Michael Fortescue

Michael David Fortescue (born August 8, 1946) is a British-born[1] linguist specializing in Arctic and native North American languages, including Kalaallisut, Inuktun, Chukchi and Nitinaht. He is professor emeritus of General Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen and chairman of the Linguistic Circle of Copenhagen. His Comparative Eskimo Dictionary, co-authored with Steven Jacobson and Lawrence Kaplan, is the standard work in its area, as is his Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan Dictionary. In his book Whiteheadian Linguistics, Fortescue explores the possibilities of a linguistic theory based on the philosophical theories of Alfred North Whitehead.[2][3][4]

Selected works by Michael Fortescue

References

  1. http://inss.ku.dk/ansatte/cv/?personid=44519
  2. "Michael Fortescue". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Denstoredanske.dk. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  3. "Michael David Fortescue – Københavns Universitet". Inss.ku.dk. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  4. "Michael David Fortescue – University of Copenhagen". Research.ku.dk. Retrieved 2010-01-25.

See also


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, March 18, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.