Igor Melchuk
Igor Melchuk · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Linguist who developed Meaning-Text Theory of natural language.
1932, Odessa, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Soviet Union · Canada
Igor Melchuk is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Linguist who developed Meaning-Text Theory of natural language.
Igor Mel'čuk is a linguist who developed the Meaning-Text Theory, a comprehensive model relating meanings to their linguistic expressions, and pioneered explanatory combinatorial lexicology. Born to a Jewish family in Odessa, he was expelled from the Soviet Academy of Sciences after defending dissidents and emigrated to Canada; his Jewish identity is documented.
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Linguist who developed Meaning-Text Theory of natural language.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics
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