List of Linguists - K

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• Kaplan, Ronald M. (United States), computational linguistics
• Karadžić, Vuk Stefanović (Serbia, 1787–1864), Serbian language, lexicography
• Kari, James (United States), Native American languages
• Kasravi, Ahmad (Iran, 1890–1946), ancient languages, Iranian languages
• Katz, Jerrold J. (United States, 1932–2002), semantics, generative grammar
• Kaufman, Terrence (United States), historical linguistics, contact linguistics, Mesoamerican languages
• Kay, Martin (UK, United States), computational linguistics
• Kay, Paul (United States), construction grammar
• Kayne, Richard (United States), syntax, transformational grammar
• Kazama Kiyozō (Japan, 1928–), Japanese language
• Kazama Shinjirō (Japan, 1965–), Japanese language
• Keating, Patricia (United States), phonetics
• Keenan, Edward (United States), typology, semantics, Malagasy language
• Kellogg, Samuel H. (United States), Hindi language
• Kenyon, John Samuel (United States, 1874–1959), English language, lexicography, phonology
• Keyser, Samuel Jay (United States, 1935–), phonology, English language
• Kiesling, Scott Fabius (United States), sociolinguistics
• Kindaichi Haruhiko (Japan, 1913–2004), Japanese language
• Kindaichi Kyōsuke (Japan, 1882–1971), Ainu language
• Kinkade, M. Dale (United States, 1933–2004), Salishan languages
• Kiparsky, Paul (Finland/United States, 1941–), phonology, morphology
• Kirby, Simon (UK) computational linguistics, evolutionary linguistics
• Klima, Edward (United States, 1931–2008), sign language
• Knechtges, David R. (United States), East Asian languages, Chinese language
• Knorozov, Yuri Valentinovich (Russia, 1922–1999), Maya hieroglyphics, writing systems
• Kober, Alice (UK/United States, 1906–1950), Linear B
• Kordić, Snježana (Croatia, 1964-), Serbo-Croatian language, syntax, sociolinguistics
• Kornai András (Hungary/United States, 1957–), mathematical linguistics, phonology, morphology, Hungarian language, syntax
• Kornfilt, Jaklin, theoretical linguistics, syntax, morphology, Turkic languages, Germanic languages
• Korsakov, Andrey Konstantinovich (Russia/Ukraine, 1916–2007), Germanic languages, English language, morphology, syntax
• Korzybski, Alfred Habdank Skarbek (Poland/United States, 1879–1950), general semantics
• Koster, Jan (Netherlands, 1945–), generative grammar
• Krahe, Hans (Germany, 1898–1965), Indo-European languages, Illyrian language
• Krashen, Stephen (United States, 1941–), second language acquisition
• Kratzer, Angelika (United States/Germany), semantics
• Krauss, Michael E. (United States, 1941–), Native American languages
• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (India, 1929–), Dravidian languages
• Kroeber, Alfred Louis (United States, 1876–1960), Native American languages
• Kucera, Henry (Czech Republic/United States, 1925–), computational linguistics
• Kuno Susumu (Japan/United States, 1933–), Dravidian languages, Japanese language, syntax
• Kurath, Hans (Austria/United States, 1891–1992), English language, lexicography, dialectology
• Kuroda Shigeyuki (Japan, 1934–2009), Japanese language
• Kuryłowicz, Jerzy (Poland, 1895–1978), Indo-European languages, syntax, morphology
• Kychanov, Evgenij Ivanovich (Russia, 1932–), Tangut language