Background
Bright, William Oliver was born on August 13, 1928 in Oxnard, California, United States. Son of Oliver Edward and Ethel (Ruggles) Bright.
Bright, William Oliver was born on August 13, 1928 in Oxnard, California, United States. Son of Oliver Edward and Ethel (Ruggles) Bright.
Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics, University of California-Berkeley, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-Berkeley, 1955.
Junior linguistics scholar, Deccan College, Poona, India, 1955-1957; linguist, State Department, Washington, 1957-1958; assistant professor speech, University of California at Berkeley, 1958-1959; member of faculty, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1959; associate professor anthropology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962-1966; professor linguistics and anthropology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1966-1988; emeritus professor linguistics and anthropology, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1988. Adjunct Professor linguistics U. Colorado, Boulder, since 1992.
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Served with Army of the United States, 1952-1954. Member Linguistic Society of America (president 1989, editor journal Language 1966-1988), American Anthropological Association, Linguistic Society India, Society Study of Indigenous Languages of Americas (president 1995).
Married Elizabeth Halloran, February 2, 1952. 1 child, Susannah; married Jane Orstan, June 16, 1962. Married Marcia Andersen, December 24, 1964.
Married Debra Levy, September 20, 1975. Married Lise Menn, November 28, 1987.