In 1917, this man engaged in a famous debate with Alfred Kroeber on the nature of the superorganic.
In 1917, this man engaged in a famous debate with Alfred Kroeber on the nature of the superorganic. While at the University of Chicago, he had a notable collaboration with Harry Stack Sullivan, during which he wrote his analysis Navajo Texts. Prior to this he was the chief ethnologist for the Geological Survey of Canada, this led to his methodological work, Time Perspective in Aboriginal American Culture. Other important works include the article "Sound Patterns in Language", and a more famous theoretical collaboration. FTP, identify this author of Language, best known for the linguistic theory he posited with his student Benjamin Wharf.
In 1917, this man engaged in a famous debate with Alfred Kroeber on the nature of the superorganic.
Edward Sapir