Wick R. Miller

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Wickliffe Raper Miller (January 6, 1932 – May 9, 1994)[1][2] was an American linguist most well known for his work on Keresan languages and Uto-Aztecan, especially Shoshoni and Guarijio. He worked both on synchronic description and historical linguistics.

Wick R. Miller
Miller, c. 1993
Born
Wickliffe Raper Miller

(1932-01-06)January 6, 1932
DiedMay 9, 1994(1994-05-09) (aged 62)
NationalityAmerican
SpouseJoanne Miller
Children2
Academic background
Education
ThesisThe Acoma Language (1962)
Doctoral advisorMary Haas
Academic work
DisciplineLinguist
InstitutionsUniversity of Utah
Main interests

His extensive unpublished field notes on Shoshoni are now being used for a language revitalization program.

Publications

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  • Miller, Wick R. (1965). Acoma Grammar and Texts. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • Miller, Wick R. (1967). Uto-Aztecan Cognate Sets. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • Miller, Wick R. (1984). "The Classification of the Uto-Aztecan Languages Based on Lexical Evidence". International Journal of American Linguistics. 50 (1): 1–24. doi:10.1086/465813. JSTOR 1265195. S2CID 144398421.

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