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J. K. "Jack" Chambers (born 12 July 1938 in Grimsby, Ontario) is a Canadian linguist, and a well-known expert on language variation and change, who has played an important role in research on Canadian English since the 1980s; he has coined the terms "Canadian Raising" and "Canadian Dainty", the latter used for Canadian speech that mimics the British, popular till the mid-20th century. He has been a professor of linguistics at the University of Toronto since receiving his a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta in 1970. He has also been a visiting professor at many universities worldwide, including Hong Kong University, University of Szeged, Hungary, University of Kiel in Germany, Canterbury University in New Zealand, the University of Reading and the University of York in the UK. He is the

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  • J. K. "Jack" Chambers (born 12 July 1938 in Grimsby, Ontario) is a Canadian linguist, and a well-known expert on language variation and change, who has played an important role in research on Canadian English since the 1980s; he has coined the terms "Canadian Raising" and "Canadian Dainty", the latter used for Canadian speech that mimics the British, popular till the mid-20th century. He has been a professor of linguistics at the University of Toronto since receiving his a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta in 1970. He has also been a visiting professor at many universities worldwide, including Hong Kong University, University of Szeged, Hungary, University of Kiel in Germany, Canterbury University in New Zealand, the University of Reading and the University of York in the UK. He is the author of the website Dialect Topography, which compiles information about dialectal variation in the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. Chambers has also written extensively on jazz, including such figures as Miles Davis and Duke Ellington. (en)
  • Jack Chambers, także J.K. Chambers (ur. 12 lipca 1938 w Grimsby) – kanadyjski językoznawca. Zajmuje się wariacyjnością i zmiennością języka. Jest specjalistą od angielszczyzny kanadyjskiej. Prowadzi szeroko zakrojone badania w dziedzinie socjolingwistyki. Wprowadził do lingwistyki termin „Canadian raising”, określający typowo kanadyjską formę wymowy. Studia magisterskie z zakresu anglistyki ukończył na Uniwersytecie Królowej w Kingston. Doktorat z językoznawstwa uzyskał w 1970 r. na Uniwersytecie Alberty. Objął stanowisko profesora lingwistyki na Uniwersytecie w Toronto. Zajmuje się także krytyką jazzową. (pl)
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  • J. K. "Jack" Chambers (born 12 July 1938 in Grimsby, Ontario) is a Canadian linguist, and a well-known expert on language variation and change, who has played an important role in research on Canadian English since the 1980s; he has coined the terms "Canadian Raising" and "Canadian Dainty", the latter used for Canadian speech that mimics the British, popular till the mid-20th century. He has been a professor of linguistics at the University of Toronto since receiving his a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta in 1970. He has also been a visiting professor at many universities worldwide, including Hong Kong University, University of Szeged, Hungary, University of Kiel in Germany, Canterbury University in New Zealand, the University of Reading and the University of York in the UK. He is the (en)
  • Jack Chambers, także J.K. Chambers (ur. 12 lipca 1938 w Grimsby) – kanadyjski językoznawca. Zajmuje się wariacyjnością i zmiennością języka. Jest specjalistą od angielszczyzny kanadyjskiej. Prowadzi szeroko zakrojone badania w dziedzinie socjolingwistyki. Wprowadził do lingwistyki termin „Canadian raising”, określający typowo kanadyjską formę wymowy. Studia magisterskie z zakresu anglistyki ukończył na Uniwersytecie Królowej w Kingston. Doktorat z językoznawstwa uzyskał w 1970 r. na Uniwersytecie Alberty. Objął stanowisko profesora lingwistyki na Uniwersytecie w Toronto. (pl)
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  • Jack Chambers (linguist) (en)
  • Jack Chambers (pl)
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