Joan Bybee

American linguist
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Joan Bybee

Summary

Joan Bybee is a human[1]. Born in New Orleans[2], she… she was born on February 11, 1945[3]. She worked as a linguist[4] and university teacher[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Joan Bybee's place of birth was New Orleans[2].
  • Joan Bybee was born on February 11, 1945[3].
  • Joan Bybee held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Joan Bybee worked as a linguist[4].
  • Joan Bybee's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Joan Bybee's field of work was phonology[8].
  • Joan Bybee's field of work was linguistics[9].
  • Joan Bybee's field of work was morphology[10].
  • Joan Bybee's field of work was cognitive linguistics[11].
  • Joan Bybee held the position of president of the Linguistic Society of America[12].
  • Joan Bybee was employed by University of New Mexico[13].
  • Joan Bybee was educated at University of Texas at Austin[14].
  • Joan Bybee was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[15].
  • Joan Bybee was educated at San Diego State University[16].
  • Joan Bybee received the Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[17].
  • Joan Bybee received the Guggenheim Fellowship[18].
  • Joan Bybee was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19].
  • Joan Bybee is recorded as female[20].
  • Joan Bybee's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Joan Bybee supervised Bernadete Abaurre as a doctoral student[22].
  • Joan Bybee's residence is recorded as New Mexico[23].
  • Joan Bybee's family name is recorded as Bybee[24].
  • Joan Bybee's given name is recorded as Joan[25].
  • Joan Bybee's official website is recorded as https://www.unm.edu/~jbybee/[26].
  • Joan Bybee's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in New Orleans[2], Joan Bybee… she was born on February 11, 1945[3].

Education

Educated at University of Texas at Austin[14], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1883[30], headquartered in Austin[31]; University of California, Los Angeles[15], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1919[34], headquartered in Los Angeles[35]; and San Diego State University[16], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1897[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include phonology[8], a language subsystem[39]; linguistics[9], an academic discipline[40]; morphology[10], an academic major[41]; and cognitive linguistics[11], an interdisciplinary science[42]. Joan Bybee was employed by University of New Mexico[13]. She held the position of president of the Linguistic Society of America[12]. She supervised Bernadete Abaurre as a doctoral student[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[17] and Guggenheim Fellowship[18], a fellowship grant[43], in United States[44], founded in 1925[45].

Why It Matters

Joan Bybee ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6] She is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Joan Bybee born?

Joan Bybee was born in New Orleans[2].

What did Joan Bybee do for work?

Joan Bybee worked as linguist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Joan Bybee go to school?

Joan Bybee was educated at University of Texas at Austin[14], University of California, Los Angeles[15], and San Diego State University[16].

What awards did Joan Bybee receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[17] and Guggenheim Fellowship[18].

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  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Joan
    Field of work phonology, linguistics, morphology +1
    Doctoral student Bernadete Abaurre
    Family name Bybee
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