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Gérard Diffloth (born in Châteauroux, France, 1939) is a French linguist who is known as a leading specialist in the Austroasiatic languages. As a retired linguistics professor, he was former employed at the University of Chicago and Cornell University. He received his Ph.D. from UCLA, after a dissertation on the Irula language. He is an advocate of immersion fieldwork for linguistic research.[1]

Gérard Diffloth
Born	1939 Châteauroux, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Linguist
Academic background
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles
Academic work
Main interests	Austroasiatic languages

Diffloth is known for his widely cited 1974 and 2005 classifications of the Austroasiatic languages.

He is a Consulting Editor of the Mon–Khmer Studies Journal.[2]

Selected bibliography

• Diffloth, Gérard. A History of the Khmer Language. [in preparation].
• Diffloth, Gérard. The Dvaravati Old Mon Language and Nyah Kur. Monic language studies, vol. 1. Bangkok, Thailand: Chulalongkorn University Print. House, 1984. ISBN 974-563-783-1
• Diffloth, Gérard. The Wa languages. Berkeley: Dept. of Linguistics, University of California, 1980.
• Diffloth, Gérard. An Appraisal of Benedict's Views on Austroasiatic and Austro-Thai Relations. Kyoto: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, 1976.
• Diffloth, Gérard, and Zide, Norman H. Austroasiatic Number Systems. 1976.
• Diffloth, Gérard. Proto-Mon–Khmer Final Spirants. Kyoto: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, 1976.
• Diffloth, Gérard. The Irula Language, a Close Relative of Tamil. Doctoral thesis, University of California, Los Angeles, 1968.

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