Dell Hymes

Description: (One of the First Sociolinguists to Pioneer the Connection Between Speech and Social Relations)
Dell Hymes was part of some of the pioneering studies on linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics, and later focused on ethnopoetics and the SPEAKING model. He also founded the journal Language in Society and served as its editor. In his later career, he was accused of sexual harassment.

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Birthday June 7, 1927 (Gemini)
Born In Portland, Oregon, United States
Died on November 13, 2009
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