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John Lyons
English linguist (1932-2020) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 87
Sir John Lyons FBA was a British linguist, working on semantics.
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2020Died12 March 20202016Neil and Saras Smith Medal for LinguisticsAward2009Honorary Doctor of the University of Toulouse-IIAward1992Honorary Doctor of the University of AntwerpAward1932Born23 May 1932
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About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1932 to 2020 · aged 87
The same award as John
Bernard ComrieBoth received Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics
Barbara ParteeBoth received Neil and Saras Smith Medal for LinguisticsWilliam LabovBoth received Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics
Deirdre WilsonBoth received Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics
Noam ChomskyBoth received Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics
Barbara ParteeBoth received Neil and Saras Smith Medal for LinguisticsWilliam LabovBoth received Neil and Saras Smith Medal for LinguisticsDeirdre WilsonBoth received Neil and Saras Smith Medal for LinguisticsNoam ChomskyBoth received Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics