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Foundational understanding for language development work of all kinds
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The following have served as International Linguistics Consultants. This role was discontinued at the end of 2011.
Joan BaartRudy BarlaanThomas BearthJohn Bendor-SamuelAndy BlackCheri BlackRegina BlassLeslie BruceEunice BurgessDonald A. BurquestMike CahillRobert CarlsonEugene CasadRod CasaliRoss CaughleyJohn CliftonDesmond DerbyshireLon DiehlBob DooleyDaniel EverettKarl FranklinDavid Frank
Donald FrantzWarren GloverKenneth J. GregersonJoseph E. GrimesAustin HaleAlan HealeyPhyllis HealeyLou HohulinGeorge HuttarAlan S. KayePaul KroegerConstance Kutsch LojengaMildred LarsonStephen H. LevinsohnRobert LitteralRobert LongacreEugene E. LoosIvan LoweSteve MarlettKenneth MaryottMike MaxwellKenneth A. McElhanon
Tony NadenKen OlsonKemp PallesenDavid PayneDoris PayneThomas PayneVelma B. PickettEunice PikeEvelyn G. PikeRichard S. PittmanRandy RadneyJim RobertsJohn RobertsGary SimonsKeith SniderDavid ThomasRené van den BergDavid WeberKlaus WedekindUrsula WiesemannMary Ruth WiseElmer Wolfenden
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