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John Gumperz

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John Gumperz was an American sociolinguist whose work on code-switching and interactional sociolinguistics shaped the field from the 1960s.

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John Gumperz ranks #25 of 201 in the Linguist ranking, behind Bernhard Karlgren, ahead of Antoine Meillet.

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John Gumperz scores 8.78/10 (Great) on Lunoo, making it a well-rated option in the Linguist category. Interactional sociolinguistics and code-switching work are foundational; high impact across anthropology and discourse studies.
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