Marian Klamer (born in 1965 in Pirimapun, Papua province, Indonesia[1]) is a linguist who specializes in Austronesian and Papuan languages.[2] Her interests include the documentation of minority languages, Malay language varieties, linguistic typology, historical linguistics, and language contact.
Marian Klamer | |
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| Born | Margaretha Anna Flora Klamer 1965 Pirimapun, Papua, Indonesia |
| Occupation | Linguist |
Early life and education
editKlamer was born in Pirimapun village in what is now Safan District, Asmat Regency, Papua province, Indonesia,[3] and spent her childhood there.[3] In 1990, she completed a Master's degree in General Linguistics at VU Amsterdam.[4] She obtained her doctorate in 1994 on the basis of Kambera: a language of Eastern Indonesia.[5]
Career and publications
editKlamer conducts extensive linguistic research in eastern Indonesia.[3] As of 2014, she is a professor at Leiden University.[4] She is the author of 50 articles and a number of scientific publications, including grammatical descriptions of the Kambera, Teiwa, and Alor languages.[6]
In 2019 Klamer was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[7]
References
edit- ^ "76475945". viaf.org. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "Dr Marian Klamer - Language as a Time Machine". www.scientia.global. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ a b c "Klamer, Marian | NIAS". nias.knaw.nl. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ a b "CV - Marian Klamer Personal". www.marianklamer.org. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "Leidse hoogleraren - Klamer, Margaretha Anna Flora" (in Dutch). hoogleraren.universiteit.nl. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "The Alor-Pantar languages: History and typology. Second edition". langsci-press.org. Archived from the original on 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- ^ "Marian Klamer". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020.