Wallace Chafe | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 3, 1927 |
| Died | February 3, 2019 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Spouse | Marianne Mithun |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Yale University (Ph.D., 1958) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Main interests | Indigenous languages of the Americas |
Wallace Chafe (/ˈtʃeɪf/; September 3, 1927 – February 3, 2019[1]) was an American linguist. He was Professor Emeritus and research professor at The University of California, Santa Barbara.[2]