Capell, Arthur

Linguist and anthropologist. Capell was ordained an Anglican minister in 1926, and shortly after became a Reader in Oceanic languages at Sydney University. His early and significant linguistic work was in New Guinea. Capell published a large number of works on language. His works include 'Handbook of Australian languages', 'A new approach to Australian linguistics,' and linguistic surveys of Australia, the South-Western Pacific and New Guinea.

From the description of Papers of Arthur Capell, [ca. 1890-1989] [manuscript]. [ca. 1890-1989]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 436100241

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