List of Linguists

Kaplan, Ronald M. (United States), computational linguistics
Karadžić, Vuk Stefanović (Serbia, 1787–1864), Serbian language, lexicography
Kari, James (United States), Native American languages
Kasravi, Ahmad (Iran, 1890–1946), ancient languages, Iranian languages
Katz, Jerrold J. (United States, 1932–2002), semantics, generative grammar
Kaufman, Terrence (United States), historical linguistics, contact linguistics, Mesoamerican languages
Kay, Martin (UK, United States), computational linguistics
Kay, Paul (United States), construction grammar
Kayne, Richard (United States), syntax, transformational grammar
Kazama Kiyozō (Japan, 1928–), Japanese language
Kazama Shinjirō (Japan, 1965–), Japanese language
Keating, Patricia (United States), phonetics
Keenan, Edward (United States), typology, semantics, Malagasy language
Kellogg, Samuel H. (United States), Hindi language
Kenyon, John Samuel (United States, 1874–1959), English language, lexicography, phonology
Keyser, Samuel Jay (United States, 1935–), phonology, English language
Kiesling, Scott Fabius (United States), sociolinguistics
Kindaichi Haruhiko (Japan, 1913–2004), Japanese language
Kindaichi Kyōsuke (Japan, 1882–1971), Ainu language
Kinkade, M. Dale (United States, 1933–2004), Salishan languages
Kiparsky, Paul (Finland/United States, 1941–), phonology, morphology
Kirby, Simon (UK) computational linguistics, evolutionary linguistics
Klima, Edward (United States, 1931–2008), sign language
Knechtges, David R. (United States), East Asian languages, Chinese language
Knorozov, Yuri Valentinovich (Russia, 1922–1999), Maya hieroglyphics, writing systems
Kober, Alice (UK/United States, 1906–1950), Linear B
Kordić, Snježana (Croatia, 1964-), Serbo-Croatian language, syntax, sociolinguistics
Kornai András (Hungary/United States, 1957–), mathematical linguistics, phonology, morphology, Hungarian language, syntax
Kornfilt, Jaklin, theoretical linguistics, syntax, morphology, Turkic languages, Germanic languages
Korsakov, Andrey Konstantinovich (Russia/Ukraine, 1916–2007), Germanic languages, English language, morphology, syntax
Korzybski, Alfred Habdank Skarbek (Poland/United States, 1879–1950), general semantics
Koster, Jan (Netherlands, 1945–), generative grammar
Krahe, Hans (Germany, 1898–1965), Indo-European languages, Illyrian language
Krashen, Stephen (United States, 1941–), second language acquisition
Kratzer, Angelika (United States/Germany), semantics
Krauss, Michael E. (United States, 1941–), Native American languages
Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (India, 1929–), Dravidian languages
Kroeber, Alfred Louis (United States, 1876–1960), Native American languages
Kucera, Henry (Czech Republic/United States, 1925–), computational linguistics
Kuno Susumu (Japan/United States, 1933–), Dravidian languages, Japanese language, syntax
Kurath, Hans (Austria/United States, 1891–1992), English language, lexicography, dialectology
Kuroda Shigeyuki (Japan, 1934–2009), Japanese language
Kuryłowicz, Jerzy (Poland, 1895–1978), Indo-European languages, syntax, morphology
Kychanov, Evgenij Ivanovich (Russia, 1932–), Tangut language