Michael Clyne

Michael Clyne
Michael Clyne
Born	12 October 1939 Prahran, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Died	29 October 2010(2010-10-29) (aged 71)
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Melbourne, Monash University
Occupation	linguist
Known for	Contributions to Multilingualism, Sociolinguistics, Contact linguistics

Michael George Clyne, AM, FAHA, FASSA (12 October 1939 – 29 October 2010) was an Australian linguist, academic and intellectual. He was a scholar in various fields of linguistics, including sociolinguistics, pragmatics, bilingualism and multilingualism, second language learning, contact linguistics and intercultural communication.