Dell Hymes
Dell Hathaway Hymes (born June 7, 1927 in Portland , Oregon , † November 13, 2009 in Charlottesville , Virginia ) was an American linguist and anthropologist .
Life
Hymes initially studied with David H. French until 1950. Before the beginning of the Korean War , Hymes was employed in the army as a decoder in Korea , which gave rise to his interest in linguistics. In 1955, Hymes received his doctorate from Indiana University with a dissertation on the language of the Kathlamet. In his work he referred to the research results of Franz Boas . After working at Harvard University , Hymes moved to Berkeley University in 1960 and from there after five years to the University of Pennsylvania . Together with John Gumperz he developed the ethnography method of speaking . From 1987 he taught as a professor at the University of Virginia , where he was retired. In 1974, Hymes was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1991 he became a corresponding member of the British Academy .
Publications
- Pidginization and Creolization of Languages. Cambridge University Press 1971, ISBN 9780521078337
- Sociolinguistics. On the ethnography of communication. Translated by Florian Coulmas . Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1979, ISBN 3-518-07899-2
Web links
- Literature by and about Dell Hymes in the catalog of the German National Library
- Dell H. Hymes on the University of Virginia website
Individual evidence
- ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed June 12, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hymes, Dell |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hymes, Dell Hathaway (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American linguist and anthropologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portland , Oregon |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 2009 |
| Place of death | Charlottesville , Virginia |