Former Museum Trustee Receives LSA Award

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Author and linguist Michael Erard, a former National Museum of Language trusteem was honored by the Linguistic Society of America for his work.

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Dr. Erard received the 2016 “Linguistics, Language, and the Public” Award, joining the ranks of Steven Pinker, Deborah Tannen, Geoff Nunberg, and Language Log. Congratulations, Michael!

 

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