Alton L. Becker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAlton L. Becker
American linguist, professor, and Southeast Asianist
Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1932
Place of Birth: Monroe, Michigan, United States
Date of Death: 15-Nov-2011
Profession: linguist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Alton L. Becker
- Alton L.
- (Pete) Becker (April 6, 1932 – November 15, 2011) was an American linguist known for his studies of Burmese grammar and other Southeast Asian languages, including Malaysian, Javanese and Kawi.
- He was a professor of linguistics at the University of Michigan from 1968 to 1986.
- Becker published studies in philology, rhetoric, and the ethnography of communication.
- He was coauthor with Richard E.
- Young and Kenneth L.
- Pike of the widely influential college writing textbook, Rhetoric: Discovery and Change, which introduced a Rogerian framework for communication and rhetoric studies as an alternative to the Aristotelian approach.
- To recognize his significant contributions and publications of translations from Southeast Asian languages to English, the Association for Asian Studies awards the annual A.
- L.
- Becker Prize to honor his significant contributions.
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