Alan S. Kaye
American linguist
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Alan Stewart Kaye (1944-2007) was an American linguist and professor at California State University, Fullerton. He is best known for his works on Semitic and other language families.[1][2] He died of cancer on May 31, 2007.[3]
BornMarch 2, 1944
Los Angeles, California
DiedMay 31, 2007 (aged 63)
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (PhD)
AlmamaterHe received his bachelor’s degree in Semitic linguistics in 1965 from UCLA, and his master’s degree (1968) and Ph.D. (1971) in linguistics from UC Berkeley.
Alan S. Kaye | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 2, 1944 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | May 31, 2007 (aged 63) |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Alma mater | He received his bachelor’s degree in Semitic linguistics in 1965 from UCLA, and his master’s degree (1968) and Ph.D. (1971) in linguistics from UC Berkeley. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | linguistics |
| Institutions | California State University, Fullerton |
Books
- Semitic Studies in Honor of Wolf Leslau, A. Kaye, ed.(1991)
- The Persian Contributions to the English Language: A Historical Dictionary, Garland Cannon and Kaye S. Alan, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2001
- Afroasiatic Linguistics, Semitics, and Egyptology: Selected Writings of Carleton T. Hodge, Co-edited with Scott Noegel. Bethesda, MD: CDL Press, 2004
- Chadian and Sudanese Arabic in the Light of Comparative Arabic Dialectology, De Gruyter Mouton 1976
- Pidgin and creole languages : a basic introduction, with Alan S.l Tosco, 2001
- A Dictionary of Nigerian Arabic. California: Undena Publications. 1982.[4][5]
- Morphologies of Asia and Africa (ed.), Penn State University Press 2007
