Despite this unofficial standard, regional variations of American English have not only persisted but have actually intensified, according to linguist William Labov.

* 1897 – Benjamin Lee Whorf, American linguist ( d. 1941 )

Benjamin Lee Whorf ( April 24, 1897 – July 26, 1941 ) was an American linguist and fire prevention engineer.

* Carol ( Schatz ) Chomsky ( 1930 – 2008 ), American linguist and wife of Noam Chomsky

* Avram Noam Chomsky ( born 1928 ), American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political activist, author, lecturer, professor emeritus at < font color = 0 > MIT, known for early work in < font color = 0 > transformational grammar and < font color = 0 > A. I.

* 1930 – Carol Chomsky, American linguist ( d. 2008 )

* 2012 – Jerry Norman, American sinologist and linguist ( b. 1936 )

* 1936 – Jerry Norman, American sinologist and linguist ( d. 2012 )

Joseph Harold Greenberg ( May 28, 1915 – May 7, 2001 ) was a prominent American linguist, principally known for his work in two areas, linguistic typology and the genetic classification of languages.

Kenneth Lee Pike ( June 9, 1912 – December 31, 2000 ) was an American linguist and anthropologist.

Leonard Bloomfield ( April 1, 1887 – April 18, 1949 ) was an American linguist who led the development of structural linguistics in the United States during the 1930s and the 1940s.

* Lectures on Government and Binding: The Pisa Lectures, a book by American linguist Noam Chomsky

* 1992 – Zellig Harris, American linguist ( b. 1909 )

* 1915 – Joseph Greenberg, American linguist ( d. 2001 )

* 1805 – John Russell Bartlett, American linguist ( d. 1886 )

* 1909 – Zellig Harris, American linguist ( d. 1992 )

The American linguist William Dwight Whitney, for example, actively strove to eradicate the Native American languages arguing that their speakers were savages and would be better off abandoning their languages and learning English and adopting a civilized way of life.

According to author David Greven, " Ensign Hoshi Sato is an Asian American linguist and the communications officer.

In his Course in General Linguistics, Saussure himself credits the American linguist William Dwight Whitney ( 1827 – 1894 ) with insisting on the arbitrary nature of the sign.

The American linguist Kenneth Pike ( 1943 ) suggested the terms ' vocoid ' for a phonetic vowel and " vowel " for a phonological vowel, so using this terminology, and are classified as vocoids but not vowels.

* December 7 – Noam Chomsky, American linguist

George P. Lakoff (, born May 24, 1941 ) is an American cognitive linguist and professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 1972.

* Robert Hale Ives Goddard III ( 1941-), American anthropologist and linguist

* Leonard Bloomfield ( 1887 – 1949 ), American linguist

His earlier reports considered the American public schools basically sound and not in need of drastic change.

The American public must be presented with the facts concerning VA hospitalization.

Those in the public eye should be good examples of American citizens while abroad.

many of us in public relations were flattered that Richard L. Tobin chose to devote his editorial in the March 11 Communications Supplement to the merger of the Public Relations Society of America and the American Public Relations Association.

Sam Rayburn is one of the greatest American public figures in the history of our country and I consider that I have been singly honored in the privilege of knowing Sam Rayburn and sharing with him the rights and obligations of a Member of the House of Representatives in the Congress of the United States.

He is interested in public opinion for two reasons: first, because it is important in itself, and, second, because he knows that the American public cares about a decent respect for the opinions of mankind.

Specifically, Congress should consider authorizing the Peace Corps to receive contributions from American businesses, unions, civic organizations and the public at large.

Is public education in this American democracy of such importance that no child should be denied public education??

With over four million American men away at war, Protestants forced their distinctive theological belief upon the general public.

If one wishes to discuss a literary figure who uses folklore in his work, the first thing he must realize is that the literary figure is probably part of this ignorant American public.

Our necks are stiff from gazing at the wonders of outer space, which have captured the imagination of the American public.

The American Sociology Association ( ASA ) acknowledges Public sociology saying, " The intrinsic scientific, policy, and public relevance of this field of investigation in helping to construct ' good societies ' is unquestionable " (" Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity ".

Though such works as Coming of Age in Samoa and The Chrysanthemum and the Sword remain popular with the American public, Mead and Benedict never had the impact on the discipline of anthropology that some expected.

* 1860 – Henrietta Vinton Davis, American writer and public speaker ( d. 1941 )

It ’ s adapted ... to be blander, thicker and sweeter for the American public.

Du Bois ' Black Reconstruction, first published in 1935, historians have noted African American contributions during Reconstruction to founding what were often the first systems of public education and welfare institutions in the South, gave muted praise for Republican efforts to extend suffrage and provide other social institutions, and excoriated Johnson for opposing the extension of basic rights to freedmen.

These bills were endorsed by public health and medical organizations, including the American Holistic Nurses ’ Association, the American Medical Association, and the American Public Health Association ( APHA ).

As VanSlyck ( 1991 ) showed, the last years of the 19th century saw acceptance of the idea that free libraries should be available to the American public.

McCreight urged President Roosevelt to make a public statement to school children about trees and the destruction of American forests.

) Some observers argue that, while academicians often perceive themselves as members of an elite, their influence is mostly imaginary: " Professors of humanities, with all their leftist fantasies, have little direct knowledge of American life and no impact whatever on public policy.

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