David Gil
David Gil (born November 1, 1953 in London, United Kingdom) is a linguist specializing in Indonesian and Malay linguistics. His research interests include Malayic comparative linguistics, syntax, semantics, linguistic typology, language evolution.[1]
David Gil | |
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| Born | 1 November 1953 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Linguist |
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| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| Institutions | Max Planck Institute |
Education
In 1972, he received a B.A. in mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He completed his master's degree in linguistics in 1978 at the University of Tel Aviv. In 1982, he defended his PhD thesis Distributive Numerals at the University of California, Los Angeles.[2]
Publications
- Riau Indonesian: A Language without Reference and Predication? (1999)[2]
- Colloquial Indonesian Dialects: How Real Are They? (2003)[2]
- The World Atlas of Language Structures (2005)[2]
- What is Riau Indonesian? (2009)
- Language Complexity as an Evolving Variable (2009)[2]
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gollark: Oh, and XML external entity attacks because <:bees:724389994663247974>.
gollark: Who thought "hmm yes I will make a serialization format which is extremely verbose and randomly makes distinctions between attributes/children/whatever which nobody will ever pay attention to"?
gollark: XML is just bad and silly.
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References
- "David Gil, Author at De Gruyter Conversations". De Gruyter Conversations. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
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