Edward Sapir

Edward Sapir : biography 26 January 1884 - 4 February 1939 Edward Sapir ( 1884–1939) was an American anthropologist-linguist, who is widely considered...

Benjamin Lee Whorf

Benjamin Lee Whorf : biography April 24, 1897 - July 26, 1941 Eric Lenneberg, Noam Chomsky, and Steven Pinker have also criticized Whorf for failing...

Zhang Binglin

Zhang Binglin : biography December 25, 1868 - June 14, 1936 Zhang Binglin (December 25, 1868 – June 14, 1936) was a Chinese...

David Salo

David Salo : biography 1969 - David I. Salo (born 1969) is a linguist who worked on the languages of J. R....

Adam Kendon

Adam Kendon : biography 1934 - Adam Kendon (born in London, son of Frank Kendon) is one of the world's foremost authorities...

John Grinder

John Grinder : biography January 10, 1940 - In the 1980s, Bandler, Grinder and their group of associates split acrimoniously, and stopped working together....

Franz Boas

Franz Boas : biography July 9, 1858 - December 21, 1942 Early career: museum studies In the late 19th century anthropology in the United States...

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky : biography December 7, 1928 - In this line of thought, Chomsky has recognized the limits of human reason and has shown...

Benjamin Lee Whorf

Benjamin Lee Whorf : biography April 24, 1897 - July 26, 1941 Central to Whorf's inquiries was the approach later described as metalinguistics by G....

Johannes Oporinus

Johannes Oporinus : biography 25 January 1507 - 6 July 1568 Johannes Oporinus (original German name: Johannes Herbster or Herbst) (25 January 1507...