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Paul K. Benedict

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Also known as Paul King Benedict, Bái Bǎoluó

American anthropologist, mental health professional, and linguist (1912–1997)

Person · Open Library

Born
1912
Died
1997
Works
9

Top works

  • Modern Cantonese Phonology (Trends in Linguistics: Studies & Monographs) (English and Chinese Edition)
  • Sino-Tibetan
  • Kinship in Southeastern Asia
  • Austro-Thai language and culture
  • Austro-Thai language and culture, with a glossary of roots

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United Kingdom

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Quotes

  • Welcome to the field of Southeast Asian linguistics! This welcome comes with a warning: Southeast Asia is the Bosnia of historical linguistics, with a lovely landscape strewn with land mines! … 'Look-alikes' (look less and less alike the more we know about them) abound, as in Malay bĕras and Wr. Tibetan 'bras for 'rice', as do also unlikely-appearing cognate sets such as Thai pu 'grandfather' and Japanese o:i 'nephew'.
  • As I see it, Greenberg and I are simply playing different games and the contrast in our approaches reflects that basic difference. … I play one game and am intrigued by the other but I do keep wondering whether that other game has any rules or whether a computerized robot might not be rather better at it all. But long live both games!

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Paul
Family name
Benedict
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Poughkeepsie
Place of death
Ormond Beach
Languages spoken
English language
Show 4 more facts
date of birth
1912-07-05
date of death
1997-07-21
different from
Paul Benedict
cause of death
traffic collision
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