William A. Foley | |
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| Born | William Auguste Foley 1949 |
| Nationality | Australian/American |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Columbia University, University of Sydney |
| Main interests | Papuan languages and Neurolinguistics |
| Notable works | The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986) |
| Notable ideas | Role and reference grammar |
William A. Foley FAHA (William Auguste "Bill" Foley; born 1949) is an American linguist and professor at Columbia University.[1] He previously worked at the University of Sydney. He specializes in Papuan and Austronesian languages. Foley developed Role and Reference Grammar in a partnership with Robert Van Valin.