Who is the colleague of Ruth Benedict who is know for the development of the discipline of linguistics?
Edward Sapir Edward Sapir ( ; January 26, 1884 – February 4, 1939) was an American anthropologist-linguist, who is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the early development of the discipline of linguistics.
Carol Myers-Scotton Carol Myers-Scotton (born 1934) was a Distinguished Professor Emerita in the Linguistics Program and Department of English at the University of South Carolina until 2003 and is now an adjunct professor in the Department of Linguistics and Languages at Michigan State University, and also a visiting scholar at the MSU African Studies Center.