Editing List of linguists (section)

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* [[Barbara Abbott|Abbott, Barbara]] (United States, 1943–), [[pragmatics]], [[semantics]]
* [[Carl Abel|Abel, Carl]] (Germany, 1837–1906), comparative lexicography
* [[Maulvi Abdul Haq|Abdul Haq, Maulvi]] (India, 1870–1961), [[Urdu language]]
* [[Lise Abrams|Abrams, Lise]] (United States), [[psycholinguistics]]
* [[Arthur S. Abramson|Abramson, Arthur S.]] (United States, 1925–2017), [[phonetics]]
* [[Evangelia Adamou|Adamou, Evangelia]] (France), [[language contact]]
* [[Douglas Q. Adams|Adams, Douglas Q.]] (United States), [[English language]], [[comparative linguistics]], [[Tocharian language]]
* [[George J. Adler|Adler, George J.]] (Germany/United States, 1821–1868), [[lexicography]], [[German language]], English language
* [[Karin Aijmer|Aijmer, Karin]] (Sweden, 1939–), pragmatics, semantics
* [[Alexandra Aikhenvald|Aikhenvald, Alexandra Yurievna]] (Russia, 1957–), syntax, [[Linguistic typology|typology]], [[Amazonian languages]], [[Papuan languages]], [[Hebrew language]], [[Russian language]]
* [[Adam Jack Aitken|Aitken, Adam Jack]] (UK, 1921–1998), [[lexicography]]
* [[Jovan Ajduković|Ajduković, Jovan]] ([[Serbia]], 1968–), [[Slavic languages]], [[sociolinguistics]], [[contact linguistics]], Russian language, [[Serbian language]]
* [[William Foxwell Albright|Albright, William Foxwell]] (United States, 1891–1971), [[Semitic languages]]
* [[Artemis Alexiadou|Alexiadou, Artemis]] (1969–), [[Greek language]], syntax
* [[Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi]] (Oman, 718–786 CE), Arabic prosody
* [[Al-Kisa'i]] (Iraq, d. 804), Arabic grammar
* [[Keith Allan (linguist)|Allan, Keith]] (Australia, 1943–), semantics
* [[Shanley Allen|Allen, Shanley]] (1964–), [[psycholinguistics]], [[Inuktitut]]
* [[Mervyn C. Alleyne|Alleyne, Mervyn Coleridge]] ([[Trinidad and Tobago]]/[[Jamaica]], 1933–2016), [[creole language]]
* [[Felix Ameka|Ameka, Felix]] (Ghana, Australia, Netherlands, 1957–), [[pragmatics]], [[semantics]]
* [[Amerias]] (Greece, 3rd century BC), [[Ancient Macedonian language]], [[lexicography]]
* [[Elena Anagnostopoulou|Anagnostopoulou, Elena]] (1967–), [[Greek language]], theoretical linguistics
* [[Gregory Anderson (linguist)|Anderson, Gregory D.S.]] (United States), [[Munda languages]]
* [[Stephen R. Anderson|Anderson, Stephen]] (United States, 1943–), morphology and history of linguistics
* [[Joseph E. Aoun|Aoun, Joseph]] ([[Lebanon]]/United States, 1953–), [[Arabic language]], syntax
* [[Joseph Aquilina|Aquilina, Joseph]] ([[Malta]], 1911–1997), [[Maltese language]] 
* [[Mira Ariel|Ariel, Mira]] (Israel), Accessibility Theory, pragmatics
* [[Hideyo Arisaka|Arisaka Hideyo]] (Japan, 1908–1952), [[Japanese language]]
* [[Anthony Aristar|Aristar, Anthony]] ([[South Africa]]/United States, 1948–), linguistic infrastructure
* [[Lilias Armstrong|Armstrong, Lilias]] (UK, 1882–1937), phonetics
* [[Mark Aronoff|Aronoff, Mark]] (Canada, 1949–), morphology
* [[Graziadio Isaia Ascoli|Ascoli, Graziadio Isaia]] (Italy, 1829–1907), [[Stratum (linguistics)#Substratum|substrata]], [[Ladin language]]
* [[J. L. Austin|Austin, John Langshaw]] (UK, 1911–1960), [[philosophy of language]], [[speech act]]
* [[Oladele Awobuluyi|Awobuluyi, Oladele]] (Nigeria, 1937–), [[Languages of Africa|African languages]]
* [[Wendy Ayres-Bennett|Ayres-Bennett, Wendy]] (UK), history of [[French language|French]] and history of linguistic thought
* [[Humayun Azad|Azad, Humayun]] ([[Bangladesh]], 1947–2004), [[Bengali language]]
* [[Abdul Aziz al-Harbi|Al-Harbi, Abdul Aziz]] (Saudi Arabia, 1965–)
* [[Al-Mubarrad]] (Basra, c. 826–c. 898)