William A. Foley
William A. Foley | |
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| Born | William Auguste Foley 1949 |
| Nationality | Australian/American |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Columbia University, University of Sydney |
| Main interests | Papuan languages and Neurolinguistics |
| Notable works | The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986) |
| Notable ideas | Role and reference grammar |
William A. Foley FAHA (William Auguste "Bill" Foley; born 1949) is an American linguist and professor at Columbia University. He previously worked at the University of Sydney. He specializes in Papuan and Austronesian languages. Foley developed Role and Reference Grammar in a partnership with Robert Van Valin.