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Marianne Mithun

January 01, 1970

Marianne Mithun /mɪˈθuːn/is an American linguist specializing in American Indian languages and language typology. She is a professor of linguistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she has held an academic position since 1986.

Professor
Marianne Mithun
Born1946
OccupationProfessor of Linguistics
Awards2021 Neil and Saras Smith Medal
2018 Wilbur Cross Medal
Academic background
Education1974 PhD Yale University, Linguistics
1972(M.Phil)Yale
1972(MA.) Yale
1969 BA., Pomona College, Phi Beta Kappa, French
ThesisA Grammar of Tuscarora (1974)
Doctoral advisorFloyd Lounsbury
Academic work
DisciplineLinguistics
Sub-disciplineMorphology, syntax, discourse, prosody, and their interrelations; language contact and language change; typology and universals; language documentation; American Indian linguistics; Austronesian linguistics
Notable worksMithun, Marianne (1999). The languages of native North America.
Websitehttps://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/people/marianne-mithun

Career edit

She began her career with extensive fieldwork on Iroquoian languages, especially Mohawk, Cayuga, and Tuscarora, earning her PhD in Linguistics from Yale in 1974 with a dissertation entitled "A Grammar of Tuscarora" (Floyd Lounsbury, dissertation supervisor).[1] Her work spans a number of linguistic subfields, including morphology, syntax, discourse, prosody, language contact and change, typology, language documentation, and the interrelations among these subfields.[2][3] She has worked on a wide variety of languages from a wide variety of language families, but specializes in Native American languages. Besides Iroquoian languages, she has also worked in California on Central Pomo and the Chumashan languages, on Central Alaskan Yup'ik, and on the Austronesian language Kapampangan.

Mithun compiled a comprehensive overview of Native American languages in The Languages of Native North America.[4] A review on the Linguist List describes the work as "an excellent book to have as a reference" and as containing "an incredible amount of information and illustrative data." The work is a bipartite reference organized firstly by grammatical categories (including categories that are particularly widespread in North America, such as polysynthesis), and secondly by family.[5]

Mithun and her husband, linguist Wallace Chafe, established and directed The Wallace Chafe and Marianne Mithun Fund for Research on Understudied Languages.[6] The fund provides support for graduate students to cover expenses associated with language documentation projects for understudied languages.

Awards and honors edit

Mithun was the founding president of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology from 1983 to 1985.[7] From 1999 to 2003 she was president of the Association for Linguistic Typology.[8] From 2014 to 2015 she was president of The Societas Linguistica Europaea.[9] She is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[10]

In 2002 The Languages of Native North America won the Leonard Bloomfield Book Award, awarded annually by the Linguistic Society of America for the best book in linguistics.[11] In 2008, Mithun was inducted as a Fellow of the Linguistic Society of America.[12] In 2019, Mithun served as the vice president/president-elect of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA),[13] and in 2020 she served as the 95th President of the LSA.[14]

In 2021, she was awarded the Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics by the British Academy "for her research into Native American and Austronesian languages which represent a significant contribution to theoretical linguistics".[15]

Mithun has taught at many institutions around the world, including Georgetown, La Trobe, Rice, Stanford, SUNY Albany, Amsterdam, Cagliari, Berkeley, Hamburg, UIUC, UNM, Wake Forest, and Yale.[16]

Selected works edit

  • — (1984). "The evolution of noun incorporation". Language. 60 (4): 847–894. doi:10.1353/lan.1984.0038. S2CID 143600392.
  • — (1991). "Active/Agentive case marking and its motivations". Language. 67 (3): 510–546. doi:10.1353/lan.1991.0015. S2CID 144965886.
  • — (1999). The languages of native North America. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-23228-7.
  • — (2001). "Who shapes the record: The speaker and the linguist". In Newman, Paul; Ratliff, Martha (eds.). Linguistic Fieldwork: Essays on the Practice of Empirical Linguistic Research. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 34–54.

References edit

  1. ^ "Ph.D. Alumni | Linguistics". ling.yale.edu. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  2. ^ Berez-Kroeker, Andrea L.; Hintz, Diane M.; Jany, Carmen (2016). Language Contact and Change in the Americas : Studies in Honor of Marianne Mithun. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. vii.
  3. ^ "Marianne Mithun Google Scholar citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  4. ^ Mithun, Marianne (1999). The languages of native North America. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-23228-7.
  5. ^ "LINGUIST List 12.707: Mithun, Languages of Native North America". 14 March 2001. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  6. ^ "Wallace Chafe and Marianne Mithun Fund". giving.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  7. ^ "Officers". Society for Linguistic Anthropology. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  8. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  9. ^ "The Societas Linguistica Europaea". www.societaslinguistica.eu. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  10. ^ "Gruppe 5: Filologi og språkvitenskap" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  11. ^ Leonard Bloomfield Book Award Previous Holders, retrieved September 25, 2017.
  12. ^ "LSA Fellows By Name | Linguistic Society of America". www.linguisticsociety.org. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  13. ^ "Three Elected to LSA Executive Committee | Linguistic Society of America". www.linguisticsociety.org. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  14. ^ "Past Executive Committees | Linguistic Society of America". www.linguisticsociety.org. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  15. ^ "Leading slavery scholar wins prestigious British Academy prize for contributions to humanities and social sciences". The British Academy. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Marianne Mithun: Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-10-13.

External links edit

  • "UCSB Linguistics Marianne Mithun". Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  • . American Philosophical Society. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-07-17.

January 01, 1970
marianne, mithun, american, linguist, specializing, american, indian, languages, language, typology, professor, linguistics, university, california, santa, barbara, where, held, academic, position, since, 1986, professorborn1946occupationprofessor, linguistics. Marianne Mithun m ɪ ˈ 8 uː n is an American linguist specializing in American Indian languages and language typology She is a professor of linguistics at the University of California Santa Barbara where she has held an academic position since 1986 ProfessorMarianne MithunBorn1946OccupationProfessor of LinguisticsAwards2021 Neil and Saras Smith Medal2018 Wilbur Cross MedalAcademic backgroundEducation1974 PhD Yale University Linguistics1972 M Phil Yale1972 MA Yale 1969 BA Pomona College Phi Beta Kappa FrenchThesisA Grammar of Tuscarora 1974 Doctoral advisorFloyd LounsburyAcademic workDisciplineLinguisticsSub disciplineMorphology syntax discourse prosody and their interrelations language contact and language change typology and universals language documentation American Indian linguistics Austronesian linguisticsNotable worksMithun Marianne 1999 The languages of native North America Websitehttps www linguistics ucsb edu people marianne mithun Contents 1 Career 2 Awards and honors 3 Selected works 4 References 5 External linksCareer editShe began her career with extensive fieldwork on Iroquoian languages especially Mohawk Cayuga and Tuscarora earning her PhD in Linguistics from Yale in 1974 with a dissertation entitled A Grammar of Tuscarora Floyd Lounsbury dissertation supervisor 1 Her work spans a number of linguistic subfields including morphology syntax discourse prosody language contact and change typology language documentation and the interrelations among these subfields 2 3 She has worked on a wide variety of languages from a wide variety of language families but specializes in Native American languages Besides Iroquoian languages she has also worked in California on Central Pomo and the Chumashan languages on Central Alaskan Yup ik and on the Austronesian language Kapampangan Mithun compiled a comprehensive overview of Native American languages in The Languages of Native North America 4 A review on the Linguist List describes the work as an excellent book to have as a reference and as containing an incredible amount of information and illustrative data The work is a bipartite reference organized firstly by grammatical categories including categories that are particularly widespread in North America such as polysynthesis and secondly by family 5 Mithun and her husband linguist Wallace Chafe established and directed The Wallace Chafe and Marianne Mithun Fund for Research on Understudied Languages 6 The fund provides support for graduate students to cover expenses associated with language documentation projects for understudied languages Awards and honors editMithun was the founding president of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology from 1983 to 1985 7 From 1999 to 2003 she was president of the Association for Linguistic Typology 8 From 2014 to 2015 she was president of The Societas Linguistica Europaea 9 She is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters 10 In 2002 The Languages of Native North America won the Leonard Bloomfield Book Award awarded annually by the Linguistic Society of America for the best book in linguistics 11 In 2008 Mithun was inducted as a Fellow of the Linguistic Society of America 12 In 2019 Mithun served as the vice president president elect of the Linguistic Society of America LSA 13 and in 2020 she served as the 95th President of the LSA 14 In 2021 she was awarded the Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics by the British Academy for her research into Native American and Austronesian languages which represent a significant contribution to theoretical linguistics 15 Mithun has taught at many institutions around the world including Georgetown La Trobe Rice Stanford SUNY Albany Amsterdam Cagliari Berkeley Hamburg UIUC UNM Wake Forest and Yale 16 Selected works edit 1984 The evolution of noun incorporation Language 60 4 847 894 doi 10 1353 lan 1984 0038 S2CID 143600392 1991 Active Agentive case marking and its motivations Language 67 3 510 546 doi 10 1353 lan 1991 0015 S2CID 144965886 1999 The languages of native North America Cambridge UK Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 23228 7 2001 Who shapes the record The speaker and the linguist In Newman Paul Ratliff Martha eds Linguistic Fieldwork Essays on the Practice of Empirical Linguistic Research Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 34 54 References edit Ph D Alumni Linguistics ling yale edu 29 November 2012 Retrieved 2019 07 16 Berez Kroeker Andrea L Hintz Diane M Jany Carmen 2016 Language Contact and Change in the Americas Studies in Honor of Marianne Mithun John Benjamins Publishing Company p vii Marianne Mithun Google Scholar citations scholar google com Retrieved 2019 07 16 Mithun Marianne 1999 The languages of native North America Cambridge UK Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 23228 7 LINGUIST List 12 707 Mithun Languages of Native North America 14 March 2001 Retrieved 2009 06 04 Wallace Chafe and Marianne Mithun Fund giving ucsb edu Retrieved 2019 09 27 Officers Society for Linguistic Anthropology Retrieved 2019 07 16 www linguistic typology org List of officers PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2009 07 31 Retrieved 2009 06 04 The Societas Linguistica Europaea www societaslinguistica eu Retrieved 2016 06 29 Gruppe 5 Filologi og sprakvitenskap in Norwegian Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Retrieved 10 January 2011 Leonard Bloomfield Book Award Previous Holders retrieved September 25 2017 LSA Fellows By Name Linguistic Society of America www linguisticsociety org Retrieved 2023 05 21 Three Elected to LSA Executive Committee Linguistic Society of America www linguisticsociety org Retrieved 2019 07 16 Past Executive Committees Linguistic Society of America www linguisticsociety org Retrieved 2021 01 26 Leading slavery scholar wins prestigious British Academy prize for contributions to humanities and social sciences The British Academy Retrieved 2 September 2021 Marianne Mithun Curriculum Vitae PDF Retrieved 2017 10 13 External links edit UCSB Linguistics Marianne Mithun Retrieved 2023 10 30 Society for Linguistic Anthropology Records American Philosophical Society Archived from the original on 2008 05 11 Retrieved 2008 07 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marianne Mithun amp oldid 1217138629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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