Lorenzo Dow Turner (1890–1972) has been called the first African American linguist, and founder of Gullah studies. He helped establish linguistics and the field of dialect geography in the United States before World War II.
Lorenzo Dow Turner (1890–1972) has been called the first African American linguist, and founder of Gullah studies. He helped establish linguistics and the field of dialect geography in the United States before World War II.
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