Charles V. Taylor (linguist)
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Dr. Charles V. Taylor was an Australian linguist and the author of at least 19 books on topics ranging from African linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....

 to church history. He was also known as a Bible teacher and a frequent Christian magazine contributor.

Eduacation

Taylor held B.A.s in languages, theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...

, and music
Music education
Music education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. It touches on all domains of learning, including the psychomotor domain , the cognitive domain , and, in particular and significant ways,the affective domain, including music appreciation and sensitivity...

; an M.A. in applied linguistics
Applied linguistics
Applied linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of study that identifies, investigates, and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems...

; and a Ph.D. in a Central African language.

Notable Positions

Taylor was a Fellow of the Institute of Linguists, and he served as coordinator of applied linguistics courses at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...

 for eight years. He also served on the staff of Garden City School of Ministries and on the board of the Creation Science Foundation. He died in his nineties in 2009.

Works

Taylors books include the decisive source for information on the Ugandan language Nkore-Kiga.
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