Derek Bickerton

Bickerton in 2004

Derek Bickerton (March 25, 1926 – March 5, 2018) was an English-born American linguist and academic. He was born in Cheshire, England. He was Professor Emeritus at the University of Hawaii in Manoa. His work was based in creole languages in Guyana and Hawaii. He proposed that the features of creole languages provide powerful insights into the development of language both by individuals and as a feature of the human species.^[1]

Bickerton died on 5 March 2018 at the age of 91.^[2]

References

↑ Erard, Michael (2008-03-30). "Walking the Talk". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/books/review/Erard-t.html.
↑ DEREK BICKERTON Obituary

[nyt-1] Erard, Michael (2008-03-30). "Walking the Talk". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/books/review/Erard-t.html.

[2] DEREK BICKERTON Obituary

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