Paul Kroskrity
| Paul V. Kroskrity | |
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| Born |
February 10, 1949 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater |
University of Indiana Columbia University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles F. Voegelin |
Paul V. Kroskrity (/ˈkrɑːskrɪti/; born February 10, 1949) is an American linguistic anthropologist known primarily for his contributions to establishing and developing language ideology as a field of research. He is professor of anthropology, applied linguistics, and American Indian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is currently the President of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology and the Chair of the American Indian Studies program at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Kroskrity's research focuses on language ideologies, language and identity, verbal art and performance, language contact, and language endangerment and revitalization. He specializes in the indigenous languages of the Kiowa-Tanoan and Uto-Aztecan language families, and has worked in the Western Pueblo region and Central California.
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