Joan Bybee
PhD
Joan Bybee
PhD
Dr. Joan Bybee is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Linguistics at the University of New Mexico. Her pioneering research on usage-based grammar and phonology has reshaped how linguists understand language structure, acquisition, and change. Bybee’s work, spanning topics from grammaticalization to frequency effects, demonstrates that linguistic patterns emerge through repeated social use rather than innate rules. She is the author of Phonology and Language Use and The Evolution of Grammar, and a leading voice in cognitive and functional linguistics. Unlimited
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