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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Linguistics
gptkb:Doctor_of_Philosophy
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Yale_University
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Linguistic_Society_of_America
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkb:American_Philological_Association
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gptkbp:awards
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Honorary degree from Yale University
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gptkbp:born
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February 9, 1827
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:William_Dwight_Whitney_Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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development of the field of linguistics
establishment of the American Philological Association
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gptkbp:died
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January 7, 1894
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gptkbp:field
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linguistics
philology
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William Dwight Whitney
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:Linguistics
language teaching methods
comparative philology
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Ferdinand_de_Saussure
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Rasmus_Rask
gptkb:Jacob_Grimm
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gptkbp:involvement
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Oriental_Society
gptkb:Modern_Language_Association
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gptkbp:known_for
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comparative linguistics
Sanskrit studies
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Whitney's_Grammar_of_the_Sanskrit_Language
Whitney's role in establishing linguistics as a discipline
Whitney's contributions to linguistics
Whitney's influence on future linguists
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_work
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The Sanskrit Grammar
The Language and the Study of Language
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Professor
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Northampton,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:New_Haven,_Connecticut
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gptkbp:published_work
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The Study of Language
Essays on Language and Literature
The Sanskrit Grammar: Including the Devanagari Alphabet
The Life and Growth of Language
The Principles of Philology
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gptkbp:research_focus
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gptkb:language
gptkb:Sanskrit_language
historical linguistics
language evolution
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gptkbp:resting_place
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gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Ellen_M._Whitney
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:George_Kittredge
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