Bernard Pottier

Bernard Pottier
Born(1924-09-29)29 September 1924
Paris, France
Died12 August 2026(2026-08-12) (aged 101)
Saint-Gély-du-Fesc, France
EducationÉcole pratique des hautes études
University of Paris Faculty of Humanities
OccupationsLinguist
Academic

Bernard Pottier (French: [bɛʁnˈaʁ pɔtjˈe]; 29 September 1924 – 12 August 2026) was a French linguist and academic.[1]

Life and career

Born in Paris on 29 September 1924, Pottier graduated from the Institut de phonétique de Paris in 1944, earning a diploma in Spanish studies.[2] He graduated from the École pratique des hautes études in 1949 and earned a certificate of aptitude for secondary school teachers in the Spanish language. He earned a doctorate in letters from the University of Paris Faculty of Humanities.[3] He served as a professor at several universities, teaching linguistics of Spanish and indigenous languages of the Americas.[2]

Pottier was a member of numerous learned societies, such as the Société de Linguistique de Paris, the International Association of Applied Linguistics, and the Comité consultatif des Universités.[4] In 1972, he founded the Amerindian ethnolinguistic group at the French National Centre for Scientific Research.[5] He was also known for coining the term "orthonymy".[6] He was the author of numerous publications,[7] both in French and Spanish.[8][9] In 2011, he was named a Commander of the Legion of Honour.[10]

Pottier died in Saint-Gély-du-Fesc on 12 August 2026, at the age of 101.[11]

Publications

  • La cassotte à manche tubulaire : histoire de l’objet et des noms qui le désignent (1957)
  • Recherches sur l’analyse sémantique en linguistique et en traduction mécanique (1963)
  • Grammaire de l'espagnol (1969)
  • Linguistique générale : théorie et description (1974)
  • Sémantique et logique (1976)
  • Théorie et analyse en linguistique (1987)
  • Sémantique générale (1992)
  • La langue espagnole (1999)
  • Représentations mentales et catégorisations linguistiques (2000)
  • Linguistique générale : Théorie et description (2000)
  • Grammaire explicative de l'espagnol (2005)

References

  1. ↑ "Décès de Bernard POTTIERy". Instituts de recherche sur l'enseignement du et en français (in French). 16 August 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 Dessaint, Michel (1988). "Biographie de Bernard Pottier [autre]". Cahiers d'Études Hispaniques Médiévales (in French). Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Pottier, Bernard (1976). Sémantique et logique (in French). Delarge. ASIN B005JK51KK.
  4. ↑ "POTTIER Bernard, Louis". Académie des inscriptions et belles lettres (in French).
  5. ↑ "Bernard Pottier". Babelio (in French).
  6. ↑ Pottier, Bernard (2000). Représentations mentales et catégorisations linguistiques (in French). Peeters Pub & Booksellers. ISBN 9789042909793.
  7. ↑ "Bibliographie sélective essentielle de Bernard POttier Période de 1947 à 2018". Bernard Pottier (in French).
  8. ↑ "Classement par Auteur". French National Centre for Scientific Research (in French). Archived from the original on 17 December 2004.
  9. ↑ "Pottier, Bernard (1924-)". Persée (in French).
  10. ↑ "Décret du 30 décembre 2011 portant promotion". Journal officiel de la République française (in French). 1 January 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "M. Bernard POTTIER". Le Figaro (in French).
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