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La Mont West, Jr. (born July 2, 1930) is an anthropologist. He received his PhD in Anthropology from Indiana University in 1960. His dissertation, titled "The Sign Language, An Analysis," was a study of Plains Indian Sign Language.〔West, La Mont, Jr. 1960. (''The Sign Language, An Analysis'' ) (Volumes I and II), dissertation, Indiana University〕 West received a grant from AIAS (now AIATSIS) to study Australian Aboriginal sign languages. He spent most of his time in Lockhart River Mission, Queensland but also traveled extensively through other parts of Australia. He recorded traditional didgeridoo music by Aboriginal Elders. These are some of the only known recordings, and selections were released commercially in 1963 as ''Arnhem Land Popular Classics''. His work is considered ground breaking and is still referred to in the field of Anthropology. West attended Cornell University, majoring in economics, from September 1947 to February 1951, and also from February 1955 to June 1955. He attended Indiana University as PhD student, majoring in anthropology, from June 1955 to June 1959. He did field work in Australia, then became a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Washington Later in life, he donated most of his artifacts to the National Museum of Australia Canberra. Note: English Linguist Adam Kendon did further research on Australian Aboriginal sign languages. == Sources == *Salina Journal November 30, 1967 *Anthropology and Human Movement by Drid Williams *Journal article; Australian Aboriginal Studies, Vol. 2003, 2003 *(National Museum of Australia: Dr Lamont West Collection ) *http://www.indiana.edu/~anthro/about/1949.shtml *http://www.anu.edu.au/linguistics/nash/aust/laves/MJW.html 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「La Mont West」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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