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Robert Blust

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Robert A. Blust (born 1940) is a prominent linguist in several areas, including historical linguistics, lexicography and ethnology. [1]

36 relations: Amis language, Anthropology, Austronesian hypothesis, Austronesian languages, Bachelor of Arts, California, Cincinnati, Classification, Doctor of Philosophy, Dragon, Ethnology, Formosan languages, Hawaii, Historical linguistics, Honolulu, Kavalan language, Lexicography, Linguistic Society of America, Linguistics, Morphology (linguistics), Oceanic Linguistics, Ohio, Paiwan language, Papua New Guinea, Pazeh language, Phonology, Professor, Rainbows in mythology, Saisiyat language, Sarawak, Sound change, Syntax, Taiwan, Thao language, United States, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Amis language

Amis is the Formosan language of the Amis (or Ami), an indigenous people living along the east coast of Taiwan (see Taiwanese aborigines).

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Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humans and human behaviour and societies in the past and present.

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Austronesian hypothesis

The Austronesian hypothesis investigates the widespread radiation of Austronesian languages and speakers out of Asia.

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Austronesian languages

The Austronesian languages are a language family that is widely dispersed throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar and the islands of the Pacific Ocean, with a few members in continental Asia.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (BA or AB, from the Latin baccalaureus artium or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, sciences, or both.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Cincinnati

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Classification

Classification is a process related to categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or Ph.D.; Latin Philosophiae doctor) is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most countries.

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Dragon

A dragon is a large, serpent-like legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures around the world.

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Ethnology

Ethnology (from the Greek ἔθνος, ethnos meaning "nation") is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationship between them (cf. cultural, social, or sociocultural anthropology).

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Formosan languages

"Formosan languages" is a cover term for the languages of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, all of which belong to the Austronesian language family.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States, having received statehood on August 21, 1959.

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Historical linguistics

Historical linguistics, also called diachronic linguistics, is the scientific study of language change over time.

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Honolulu

Honolulu is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaiokinai.

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Kavalan language

Kavalan (Kebalan/kbalan) was formerly spoken in the Northeast coast area of Taiwan by the Kavalan people (噶瑪蘭).

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Lexicography

Lexicography is divided into two separate but equally important groups.

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Linguistic Society of America

The Linguistic Society of America (LSA) is a learned society for the field of linguistics.

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Linguistics

Linguistics is the scientific study of language, and involves an analysis of language form, language meaning, and language in context.

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Morphology (linguistics)

In linguistics, morphology is the study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language.

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Oceanic Linguistics

Oceanic Linguistics is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on the indigenous languages of the Oceanic area and parts of Southeast Asia, including the indigenous Australian languages, the Papuan languages of New Guinea, and the languages of the Austronesian (or Malayo-Polynesian) family.

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Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

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Paiwan language

Paiwan is a native language of Taiwan, spoken by the Paiwan, a Taiwanese indigenous people.

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Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea (PNG;,; Papua Niugini; Hiri Motu: Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia.

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Pazeh language

Pazeh (also spelled Pazih, Pazéh) is an almost extinct language of the Pazeh, a Taiwanese aboriginal people.

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Phonology

Phonology is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages.

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Professor

Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries.

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Rainbows in mythology

The rainbow, a natural phenomenon noted for its beauty and mystical appearance, has been a favorite component of mythology throughout history.

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Saisiyat language

Saisiyat is the language of the Saisiyat, a Taiwanese indigenous people.

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Sarawak

Sarawak is a state of Malaysia.

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Sound change

Sound change includes any processes of language change that affect pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change).

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Syntax

In linguistics, syntax is the set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language, usually including word order.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia.

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Thao language

Thao (Thao: Thaw a lalawa), pronunciation, also known as Sao, is the language of the Thao people, a tribe of Taiwanese aborigines in the region of Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwan.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (also known as U.H. Mānoa, the University of Hawaiʻi, or simply U.H.) is a public co-educational research university as well as the flagship campus of the University of Hawaiʻi system.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Blust

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