Erik John Anonby

Erik John Anonby
Erik John Anonby
Born	Erik John Anonby; 14 January 1975; Winnipeg, Canada
Occupations	Linguist, Carleton University, Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, University of Bamberg
Notable work	Phonology, Language documentation, Language mapping, Critical cartography, Iranic (Iranian) languages, Semitic languages, Niger–Congo languages, Turkic languages;

Erik John Anonby (born 1975) is a Canadian linguist and professor at Carleton University. Along with his role as editor-in-chief of the Atlas of the Languages of Iran (ALI), he is author of a number of books. He has published in journals such as Science, Linguistics, Iranian Studies, Journal of Semitic Studies, Journal of the International Phonetic Association, Journal of Linguistic Geography, and Journal of Ethnobiology.

Anonby is known for the development of the multi-dimensional model of language classification. In this model, relationships between languages are explicitly distinguished as genealogical (genetic), structural/typological, and social, and brought together in a composite relational web. Along with Adam Stone, he also developed the Evaluative Language Mapping Typology (ELM-T), a tool for analyzing and constructing language maps.

Anonby is a Humboldtian, having received the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s Fellowship for Experienced Researchers in 2016. In 2021, he was elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.