Scott DeLancey

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Who is Scott DeLancey?

Scott DeLancey is an American linguist. His work focuses on typology and historical linguistics of Tibeto-Burman languages as well as Plateau Penutian, especially the Klamath language.

He is well known for having developed the concept of mirative, for promoting the study of comparative Penutian and for being a vocal proponent of the idea that a system of agreement should be reconstructed in proto-Tibeto-Burman

He is currently undertaking field research on several Tibeto-Burman languages of North-Eastern India.

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on July 23, 2013

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