Wick R. Miller
Wickliffe Raper Miller (January 6, 1932 – May 9, 1994)[1][2] was an American linguist most well known for his work on Keresan languages and Uto-Aztecan, especially Shoshoni and Guarijio. He worked both on synchronic description and historical linguistics.
Wick R. Miller | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Miller, c. 1993 | |
| Born | Wickliffe Raper Miller January 6, 1932 San Ysidro, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Died | May 9, 1994 (aged 62) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Joanne Miller |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Education |
|
| Thesis | The Acoma Language (1962) |
| Doctoral advisor | Mary Haas |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguist |
| Institutions | University of Utah |
| Main interests | |
His extensive unpublished field notes on Shoshoni are now being used for a language revitalization program.
Publications
- Miller, Wick R. (1965). Acoma Grammar and Texts. Berkeley: University of California Press.
- Miller, Wick R. (1967). Uto-Aztecan Cognate Sets. Berkeley: University of California Press.
- Miller, Wick R. (1984). "The Classification of the Uto-Aztecan Languages Based on Lexical Evidence". International Journal of American Linguistics. 50 (1): 1–24. doi:10.1086/465813. JSTOR 1265195. S2CID 144398421.
References
- Shipley, William (1995). "Wick R. Miller". International Journal of American Linguistics. 61 (2): 240–245. doi:10.1086/466252. JSTOR 1265729. S2CID 143556848.
- Mixco, Mauricio; Freeze, Ray (1997). "Memorial to Wick R. Miller". Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology. 19 (2): 154–158.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.