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Biography

Name: Edward Sapir
Birth Date: January 26, 1884
Death Date: February 4, 1939
Place of Birth: Lauenburg, Germany
Place of Death: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: linguist, anthropologist, writer

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Biography of Edward Sapir
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Edward Sapir (1884-1939) was a distinguished American linguist and anthropologist who developed a basic statement on the genetic relationship of Native American languages and pioneered in modern theoretical linguistics. Edward Sapir was born in...
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Biography of Edward Sapir
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Edward Sapir was a linguist dedicated to the investigation of the languages of native North America. Sapir played a major role in the formulation of the "culture and personality" field, and was recognized for his work in linguistics and its formal...
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Biography of Edward Sapir
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Edward Sapir is remembered primarily as the most distinguished American-Indian linguist of his generation. Like many other social scientists of his day, however, Sapir dabbled in belles lettres and applied insights gained from aesthetic pursuits to his...


Quotations
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Edward Sapir Quotes
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Edward Sapir (January 26, 1884 – February 4, 1939) was an American anthropologist-linguist, a leader in American structural linguistics, and one of the creators of what is now called the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. He is arguably the most influential...


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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Edward Sapir Information
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Edward Sapir (IPA: /səˈpɪər/), (January 26 1884 – February 4 1939) was an American anthropologist-linguist, a leader in American structural linguistics, and one of the creators of what is now called the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. He is arguably...


News and Journals
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
The Collected Works of Edward Sapir, vol., Ethnology. (book reviews)
03/01/1996: 713 words, approx. 2 pages
To paraphrase the publisher's blurb: Intending to publish (under the general editorship of Philip Sapir) all the works of Edward Sapir (1884-1939) some fifty years after his death is to testify to the lasting relevance of 'one of the most brilliant scholars in...
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Real Estate Weekly
Alex Sapir appointed president of The Sapir Organization.
03/08/2006: 433 words, approx. 1 pages
Alex Sapir has been appointed president of The Sapir Organization, announced Tamir Sapir, chairman of The Sapir Organization. In this executive position, Alex Sapir will oversee new project development building upon the company's current 7 million square feet of prime commercial New York...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Regna Darnell
12,354 words, approx. 41 pages
In the following essay, Darnell discusses Sapir's wide range of theoretical interests.
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Critical Essay by Lars Rodseth
11,784 words, approx. 39 pages
In the following essay, Rodseth argues in favor of Sapir's notion of culture as a collection of organic and infinitely variable meanings rather than abstract and static concepts.
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Critical Essay by Richard Handler
10,680 words, approx. 36 pages
In the following essay, Handler explores Sapir's theories about culture as they relate to his understanding of poetry, music, and criticism, particularly his notion that art is a key element in the anthropological study of culture.
 


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