Kenneth Hale
American linguist Kenneth Locke Hale (1934 – 2001), professor of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1967 – 2001) studied a variety of previously unstudied — often endangered — languages and developed a speaking knowledge of more than fifty, although he claimed he could only talk in English, Spanish and Warlpiri. His comparative work on a large number of languages of Cape York Peninsula in the early 1960s formed the basis of expert submissions for the Wik native title claim (1997) and made a significant contribution to its success.
Sources:
- Australian National University: ANU Press: Kenneth Locke Hale
- Los Angeles Times: Kenneth Hale, 67; Legendary Linguist
- MIT News: Kenneth L. Hale, linguist and activist on behalf of endangered languages, dies
- The Guardian: Obituary: Kenneth Hale
- Wikipedia: Kenneth L. Hale
