning Zhang|Zhang, Niina Ning]] ([[China|PR China]]), [[formal syntax]], morphology * [[Zhou Youguang]] ([[China|PR China]], 1906–2017), [[orthography]], [[Romanization of Chinese]] * [[Koldo Zuazo|Zuazo, Koldo]] (Spain, 1956–), [[Basque dialects|Basque dialectology]], sociolinguistics * [[Ghil'ad Zuckermann|Zuckermann, Ghil'ad]] ([[Israel]], Italy, UK, Australia, 1971–), [[contact linguistics]], [[lexicology]], [[Language revitalization|revival linguistics]] * [[Arnold Zwicky|Zwicky, Arnold]] (United States, 1940–), syntax, morphology ==See also== {{portal|Biography|Linguistics|Lists}} * [[List of women linguists]] * [[List of Russian linguists and philologists]] * [[List of Jewish American linguists]] * [[List of lexicographers]] {{clear}} ==Notes== {{reflist}} [[Category:Linguistics lists]] [[Category:Linguists|*]] [[Category:Lists of educators|Linguists]] [[Category:Lists of people by occupation|Linguists]] [[Category:Lists of social scientists|Linguists]]
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