Gregory Anderson (linguist)
American linguist
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Gregory David Shelton Anderson is an American linguist specializing in languages of Siberia, Munda languages, and auxiliary verbs.[1] Anderson earned his doctorate in linguistics from the University of Chicago in 2000,[2] and is currently director of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. He was featured in the documentary film The Linguists.[3]
Born
Gregory David Shelton Anderson
OccupationLinguist
ThesisLanguage Contact in South Central Siberia (2000)
Gregory Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gregory David Shelton Anderson |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Thesis | Language Contact in South Central Siberia (2000) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages |
Books
Anderson is the author of books including:
- Tuvan Dictionary (with K. David Harrison, LINCOM, 2003)[4]
- Auxiliary Verb Constructions in Altai-Sayan Turkic (Turcologica 51, Harrossowitz Verlag, 2004)[5]
- Language contact in South Central Siberia (Turcologica 54, Harrossowitz Verlag, 2005)[6]
- Auxiliary Verb Constructions (Oxford University Press, 2006)[7]
- The Munda Verb: Typological Perspectives (De Gruyter, 2007)
He is also editor of an edited volume, The Munda Languages (Routledge, 2008).[8]
