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Thomas Givon

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Israeli linguist

IsraelWritersBorn 1936 · age 90
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Thomas Givon, also known as Talmy Givón, is a Palestinian linguist and writer. He is one of the founders of "West Coast Functionalism", today classified as a usage-based model of language, and of the linguistics department at the University of Oregon.

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Guggenheim Fellowship

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Thomas Givon, also known as Talmy Givón, is a Palestinian linguist and writer. He is one of the founders of "West Coast Functionalism", today classified as a usage-based model of language, and of the linguistics department at the University of Oregon. Givón advocates an evolutionary approach to language and communication.

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Israel
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Writers
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Born 1936 · age 90
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6 languages

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