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William G. Moulton was an American linguist and professor emeritus of linguistics and Germanic languages and literatures of Princeton University.[1][2]

William Garnwell Moulton
Born	(1914-02-05)February 5, 1914 Providence, Rhode Island
Died	June 2, 2000(2000-06-02) (aged 86) Exeter, New Hampshire
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Princeton University
Occupation	Linguist

Career and education

Moulton went to Princeton for his undergraduate education and pursued a joint degree in French and German. He was given a bachelor's degree as a Phi Beta Kappa in 1935. He was given a scholarship after graduating from Princeton and went to the University of Berlin to study languages for a year. In 1936, Moulton went to Yale University for graduate study.

In 1940, Leonard Bloomfield visited Yale and supervised Moulton on his dissertation project, Swiss German dialect and Romantic patois, and was published the following year in Language.

In 1967, Moulton became the Linguistic Society of America president after serving as its vice president and as a member of its executive committee.[2]

Moulton was given honorary degrees from Middlebury College and the University of Berlin during his career.[1][2]

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[de] William G. Moulton

William G. Moulton (.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}[ˈwɪɫjəm ˈdʒiː ˈmoʊɫtən], das G. steht für Gamwell, den Ledigennamen der Mutter;[1] * 5. Februar 1914 in Providence, Rhode Island; † 2. Juni 2000 in Exeter, New Hampshire) war ein US-amerikanischer germanistischer Sprachwissenschafter. Bedeutend waren insbesondere seine Forschungen im Bereich der schweizerdeutschen Phonologie und des Fremdsprachenunterrichts.

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