Hello, my name is Alan.
- Formally, I have studied linguistics in the United States (undergraduate studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara and Berkeley in the early seventies) and England (where I completed a doctorate at the University of London at the beginning of the nineties). Informally I view these as mere bureaucratic episodes in the midst of a course of lifelong, self-directed, compulsive learning about the languages of the world.
- Most of my work focuses in a variety of ways on the study, development and support of minority or endangered languages in many parts of the world.
- I have written several books, articles, etc., principally on the Basque and Nawat (Pipil) languages.
Some external links to "me":
- Facebook users can locate my profile by doing a search for "Alan King Basque".
I have studied many languages in a theoretical context. I also have a practical command of a few of them, at varying levels of proficiency, including those shown on the right, and also...
- Naja niweli nitaketza wan nitawawasua tik Nawat ipal Kushkatan.
(Nawat, language of the Pipils of El Salvador in Central America)
Wikipedia initiatives I support (and invite you to do the same)
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