Joshua Fishman

American linguist (1926–2015).

Born July 18th, 1926 in Philadelphia.

Died March 1st, 2015 at 88 years old in The Bronx. [ref]

Occupations
linguist, non-fiction writer, sociolinguist, sociologist, university teacher
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