Gérard Diffloth
French linguist (1939–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gérard Diffloth (13 February 1939 – 14 August 2023) was a French linguist known as a leading specialist in the Austroasiatic languages. As a linguistics professor, he was employed at the University of Chicago and Cornell University. He received his Ph.D. from UCLA, after a dissertation on the Irula language. He was an advocate of immersion fieldwork for linguistic research.[1]
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Gérard Diffloth | |
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Born | (1939-02-13)13 February 1939 |
Died | 14 August 2023(2023-08-14) (aged 84) Surin, Thailand |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Linguist |
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Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
Academic work | |
Main interests | Austroasiatic languages |
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Diffloth was known for his widely cited 1974 and 2005 classifications of the Austroasiatic languages.
Diffloth was a consulting editor of the Mon–Khmer Studies Journal.[2]
Gérard Diffloth died on 14 August 2023, at the age of 84.[3]