Michael Benjamin Helter Rampton (born 31 May 1953) is a British linguist.

Career

Rampton completed a bachelor's degree at the

University of York , mottoeng = On the threshold of wisdom , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £8.0 million , budget = £403.6 million , chancellor = Heather Melville , vice_chancellor = Charlie Jeffery , students ...

in 1976, and obtained a doctorate at the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

in 1987. He was elected a fellow of the

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and the

Royal Anthropological Institute The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI) is a long-established anthropological organisation, and Learned Society, with a global membership. Its remit includes all the component fields of anthropology, such as biolo ...

Books

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rampton, Ben 1953 births Living people Linguists of English Linguists from the United Kingdom Academics of King's College London Alumni of the University of London Alumni of the University of York 20th-century British male writers 21st-century British male writers Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences Fellows of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland