R
- Rael, Juan Bautista (United States, 1900–1993), phonology, morphology, New Mexican Spanish
- Rask, Rasmus Christian (Denmark, 1787–1832), lexicography, comparative linguistics, Indo-European language
- Ratliff, Martha (United States), Hmong–Mien languages, historical linguistics
- Read, Allen Walker (United States, 1906–2002), etymology, lexicography, English language
- Reinhart, Tanya (Israel, 1943–2007), syntax
- Rickford, John Russell (United States), sociolinguistics, African American Vernacular English
- Rizzi, Luigi (Italy, 1952–), syntax, language acquisition
- Roberts, Ian G. (UK, 1957–), syntax
- Rock, Joseph Francis Charles (Austria/United States/PR China, 1884–1962), Naxi language, lexicography
- Rosenblat, Ángel (Poland/Venezuela, 1902–1984), Lexicography, Venezuelan Spanish, Philology
- Ross, John Robert (United States, 1938–), semantics, syntax
- Ross, Malcolm David (Australia, 1942–), Austronesian languages, Papuan languages, historical linguistics, language contact
- Rubach, Jerzy (Poland/United States, 1948–), phonology, Polish language
- Rubin, Philip E. (United States, 1949–), articulatory synthesis, phonology
- Ruhlen, Merritt (United States), typology, historical linguistics
Read more about this topic: List Of Linguists