Kenneth Lee Pike
Kenneth Lee Pike | |
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| Born | June 9, 1912 |
| Died | December 31, 2000 (aged 88) |
| Known for | Tagmemics Emic and etic |
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| Alma mater | Gordon College and University of Michigan |
| Charles C. Fries | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguist |
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alma_mater which should be merged into education.Kenneth Lee Pike (June 9, 1912 – December 31, 2000) was an American linguist and anthropologist. He was the originator of the theory of tagmemics, the coiner of the terms "emic" and "etic" and the developer of the constructed language Kalaba-X for use in teaching the theory and practice of translation.
In addition, he was the First President of the Bible-translating organization Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL), with which he was associated from 1935 until his death.