William Bright yaiku ahli antropologi saka Oxnard, California, Amérikah Sarékat, kalairan taun 1928[1]. Bright naté kuliah sarjana lan doktor (Ph.D) ing University of California taun 1949 lan 1955[1]. Bright nglakoni panalitèn antropologis ing California bab basa Karuk (1949), India (1955), lan California kidul (1959)[1][2]. Dhéwéké wis nulis manéka werna karya antropologis kaya déné The Karok Language (1957), Variation and Change in Language: Essays (1976), lan Language Variation in South Asia (1990)[1][2]. Bright nyumbang pamikiran kang akéh ing bab linguistik, antropologi linguistik, lan sosiolinguistik. Pasumbangan kang paling utama yaiku kajian ing basa bebrayan asli ing California taun 1957 minangka tata basa Karuk[1]. Liyané bab basa-basa asli ing Amerika, dhèwèké uga naliti tata basa lan fonologi basa-basa ing Asia kidul[1].

William Bright
Lair( 1928-08-13)13 Agustus 1928
Oxnard, California
PatiOktober 15, 2006( 2006-10-15) (umur 78)
Louisville, Colorado
BangsaAmérikah Sarékat
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., 1955)
Kondhang ingKajian linguistik, Basa-basa Indian California Indian
Karièr ngèlmiah
BabaganLinguistik, Antropologi, Kajian Native Amerika, Kajian Asia Kidul
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles, University of Colorado, Boulder

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  1. a b c d e f Amit, Vered (2004). Biographical dictionary of social and cultural anthropology. London: Routledge. kc. 101. ISBN 020364459X. OCLC 436848672.
  2. a b "William Bright, 78, Expert in Indigenous Languages, Is Dead". NY times. Dibukak ing 2017-12-18.