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Kenneth Locke Hale (August 15, 1934 – October 8, 2001), also known as Ken Hale, was an American linguist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who studied a huge variety of previously unstudied and often endangered languages—especially indigenous languages of North America and Australia.
Oct 11, 2001 · Kenneth Hale was a renowned scholar of language universals and endangered languages, who spoke over 50 languages and trained Native American students. He died at 67, leaving a legacy of theoretical and practical contributions to linguistics and human rights.
A Tribute to Ken Hale is a website that honors the legacy of a renowned MIT linguist who championed the diversity and richness of human languages.
Read the heartfelt testimonies and memories of colleagues, friends, and students of Ken Hale, a renowned linguist and activist.
Explore the papers of Ken Hale, a renowned linguist and activist who studied and supported endangered languages around the world.
Oct 19, 2001 · Dr. Kenneth Locke Hale, a master of more than 50 languages and the keeper of aboriginal tongues in danger of vanishing with their speakers, died on Oct. 8 at his home in Lexington, Mass. He was...
The essays in this collection celebrate Ken Hale's lifelong study of underdocumented languages and their implications for universal grammar. The authors report their latest research in syntax, morphology, semantics, phonology, and phonetics.
