In Memoriam Emeritus Professor John Dominic Lynch (8 July 1946 – 25 May 2021)
The descriptive and historical linguist, John Lynch, died in Port Vila, Vanuatu, aged 74 in May 2021. His linguistic lineage was a particularly distinguished one. He was proud to say that as an undergraduate at Sydney University from 1964-8 he had been the final student of Pacific and Australian la...
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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Journal de la société des océanistes
2022
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| Acesso em linha: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Resumo: | The descriptive and historical linguist, John Lynch, died in Port Vila, Vanuatu, aged 74 in May 2021. His linguistic lineage was a particularly distinguished one. He was proud to say that as an undergraduate at Sydney University from 1964-8 he had been the final student of Pacific and Australian language scholar Arthur Capell (1902-1986), gaining from him a particular appreciation for the languages of southern Vanuatu, and writing an obituary upon his teacher’s death (Lynch, 1987). John’s fi... |
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