William O. Bright

William Bright
Born( 1928-08-13)August 13, 1928
Oxnard, California, United States
DiedOctober 15, 2006(2006-10-15) (aged 78)
Louisville, Colorado, United States
Known forStudy of linguistics, California Indian languages.
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (B.A., Ph.D.)
Doctoral advisorMary Haas
Academic work
DisciplineLinguistics, Anthropology, Native American Studies, South Asian studies
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles, University of Colorado, Boulder
Notable studentsLyle Campbell

William Oliver Bright (August 13, 1928 – October 15, 2006) was an American linguist and toponymist who specialized in Native American and South Asian languages and descriptive linguistics.[1]

  1. ^ Fox, Margalit (October 23, 2006). "William Bright, 78, Expert in Indigenous Languages, Is Dead". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.

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