Tove Skutnabb-Kangas

Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
Born
Tove Anita Skutnabb-Kangas

(1940-07-06)6 July 1940
Helsinki, Finland
Died29 May 2023(2023-05-29) (aged 82)
Lund, Sweden
Known forLinguicism
SpouseRobert Phillipson
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineLinguist
Sub-disciplineMultilingualism, linguistic rights
Institutions
  • University of Helsinki
  • Roskilde University

Tove Anita Skutnabb-Kangas[1] (6 July 1940 – 29 May 2023) was a Finnish linguist and educator. She is known for coining the term linguicism to refer to discrimination based on language.

  1. ^ Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove. "Tove Skutnabb-Kangas". tove-skutnabb-kangas.org. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.