Anton Moedardo Moeliono (21 February 1929 in

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– 25 July 2011 in

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) was an Indonesian linguist. He is notable for his contribution into codification of the

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and

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, and also in the field of Indonesian terminology. In 1958, he completed his undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Literature of the

University of Indonesia The University of Indonesia (UI; ) is a public university in Depok, West Java and Salemba, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of the oldest tertiary-level educational institutions in Indonesia (known as the Dutch East Indies when UI was established) ...

.Anton M. Moeliono, Badan Pengembangan Bahasa dan Perbukuan
/ref> In 1965, he obtained his master's degree in

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Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

. In 1971, he undertook postgraduate studies at the

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. He obtained his doctorate in 1981 at the University of Indonesia. Since 1982, he was a professor there.

Selected bibliography

* ''Fonologi Bahasa Nias Utara'' (1958) * ''On Grammatical Categories in Indonesian'' (1964) * ''Edjaan Baru Bahasa Indonesia'' (1967) * ''Bahasa Indonesia dan Pembakuannya: Suatu Tinjauan Linguistik'' (1969) * ''Ciri-Ciri Bahasa Indonesia yang Baku'' (1976) * ''Santun Bahasa'' (1984) * ''Peranan Bahasa Pembangunan'' (1988) * ''Pedoman Pengembangan Istilah'' (1988)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moeliono, Anton 2011 deaths Linguists from Indonesia University of Indonesia alumni People from Bandung 1929 births Cornell University alumni Indonesian Roman Catholics