Susan M. Ervin-Tripp

Susan M. Ervin-Tripp
Born(1927-06-29)June 29, 1927
DiedNovember 13, 2018(2018-11-13) (aged 91)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
ThesisThe Verbal Behaviour of Bilinguals (1955)
Doctoral advisorTheodore Newcomb
Doctoral studentsDaniel Kahnemann

Susan Moore Ervin-Tripp (1927–2018) was an American linguist whose psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic research focused on the relation between language use and the development of linguistic forms, especially the developmental changes and structure of interpersonal talk among children.[1][2]

  1. ^ Ervin-Tripp, S. M. and A. Dill (1973), "Language Acquisition And Communicative Choice: Essays", Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-0831-2
  2. ^ Anwar, Yasmin; Relations|, Media (2018-11-28). "Susan Ervin-Tripp, pioneering psycholinguist and feminist, dies at 91". Berkeley News. Retrieved 2022-04-23.