Marcel Cohen
Marcel Cohen · Philosophy & Social Sciences
French linguist of Semitic and Ethiopian languages and early sociolinguistics.
1884, Paris, France — 1974, Paris, France
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Marcel Cohen was a French linguist specializing in Semitic and Ethiopian (Amharic) languages and an early advocate of sociolinguistics, stressing the social dimension of language. Born to a Jewish family in Paris, he taught at the École des langues orientales and co-authored a major survey of the world's languages. His work shaped French linguistics for decades.
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French linguist of Semitic and Ethiopian languages and early sociolinguistics.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics
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