Michael Noonan (September 12, 1947 – February 23, 2009),[1] was an American linguist specializing in functional and typological linguistics. He graduated from UCLA with a PhD in Linguistics in 1981.[2] He specialized in particular in Tibeto-Burman, Nilotic (Lango languages, the Chantyal language, and the Nar Phu language.[3]
Michael Paul "Mickey" Noonan | |
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| Born | September 14, 1947 Auburn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 2009 (aged 59) |
| Alma mater | UCLA |
| Known for | Tibeto-Burman languages Documentary linguistics Nilotic languages |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Linguistics |
| Institutions | SUNY Buffalo CSULA University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
References edit
- ^ Moravcsik, E.A. (2009). "Describe everything! Grammar writer for a grammar-reading audience: In remembrance of Mickey Noonan". Linguistic Typology. 13 (2): 353–356. doi:10.1515/LITY.2009.018.
- ^ Genetti, Carol (2009-02-27). "Obituary: Michael Noonan". Linguist List 20.619. Linguist List. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Linguist List - Personal Directory Information". Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved 2012-04-10.