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John McWhorter Biography

John McWhorter is one of the most popular and richest Linguist who was born on October 6, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

John Hamilton McWhorter V (/m ə k ˈ hw ɔːr t ər / ; born October 6, 1965) is an American academic and linguist who is associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, where he teaches linguistics, American studies, philosophy, and music history. He is the author of a number of books on language and on race relations, and his writing has appeared in many prominent magazines. His research specializes on how creole languages form, and how language grammars change as the result of sociohistorical phenomena.

Since 2008, he has taught linguistics, American studies, and classes in the core curriculum program at Columbia University, where he is currently an associate professor in the English and comparative literature department. After graduation McWhorter was an associate professor of linguistics at Cornell University from 1993 to 1995 before taking up a position as associate professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1995 until 2003. He left that position to become a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank. He was contributing editor at The New Republic from 2001 to 2014. From 2006 to 2008 he was a columnist for the New York Sun and he has written columns regularly for The Root, The New York Daily News, The Daily Beast, CNN and Time Ideas.

NameJohn McWhorter
First NameJonah
Last NameJenkins
OccupationLinguist
BirthdayOctober 6
Birth Year1965
Place of BirthPhiladelphia
Home TownPennsylvania
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignLibra
Full/Birth Name
ParentsJohn Hamilton McWhorter IV
SiblingsHolly McWhorter
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Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In April 2015, McWhorter appeared on NPR and said that the use of the word “thug” was becoming code for “the N-word” or “black people ruining things” when used by whites in reference to criminal activity. He added that use by President Obama and former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (for which she later apologized) could not be interpreted in the same way, given that the black community’s use of “thug” may positively connote admiration for black self-direction and survival. McWhorter clarified his views in an article in the Washington Post.

John McWhorter Net Worth

John McWhorter is one of the richest Linguist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John McWhorter's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

McWhorter was born and raised in Philadelphia. His father, John Hamilton McWhorter IV (1927–1996) was a college administrator, and his mother Schelysture Gordon McWhorter (1937–2011) taught social work at Temple University. He attended Friends Select School in Philadelphia, and after tenth grade was accepted to Simon’s Rock College, where he earned an A.A. degree. Later, he attended Rutgers University and received a B.A. in French in 1985. He received a master’s degree in American Studies from New York University and a Ph.D. in linguistics in 1993 from Stanford University.

Net Worth$5 Million
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Source of IncomeLinguist
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HouseLiving in own house.

In January 2017, McWhorter was one of the speakers in the Linguistic Society of America’s inaugural Public Lectures on Language series.

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McWhorter has published a number of books on linguistics and on race relations, of which the better known are Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English, Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why You Should, Like, Care, and Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America. He makes regular public radio and television appearances on related subjects. He is interviewed frequently on National Public Radio and is a frequent contributor on Bloggingheads.tv including ten years of discussions with Glenn Loury. He has appeared twice on Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, once in the profanity episode in his capacity as a linguistics professor, and again in the slavery reparations episode for his political views and knowledge of race relations. He has spoken at TED (2013, 2016), has appeared on The Colbert Report and Real Time with Bill Maher, and appeared regularly on MSNBC’s Up with Chris Hayes.

Who is John McWhorter Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Jonah Ranked on the list of most popular Linguist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John McWhorter celebrates birthday on October 6 of every year.

What languages can John McWhorter speak?

English

What is McWhorter's thesis?

McWhorter’s basic thesis, that creoles have simpler grammars than their lexifier languages and simpler grammars than languages transmitted through acquisition in childhood, must begin with rigorous definitions of the terms ‘simplicity’ and ‘complexity’. The paper proposes a way to measure simplicity and complexity.

How old is John McWhorter?

56 years (October 6, 1965)

When was John McWhorter born?

October 6, 1965 (age 56 years)

What language does Philippines speak?

Official languages

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