Brian MacWhinney

American psychologist and linguist
Person human Q4964573
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Brian MacWhinney

Summary

Brian MacWhinney is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on August 22, 1945[3]. He worked as a linguist[4], psychologist[5], researcher[6], university teacher[7], and neuroscientist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in New York City[2], Brian MacWhinney…
  • Brian MacWhinney was born on August 22, 1945[3].
  • Brian MacWhinney held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Brian MacWhinney's professions included linguist[4].
  • Brian MacWhinney's professions included psychologist[5].
  • Brian MacWhinney's professions included researcher[6].
  • Brian MacWhinney's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Brian MacWhinney's professions included neuroscientist[8].
  • Brian MacWhinney's field of work was first language acquisition[11].
  • Brian MacWhinney's field of work was psycholinguistics[12].
  • Brian MacWhinney's field of work was computational linguistics[13].
  • Brian MacWhinney's field of work was neurolinguistics[14].
  • Brian MacWhinney's field of work was linguistics research[15].
  • Among Brian MacWhinney's employers was Carnegie Mellon University[16].
  • Brian MacWhinney was employed by University of Denver[17].
  • Among Brian MacWhinney's employers was Carnegie Mellon University[18].
  • Brian MacWhinney's doctoral advisor was Susan M. Ervin-Tripp[19].
  • Brian MacWhinney is recorded as male[20].
  • Brian MacWhinney's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Brian MacWhinney's residence is recorded as Pittsburgh[22].
  • Brian MacWhinney's family name is recorded as MacWhinney[23].
  • Brian MacWhinney's given name is recorded as Brian[24].
  • Brian MacWhinney's work location is recorded as Pittsburgh[25].
  • Brian MacWhinney's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].

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Origins and Family

Brian MacWhinney was born in New York City[2]. He was born on August 22, 1945[3].

Education

Brian MacWhinney's doctoral advisor was Susan M. Ervin-Tripp[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4], psychologist[5], researcher[6], university teacher[7], and neuroscientist[8]. Fields of work include first language acquisition[11]; psycholinguistics[12], a field of study[27]; computational linguistics[13], an interdisciplinary science[28]; neurolinguistics[14], an interdisciplinary science[29]; and linguistics research[15]. Employers include Carnegie Mellon University[16], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1900[32], headquartered in Pittsburgh[33] and University of Denver[17], a research university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1864[36], headquartered in Denver[37].

Why It Matters

Brian MacWhinney ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Brian MacWhinney born?

Born in New York City[2], Brian MacWhinney…

What did Brian MacWhinney do for work?

Brian MacWhinney worked as linguist[4], psychologist[5], researcher[6], university teacher[7], and neuroscientist[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . ORCID Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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