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Ronald Langacker

Ronald Wayne Langacker (born December 27, 1942) is an American linguist and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. He is best known as one of the founders of the cognitive linguistics movement and the creator of cognitive grammar. He has also made significant contributions to the comparative study of Uto-Aztecan languages…

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cognitive linguistics, cognitive grammar, comparative study of Uto-Aztecan languages
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Born
Ronald Wayne Langacker December 27, 1942 (1942-12-27) (age 83) Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Institutions
University of California, San Diego

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Ronald Langacker → Cognitive Linguistics Association, Ronald Langacker's UCSD
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