Joan Bybee

American linguist
Person human Q4075377
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Summary

Joan Bybee is a human[1]. Born in New Orleans[2], she… she was born on February 11, 1945[3]. She worked as a linguist[4], university teacher[5], and philologist[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Joan Bybee's place of birth was New Orleans[2].
  • Joan Bybee was born on February 11, 1945[3].
  • Joan Bybee held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Joan Bybee worked as a linguist[4].
  • Joan Bybee's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Joan Bybee's professions included philologist[6].
  • Joan Bybee's field of work was phonology[9].
  • Joan Bybee's field of work was linguistics[10].
  • Joan Bybee's field of work was morphology[11].
  • Joan Bybee's field of work was cognitive linguistics[12].
  • Joan Bybee held the position of president of the Linguistic Society of America[13].
  • Joan Bybee was employed by University of New Mexico[14].
  • Joan Bybee was educated at University of Texas at Austin[15].
  • Joan Bybee was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[16].
  • Joan Bybee's education included a stint at San Diego State University[17].
  • Joan Bybee received the Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[18].
  • Joan Bybee received the Guggenheim Fellowship[19].
  • Joan Bybee was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[20].
  • Joan Bybee is recorded as female[21].
  • Joan Bybee's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Joan Bybee supervised Bernadete Abaurre as a doctoral student[23].
  • Joan Bybee's residence is recorded as New Mexico[24].
  • Joan Bybee's family name is recorded as Bybee[25].
  • Joan Bybee's given name is recorded as Joan[26].
  • Joan Bybee's official website is recorded as https://www.unm.edu/~jbybee/[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in New Orleans[2], Joan Bybee… she was born on February 11, 1945[3].

Education

Educated at University of Texas at Austin[15], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1883[30], headquartered in Austin[31]; University of California, Los Angeles[16], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1919[34], headquartered in Los Angeles[35]; and San Diego State University[17], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1897[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4], university teacher[5], and philologist[6]. Fields of work include phonology[9], a language subsystem[39]; linguistics[10], an academic discipline[40]; morphology[11], an academic major[41]; and cognitive linguistics[12], an interdisciplinary science[42]. Joan Bybee was employed by University of New Mexico[14]. She held the position of president of the Linguistic Society of America[13]. She supervised Bernadete Abaurre as a doctoral student[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[18] and Guggenheim Fellowship[19], a fellowship grant[43], in United States[44], founded in 1925[45].

Why It Matters

Joan Bybee ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7] She is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Joan Bybee born?

Joan Bybee was born in New Orleans[2].

What did Joan Bybee do for work?

Joan Bybee worked as linguist[4], university teacher[5], and philologist[6].

Where did Joan Bybee go to school?

Joan Bybee was educated at University of Texas at Austin[15], University of California, Los Angeles[16], and San Diego State University[17].

What awards did Joan Bybee receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[18] and Guggenheim Fellowship[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'pt', 'ru']
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    Orcid id → 0000-0001-7043-3539
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Joan
    Field of work → phonology, linguistics, morphology +1
    Doctoral student → Bernadete Abaurre
    Family name → Bybee
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