Guy Deutscher (; born 1969) is an Israeli linguist.
Career Deutscher is an honorary research fellow at the University of Manchester and was a professor in the department of languages and cultures of Ancient Mesopotamia at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. He received an undergraduate degree in mathematics at University of Cambridge, before going on to earn a Ph.D. in linguistics there. After that he undertook research in historical linguistics at St John's College, Cambridge.
Deutscher is the father of Alma Deutscher, a former child prodigy composer and musician.
Awards and honours 2011 Royal Society Prizes for Science Books, shortlist, Through the Language Glass
Selected works Books
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Further reading American Scientist: An interview with Guy Deutscher (Web Archive copy) Interview with Guy Deutscher on the evolution of language Does Your Language Shape How You Think? a NYT Magazine article by Guy Deutscher adapted from his book Through the Language Glass Standing on the Shoulders of Clichés a lighthearted piece about clichés and their contribution to the world