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William S-Y. Wang

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William S-Y. Wang is a Chinese linguist born in Shanghai in 1933, known for work on Chinese phonology, language change, and language evolution.

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William S-Y. Wang ranks #146 of 201 in the Linguist ranking, behind Kenneth L. Pike, ahead of Sidney Greenbaum.

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William S-Y. Wang scores 8.02/10 (Great) on Lunoo, making it a well-rated option in the Linguist category. Important Chinese phonology and language evolution scholar; influential but some later evolutionary claims are debated.
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