Einar Ingvald Haugen (April 19, 1906 - June 20, 1994) was a linguist and Professor at University of Wisconsin and Harvard University. April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Linguistics is the scientific study of human language, and someone who engages in this study is called a linguist or linguistician. ... A professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) (prof for short) is a senior teacher, lecturer and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... The University of Wisconsin was founded in 1848 and is the largest university in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ...

Haugen (pronounced HOW-gən) was born in Sioux City, Iowa to Norwegians from the town of Oppdal in Norway. As a young child, the family moved back to Oppdal for a few years, but then returned to the United States. He attended Morningside College in Sioux City but transferred to St. Olaf College to study with Ole Edvart Rølvaag, where he earned his B.A. in 1928. He immediately went on to graduate studies in linguistics at the University of Illinois, where he was awarded his Ph.D. in 1931. Motto: Nickname: Location in Iowa Founded Incorporated 1854 1857  County Woodbury County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Karen VanDeSteeg Area  - Total  - Water 144. ... View of Vangslia in Oppdal, with the main church, known locally as Marit Vang County Sør-Trøndelag Landscape Dovre region Municipality NO-1634 Administrative centre Aune Mayor (2004) Ola Røtvei (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 21 2,274 km² 2,202 km² 0. ... Morningside College is a liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church in Sioux City, Iowa. ... St. ... Ole Edvart Rølvaag Ole Edvart Rølvaag (spelled Rolvaag in the United States) (April 22, 1876 - November 5, 1931) was a Norwegian-American writer and professor, well known for his writings on the immigrant experience. ... The University of Illinois is the set of three public universities in Illinois. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Haugen joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin in 1931, where he stayed until 1962. He was made Victor S. Thomas Professor of Scandinavian and Linguistics at Harvard University in 1964, and stayed here until his retirement in 1975. Haugen served as president of the Linguistic Society of America, the American Dialect Society, and the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Linguistic Society of America (LSA) is an organization devoted to the scientific study of human language, and is the major professional society for linguistic researchers in North America and beyond. ... According to its web site, the American Dialect Society, founded in 1889, is dedicated to the study of the English language in North America, and of other languages, or dialects of other languages, influencing it or influenced by it. ...

Haugen is credited for having pioneered the field of sociolinguistics and being a leading scholar within the field of Norwegian-American studies, including Old Norse studies. Perhaps his most important work was The Norwegian language in America; A study in bilingual behavior (ISBN 0253341159). In addition to several important works within these fields, he wrote the authoritative work on the dialect of his ancestral home of Oppdal and a book entitled The Ecology of Language, with which he pioneered a new field of linguistics later called Ecolinguistics. Sociolinguistics is the study of the effect of any and all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context, on the way language is used. ... Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... Ecolinguistics A branch of linguistics which links ecology with the study of language. ...

External links

• Memorial minute from Harvard University