Background
Professor George Poulos was born in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. Son of Athos and Cleo.
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Professor George Poulos
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Professor George Poulos, South African languages educator. Raikes Scholar, Univ. Witwatersrand, 1971; Institute for Study of Man in Africa Research grantee, 1972; South African National Award for Best Graduate, 1972 (from the S.A. Hellenic and Educational Institute SAHETI; South African Man of the Year Award for Excellence, 1997 (presented by the S. A. Greek Chamber of Commerce and Industries); Alexander Onassis Research Grantee, 1997.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, University Witwatersrand, 1970; Bachelor of Arts with Honours, University Witwatersrand, 1971; Master of Arts, University Witwatersrand, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, Rhodes University, (South Africa),1982.
Career
Junior Lecturer, African Languages, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1971-1975; Assistant Lecturer, 1975-1977; Senior Lecturer, University of South Africa, Pretoria, 1980-1983; Associate Professor, 1983-1985, Professor, 1985-2008; Professor Emeritus 2008-present.
Researcher in Phonetics, as well as Descriptive, Typological, and Evolutionary Linguistics. Author of books: Issues in Zulu Relativization, 1982; Aspects of Venda Grammar, 1986; A Linguistic Analysis of Venda, 1990; A Linguistic Analysis of Northern Sotho, 1994; Languages of the World- Zulu, 1997; A Linguistic Analysis of Zulu, 1998; Learn to Speak Zulu 2003, 2018., ON THE ORIGINS OF HUMAN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE, 2021. Author of numerous articles in international journals. Presenter of various papers at International Conferences.
Research Profile: george-poulos.com
Religion
Greek Orthodox
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Religion
Greek Orthodox
Career
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1971 - 1975
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1980 - 1983
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1983 - 1985
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1985 - 2008
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2008 - present