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Fred Lukoff

Who

Fred Lukoff · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Linguist and pioneering scholar of the Korean language in the West.

When

1920, United States — 2000, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Fred Lukoff is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Linguist and pioneering scholar of the Korean language in the West.

How & why

Fred Lukoff was an American linguist and a pioneer of Korean-language studies in the West, writing influential textbooks and grammars and co-authoring, with Chomsky and Halle, an early paper in generative phonology. He served as the first president of the International Association for Korean Language Education. He is listed among Jews in linguistics in Jewish biographical references.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics

Contributions & Sources

Linguist and pioneering scholar of the Korean language in the West.

1920

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics