Michael Benjamin Helter Rampton (born 31 May 1953) is a British linguist.
Career
Rampton completed a bachelor's degree at the
University of York
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, type = Public research university
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, budget = £403.6 million
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, vice_chancellor = Charlie Jeffery
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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
Academy of Social Sciences
The Academy of Social Sciences is a representative body for social sciences in the United Kingdom. The Academy promotes social science through its sponsorship of the Campaign for Social Science, its links with Government on a variety of matters, a ...
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 ...
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References
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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