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Lorenzo Dow Turner

African-American academic and linguist who researched the Gullah language of the Low Country of coastal southeastern United States.

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American sociolinguist, father of Gullah Studies (1890-1972)

Born 1890
Died 1972

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  • Cover of: Anti-slavery sentiment in American literature prior to 1865.

    First published in 1929 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Africanisms in the Gullah dialect

    First published in 1949 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Krio texts: with grammatical notes and translations in English

    First published in 1965 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Notes on the sounds and vocabulary of Gullah

    First published in 1945 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Readings from Negro authors: for schools and colleges, with a bibliography of Negro literature

    First published in 1931 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: An Anthology of Krio folklore and literature: with notes and interlinear translation in English

    First published in 1963 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Krio language of Sierra Leone, West Africa

    First published in 1963 1 edition in 1 language
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American sociolinguist, father of Gullah Studies (1890-1972)

Born 1890
Died 1972
Subjects
American literature, Bibliography, Krio language, African American authors, African Americans, Controversial literature, English Creole dialects, Etymology, Folklore, Grammar, Gullahs, History and criticism, Krio Folk literature, Krio literature, Language, Linguistics, Literary collections, Sea Islands Creole dialect, Slavery, Slavery in literature, Südstaaten
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Sierra Leone, United States

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January 5, 2024 Edited by identifiers
January 5, 2024 Edited by Added new photo
April 27, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris Add birth & death dates & brief bio from Wikidata
September 6, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import