Description: (American Linguist and Educator)
Joseph Harold Greenberg was a prominent American linguist known for his significant contributions to linguistic typology and the genetic classification of languages. He formulated the theory of language universals and introduced the Greenbergian word order correlations. Through extensive fieldwork in Africa, the Americas, and Oceania, he investigated various languages to identify language families and typologies. His research has had a lasting influence on the field of linguistics, influencing the classification and study of languages worldwide.