Anton Moeliono (21 February 1929 in

Bandung Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...

- 25 July 2011 in

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) was an Indonesian linguist. He is notable for his contribution into codification of the

Indonesian language Indonesian ( ) is the official language, official and national language of Indonesia. It is a standard language, standardized variety (linguistics), variety of Malay language, Malay, an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language that has be ...

and

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,Anton M. Moeliono: Pembaku dan Perawan Bahasa Indonesia Anton M. Moeliono - Unika Atma Jaya
/ref> and also in the field of Indonesian terminology. In 1958, he completed his undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Literature of the

University of Indonesia The University of Indonesia ( id, Universitas Indonesia, abbreviated as UI) is a public university in Depok, West Java and Salemba, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of the oldest tertiary-level educational institutions in Indonesia (known as the Dut ...

.Anton M. Moeliono, Badan Pengembangan Bahasa dan Perbukuan
/ref> In 1965, he obtained his master's degree in

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. In 1971, he undertook postgraduate studies at the

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. He obtained his doctorate in 1981 at the University of Indonesia.In memoriam Professor Emeritus Anton M. Moeliono Bandung, 21 February 1929 – Jakarta, 25 July 2011
/ref> Since 1982, he was a professor there.

Selected bibliography

* ''Fonologi Bahasa Nias Utara'' (1958) * ''On Grammatical Categories in Indonesian'' (1964) * ''Edjaan Baru Bahasa Indonesia'' (1967) * ''Bahasa Indonesia dan Pembakuannya: Suatu Tinjauan Linguistik'' (1969) * ''Ciri-Ciri Bahasa Indonesia yang Baku'' (1976) * ''Santun Bahasa'' (1984) * ''Peranan Bahasa Pembangunan'' (1988) * ''Pedoman Pengembangan Istilah'' (1988)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moeliono, Anton 2011 deaths Linguists from Indonesia University of Indonesia alumni People from Bandung 1929 births Cornell University alumni