Arthur Capell
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This article is about Australian linguist. For other uses, see Arthur Capell (disambiguation).
Arthur Capell (28 March 1902 – 10 August 1986)[1] was an Australian linguist, who made major contributions to the study of Australian languages, Austronesian languages and Papuan languages.[2]
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Born | (1902-03-18)18 March 1902 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 10 August 1986(1986-08-10) (aged 84) Gordon, New South Wales, Australia |
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Thesis | The Linguistic Position of South Eastern Papua (1938) |
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Discipline | Linguist |
Main interests | Australian languages, Austronesian languages, Papuan languages |
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