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Motifeme
Kenneth Lee Pike (June 9, 1912 – December 31, 2000) was an American Linguistics, linguist and Anthropology, anthropologist. He was the originator of the theory of tagmemics, the coiner of the terms Emic and etic, "emic" and "etic" and the developer of the constructed language Kalaba-X for use in teaching the theory and practice of translation. In addition, he was the First President of the Bible translation, Bible-translating organization SIL International, Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL), with which he was associated from 1935 until his death. Life Pike was born in Woodstock, Connecticut, and studied theology at Gordon College (Massachusetts), Gordon College, graduating with a Bachelor's degree, B.A. in 1933. He initially wanted to do missionary work in China. When this was denied him, he studied linguistics with the SIL International, Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL). He went to Mexico with SIL, learning Mixtec from native speakers there in 1935. In 1937 Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Woodstock, Connecticut
Woodstock is a New England town, town in Windham County, Connecticut, Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 8,221 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History 17th century In the mid-17th century, John Eliot (missionary), John Eliot, a Puritan missionary to the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Native Americans, established "praying towns", where Native Americans took up Christianity and were expected to renounce their religious ceremonies, traditional dress, and customs. One praying town, called Wabaquasset (Senexet, Wabiquisset), six miles west of the Quinebaug River in present-day Woodstock, was the largest of the three northeastern Connecticut praying towns. In 1675, when King Philip's War broke out, some of the town's Indians, (especially in the southern part of the town) sided with the Mohegans and the English while o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
