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Joseph DeChicchis, Ph.D.
デキキス ジョー 教授
Professor DeChicchis has punctuated his academic career with language study in various parts of the world. Trained chiefly
at the University of Pennsylvania in linguistics, philosophy, and mathematics, he also studied semiotics at the University of
Bologna and cognitive studies at the University of Sussex. His doctoral dissertation on syntactic and phonological variation
in Q'eqchi', a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala and Belize, corrected previous views of Q'eqchi' homogeneity. Postdoctoral
research on the Ainu language took him to the University of Tokyo. His interest in world heritage languages continues, and
his work in general language policy is diverse, encompassing the computational encoding of texts, human-machine interface
design, documentary evidence, orthography design, and international legal translation. Professor DeChicchis is a Founding Member
of the Endangered Language Fund, and he is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce.
