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Mark Hale

b. 1956

American linguist

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About Mark Hale

Born 1956. Mark Hale is a Canadian anthropologist and linguist.

Mark Hale is an American linguistics professor now teaching at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He studies the methodology of historical linguistics as well as theoretical linguistics, Indo-European and Austronesian linguistics.

Hale, M., & Reiss, C. (2008),The Phonological Enterprise, Oxford: Oxford University Press

Hale, M., Kissock, M., & Reiss, C. (2014) An I-Language Approach to Phonologization and Lexification. Chapter 20. The Oxford Handbook of Historical Phonology. Edited by Patrick Honeybone and Joseph Salmons

Hale, M. (1998). Diachronic syntax. Syntax, 1(1), 1-18.

Hale, M.,(2004) Neogrammarian Sound Change, Chapter 7 in The Handbook of Historical Linguistics, Edited by: Brian D. Joseph and Richard D. Janda, Blackwell

Mark Hale & Charles Reiss (2000) Substance abuse and dysfunctionalism: Current trends in phonology. Linguistic Inquiry 31: 157–169.

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Important facts

Born
1956
Birth century
Nationality
Education
Croesyceiliog School
Employers
Concordia University

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mark Hale?

American linguist

When was Mark Hale born?

Mark Hale was born in 1956.

What is Mark Hale's occupation?

Mark Hale is an anthropologist and linguist.

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Mark Hale is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mark Hale

· Wikidata: Q6767881

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