. "1936-06-22Z"^^ . "Givon, Thomas"@en . "Thomas Givon"@en . . "Thomas Givon (also known as Talmy Giv\u00F3n) (born June 22, 1936) is a linguist and writer. He is one of the founders of functionalism in linguistics. He is one of the founders of the linguistics department at the University of Oregon based on his functional-adaptive approach to language and communication."@en . . "Israeli linguist" . . . "Givon, Talmy"@en . "1936Z"^^ .