James Matisoff

James Alan Matisoff (simplified Chinese: 马蒂索夫; traditional Chinese: 馬蒂索夫; pinyin: Mǎdìsuǒfū or simplified Chinese: 马提索夫; traditional Chinese: 馬提索夫; pinyin: Mǎtísuǒfū; born July 14, 1937) is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a noted authority on Tibeto-Burman languages and other languages of mainland Southeast Asia.

James Matisoff
Born
James Alan Matisoff

(1937-07-14) July 14, 1937
NationalityAmerican
SpouseSusan Matisoff
Academic background
Education
ThesisA Grammar of the Lahu Language (1967)
Academic work
DisciplineLinguist
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Main interestsSino-Tibetan languages
Notable worksSino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT)
Notable ideasTonogenesis, rhinoglottophilia, sesquisyllables
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese馬蒂索夫/馬提索夫
Simplified Chinese马蒂索夫/马提索夫
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