William A. Foley

William A. Foley
Born
William Auguste Foley

1949
NationalityAustralian/American
OccupationLinguist
Academic work
InstitutionsColumbia University, University of Sydney
Main interestsPapuan languages and Neurolinguistics
Notable worksThe Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986)
Notable ideasRole 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.

  1. ^ "GU4800: Language and Society | W. Foley | Science and Society". scienceandsociety.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-06.