David Gil (linguist)

David Gil
Born (1953-11-01) 1 November 1953
NationalityBritish
OccupationLinguist
Academic background
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Academic work
InstitutionsMax Planck Institute

David Gil (born 1 November 1953 in London, United Kingdom) is a linguist specializing in Indonesian and Malay linguistics. His research interests include Malayic comparative linguistics, syntax, semantics, linguistic typology, and language evolution.