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Dutch linguist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karl Alexander "Sander" Adelaar FAHA (born 1953 in The Hague[1]) is a Dutch linguist. He is primarily interested in the Austronesian languages of Borneo, Madagascar, and Taiwan, as well as the Malayic languages. He also does research on the oral and literary traditions of Indonesia.[2]
K. Alexander Adelaar | |
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| Born | Karl Alexander Adelaar 1953 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Blust |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Melbourne |
| Main interests | Austronesian linguistics |
Adelaar is currently based at the University of Melbourne. He is the current managing editor of Pacific Linguistics.[3] He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2007.[4]
Adelaar is a graduate of Indonesian Studies at Leiden University. In 1977, he defended his MA thesis, and in 1985 he obtained a doctorate in Austronesian linguistics.[5][6]
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