. "1939-02-04Z"^^ . . . . . . "1884Z"^^ . "Sapir, Edward"@en . . . . . "Edward Sapir"@en . . "1884-01-26Z"^^ . "1939Z"^^ . . "Edward Sapir (/s\u0259\u02C8p\u026A\u0259r/; 1884\u20131939) was an American anthropologist-linguist, who is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the early development of the discipline of linguistics.Sapir was born in German Pomerania; his parents emigrated to America when he was a child. He studied Germanic linguistics at Columbia, where he came under the influence of Franz Boas who inspired him to work on Native American languages. While finishing his Ph.D."@en . . . . "American linguist and anthropologist" . .