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David Gil

b. 1953

British linguist

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Born 1953. David Gil is a British linguist.

David Gil (born 1 November 1953 in London, United Kingdom)

Education In 1972, he received a B.A. in mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He completed his master's degree in linguistics in 1978 at the University of Tel Aviv. In 1982, he defended his PhD thesis Distributive Numerals at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Publications Riau Indonesian: A Language without Reference and Predication? (1999)

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British linguist

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David Gil was born on 1 November 1953 in London.

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David Gil is a linguist.

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Β· Wikidata: Q82071711

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