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John McWhorter

ジョン・マクウォーター　/　じょん・まくうぉーたー

American creolist

October 6, 1965 (age 60)　・　Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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My Take

John McWhorter is one of those intellectuals I'd love to share a long conversation with. Born in Philadelphia in 1965 and Stanford-trained, he's a linguist who teaches at Columbia while also lecturing on music history, a breadth I find genuinely appealing. A creolist by trade, he's equally a provocative commentator on race. What I respect is that he refuses to hide in the ivory tower, instead arguing his case openly in the New York Times. He's a polarizing figure, no doubt, but the willingness to think for himself and say it out loud earns my respect. I like how he reads society through language.

Overview

John Hamilton McWhorter V (; born October 6, 1965) is an American linguist. He is an associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University, where he also teaches American studies and music history. He has authored a number of books on race relations and African-American culture, and is a political commentator especially in his New York Times newsletter.

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1. Profile

Name (English): John McWhorter
Name (Japanese): ジョン・マクウォーター
Reading: じょん・まくうぉーたー
Born: October 6, 1965 (age 60)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Snake
Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Occupation: creolist / professor / writer / philologist / linguist

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University: Stanford University

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