Lucy Seki Explained

Lucy Seki
Birth Date:March 27, 1939
Birth Place:Belo Horizonte
Death Place:Campinas
Citizenship:Brazilian
Occupation:Linguist
Spouse:Hiroshi Seki
Alma Mater:Patrice Lumumba University
Discipline:Linguistics
Workplaces:University of Brasília
Main Interests:Indigenous languages of Brazil
Notable Works:Gramática do Kamaiurá, Língua Tupi-Guarani do Alto Xingu

Lucy Seki (27 March 193923 June 2017[1]) was a Brazilian linguist specializing in indigenous languages of the Americas. She authored a grammar of the Kamayurá language.

Biography

Lucy Seki had a Master's and Ph.D. in linguistics from the Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow. She was also awarded a Bachelor in history by the Federal University of Minas Gerais, and did post-doctorate studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She was a full professor at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. In 2010, she was elected an honorary member of the Linguistic Society of America for her outstanding contribution to the field.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.etnolinguistica.org/lucy Lucy Seki (1939-2017) - Biblioteca Digital Curt Nimuendajú
  2. http://www.lsadc.org/info/lsa-honorarymem-year.cfm List of honorary members of the Linguistic Society of America