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R. David Zorc

R. David Zorc (also R. David Paul Zorc;[1] born 1943[2]) is an American linguist primarily known for his work on Austronesian languages and linguistics, particularly the Philippine languages.[3][4]

R. David Zorc
Born
Reynold Duane Zorc (changed legally in 1963)

1943
United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationLinguist
SpouseNellie Reyes Prado Zorc
ChildrenDavid Nicolas Prado Zorc
Parent(s)Joseph John Zorc, Anne Gertrude Slana Zorc
Academic background
Alma materCornell University
ThesisThe Bisayan dialects of the Philippines: Subgrouping and reconstruction (1975)
Doctoral advisorCharles F. Hockett
Other advisorsJohn U. Wolff
Academic work
DisciplineLinguist
InstitutionsLanguage Research Center & Dunwoody Press, Hyattsvile, MD
Main interestsAustronesian linguistics, historical linguistics
Websitezorc.net

Education

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Zorc graduated cum laude with an A.B. in Philosophy from Georgetown University in 1965. From 1965 to 1969, he was a Peace Corps member in the Philippines. In 1971, he obtained an M.A. in Linguistics & Anthropology from Cornell University, and graduated with a Ph.D. in Linguistics in 1975.[5] His doctoral dissertation was a comprehensive survey of the Bisayan languages.[6]

Career

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From 1976 to 1986, Zorc was a Senior Lecturer at the School of Australian Linguistics (SAL).[7]

Zorc has contributed to major works on Austronesian historical linguistics such as the Comparative Austronesian Dictionary (1995), to which he contributed an index of Proto-Austronesian reconstructions.[8] He has also published various dictionaries such as the Tagalog slang dictionary (1991).[9][10]

Other than Austronesian languages, Zorc has also published works on Armenian, Nguni languages, and Cushitic languages.[11]

Personal life

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Zorc currently lives in Wheaton, Maryland.[5]

Selected publications

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The following are some of Zorc's works.

  • Austin, P., McConvell, P., Day, R., Black, P., Zorc, R., Schebeck, B., McKay, G., Hale, K., Laughren, M., Nash, D., Wierzbicka, A., Laughren, M. and Koch, H. editors. Papers in Australian Linguistics No. 15: Australian Aboriginal lexicography. A-66, xii + 185 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1983. doi:10.15144/PL-A66
  • Zorc, R. David. "A Yolngu-Matha Dictionary - Plans and Proposals". In Austin, P., McConvell, P., Day, R., Black, P., Zorc, R., Schebeck, B., McKay, G., Hale, K., Laughren, M., Nash, D., Wierzbicka, A., Laughren, M. and Koch, H. editors, Papers in Australian Linguistics No. 15: Australian Aboriginal lexicography. A-66:31-40. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1983. doi:10.15144/PL-A66.31
  • Zorc, R. David. The Bisayan dialects of the Philippines: Subgrouping and reconstruction. C-44, xxiv + 351 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1977. doi:10.15144/PL-C44
  • Zorc, R. David. "On the Development of Contrastive Word Accent: Pangasinan, a Case in Point". In Nguyễn Đ.L. editor, Southeast Asian linguistic studies, Vol. 3. C-45:241-258. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1979. doi:10.15144/PL-C45.241
  • Zorc, R. David. "Proto-Philippine Word Accent: Innovation or Proto-Hesperonesian Retention?". In Wurm, S.A. and Carrington, L. editors, Second International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics: Proceedings. C-61:67-119. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1978. doi:10.15144/PL-C61.67
  • Zorc, R. David. "Where, O where, have the laryngeals gone? Austronesian laryngeals re-examined". In Halim, A., Carrington, L. and Wurm, S.A. editors, Papers from the Third International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, Vol. 2: Tracking the travellers. C-75:111-144. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1982. doi:10.15144/PL-C75.111
  • Zorc, R. David. "Some historical linguistic contributions to sociolinguistics". In Geraghty, P., Carrington, L. and Wurm, S.A. editors, FOCAL I: Papers from the Fourth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics. C-93:341-355. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1986. doi:10.15144/PL-C93.341
  • Zorc, R. David. "The genetic relationships of Philippine languages". In Geraghty, P., Carrington, L. and Wurm, S.A. editors, FOCAL II: Papers from the Fourth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics. C-94:147-173. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1986. doi:10.15144/PL-C94.147
  • Zorc, R. David. "Austronesian apicals (*dDzZ) and the Philippine non-evidence". In Laycock, D.C. and Winter, W. editors, A World of language: Papers presented to Professor S.A. Wurm on his 65th birthday. C-100:751-761. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1987.
  • Zorc, R. David. "Austronesian culture history through reconstructed vocabulary (an overview)". In Pawley, A.K. and Ross, M.D. editors, Austronesian Terminologies: Continuity and change. C-127:541-594. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1994. doi:10.15144/PL-C127.541

References

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  1. ^ "Zorc, R. David Paul". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  2. ^ Zorc, R. David. "Yolngu-Matha dictionary". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  3. ^ "Episode 13: R. David Zorc, part 1, on the Bisayan languages". The Weekly Linguist Podcast. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  4. ^ "Episode 14: R. David Zorc, part 2, more on the Bisayan languages". The Weekly Linguist Podcast. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  5. ^ a b R. David Zorc. zorc.net. Accessed 2022-03-17.
  6. ^ Zorc, R. David. The Bisayan dialects of the Philippines: Subgrouping and reconstruction. C-44, xxiv + 351 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1977. doi:10.15144/PL-C44
  7. ^ Black, P. and Breen, G. "The School of Australian Linguistics". In Simpson, J., Nash, D., Laughren, M., Austin, P. and Alpher, B. editors, Forty years on: Ken Hale and Australian languages. PL-512:161-178. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 2001. doi:10.15144/PL-512.161
  8. ^ Zorc, R. David. "7. A glossary of Austronesian reconstructions". Comparative Austronesian Dictionary. Berlin, New York: De Gruyter Mouton. doi:10.1515/9783110884012.2.1105.
  9. ^ Zorc, R. David (1991). Tagalog slang dictionary. Kensington, MD: Dunwoody Press. ISBN 978-0-931745-56-0. OCLC 26179986.
  10. ^ Tan, Michael L. (2013-05-09). "Wise voting". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  11. ^ "R. David Zorc Field Notes". SEAlang Projects. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
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