John Lynch (linguist)
John Lynch | |
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| Born | 8 July 1946 |
| Died | 25 May 2021 |
| Occupation | Linguist |
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| Main interests | Oceanic languages |
John Lynch (8 July 1946 in Sydney, Australia – 25 May 2021 in Port Vila, Vanuatu) was a linguist specializing in Oceanic languages. He was an emeritus professor of Pacific Languages and the former Director of the Pacific Languages Unit at the University of the South Pacific in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
Prior to moving to Vanuatu, he had served at the University of Papua New Guinea for 21 years, the last five as vice-chancellor. His areas of focus were the languages of Vanuatu, the history of languages of the Pacific, pidgin and creole languages, language change, dictionaries and orthography design.
He was the editor of the journal Oceanic Linguistics.
References[]
- ^ "USP pays tribute to Emeritus Professor John Lynch: 8 July 1946 – 25 May 2021". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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