著者について

Joseph H. Greenberg was a prominent American linguist known for his innovative theories in language universals and linguistic typology. His work emphasized the innate structures shared among human languages, leading to groundbreaking insights into language classification and the relationships between different language families. Greenberg's research laid the foundation for a new understanding of how languages can be grouped based on shared features, significantly influencing the field of historical linguistics.

Throughout his career, Greenberg published several influential books, including "Language Universals: With Special Reference to Feature Hierarchies" and the two-volume series "Indo-European and Its Closest Relatives." His theories on the Eurasiatic language family were particularly noteworthy, as they proposed connections between languages that had previously been considered unrelated. Greenberg's work not only advanced linguistic theory but also inspired subsequent generations of linguists to explore the complexities of language and human communication.

国籍 アメリカ人
生年月日 May 28, 1915
出生地 Brooklyn, New York, USA
死亡日 May 7, 2001
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