Donald Laycock
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This article is about the Australian linguist and anthropologist. For the Australian artist, see Donald Laycock (artist).
Donald Laycock (1936–1988) was an Australian linguist and anthropologist. He is best remembered for his work on the languages of Papua New Guinea.
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Donald Laycock | |
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Born | 1936 (1936) Australia |
Died | 27 December 1988(1988-12-27) (aged 51–52) Canberra, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Linguist |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Australian National University |
Thesis | The Ndu languages (1965) |
Doctoral advisor | Stephen Wurm |
Academic work | |
Main interests | Papuan languages |
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