Paul V. Kroskrity

Paul V. Kroskrity
Born	(1949-02-10) February 10, 1949 (age 75) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Indiana University Bloomington Columbia University
Scientific career
Fields	Anthropology
Institutions	University of California, Los Angeles
Doctoral advisor	Charles F. Voegelin

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Paul V. Kroskrity (/ˈkrɒskrɪti/; born February 10, 1949) is an American linguistic anthropologist known primarily for his contributions to establishing and developing language ideology as a field of research.^[1] He is professor of anthropology, applied linguistics, and American Indian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the past President of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology^[2] and past Chair of the American Indian Studies program at the University of California, Los Angeles.^[3]

Kroskrity's research focuses on language ideologies, language and identity, verbal art and performance, language contact, and language endangerment and revitalization.^[4] He specializes in the indigenous languages of the Kiowa-Tanoan and Uto-Aztecan language families, and has worked in the Western Pueblo region and Central California.^[5]