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Dell Hymes
American anthropologist and linguist (1927–2009).
Born June 7th, 1927 in Portland.
Died November 13th, 2009 at 82 years old in Charlottesville (Alzheimer's disease).
Occupations
anthropologist, folklorist, linguist, philologist, sociologist, university teacher
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