James Sneddon

This article is about the linguist. For the winner of the Medal of Honor, see James Snedden.

James Neil Sneddon is an Australian linguist who specializes in Indonesian and languages of Sulawesi.

James Sneddon
Born	James Neil Sneddon
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Linguist
Academic background
Alma mater	Australian National University
Thesis	Tondano Phonology and Grammar (1974)
Academic work
Institutions	Griffith University
Main interests	Indonesian language
Notable works	Colloquial Jakartan Indonesian; The Indonesian Language: Its History and Role in Modern Society

Education

He studied Linguistics and Indonesian at the University of Sydney. In 1974, he obtained a doctorate from the Australian National University, where he completed his dissertation Tondano Phonology and Grammar. He was an associate professor at Griffith University in Queensland.^[1]

Career

Sneddon has written numerous works on the Indonesian language, including grammar textbooks. He is the author of the book Colloquial Jakartan Indonesian, which describes the Jakarta dialect.^[1] In the book The Indonesian Language: Its History and Role in Modern Society, he presents the history of the Indonesian language and its function in modern Indonesia.^[2]

Sneddon's proto-language reconstructions include Proto-Minahasan and Proto-Sangiric.^[3][4]

Books

• Indonesian Reference Grammar (1996)
• Indonesian: A Comprehensive Grammar (1996)
• Understanding Indonesian Grammar: A Student’s Reference And Workbook. (2000)
• The Indonesian Language: Its History and Role in Modern Society (2003)
• Colloquial Jakartan Indonesian (2006)