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Also Known As Mary Rosamond Haas
Born January 12, 1910 • Richmond • Indiana
Died May 17, 1996 (aged 86) • Alameda • California
Subjects Of Study American Indian languages • Muskogean languages • Tunica language
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Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker
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Leonard Bloomfield
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William Labov
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