Karl Alexander "Sander" Adelaar (born 1953 in The Hague[1]) is a Dutch linguist. He is primarily interested in the Austronesian languages of Borneo, Madagascar, and Taiwan, as well as the Malayic languages. He also does research on the oral and literary traditions of Indonesia.[2]
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Born | Karl Alexander Adelaar 1953 The Hague, Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation | Linguist |
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Alma mater | Leiden University |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Blust |
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Institutions | University of Melbourne |
Main interests | Austronesian linguistics |
Adelaar is currently based at the University of Melbourne. He is the current managing editor of Pacific Linguistics.[3]
Adelaar is a graduate of Indonesian Studies at Leiden University. In 1977, he defended his MA thesis, and in 1985 he obtained a doctorate in Austronesian linguistics.[4][5]
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