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Barbara Abbott

American linguist · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1943 · age 83

Barbara Kenyon Abbott is an American linguist. She earned her PhD in linguistics in 1976 at the University of California at Berkeley under the supervision of George Lakoff.

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From 1976 to 2006, she was a professor in the department of linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African languages at Michigan State University, with a joint appointment in philosophy. She is now a Professor Emerita.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1943 · age 83