Mario A. Pei

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 896 citations indexed

About

Mario A. Pei is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Artificial Intelligence and Linguistics and Language. According to data from OpenAlex, Mario A. Pei has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 896 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Language and Linguistics, 7 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 2 papers in Linguistics and Language. Recurrent topics in Mario A. Pei's work include Lexicography and Language Studies (12 papers), Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (9 papers) and Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition (7 papers). Mario A. Pei is often cited by papers focused on Lexicography and Language Studies (12 papers), Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (9 papers) and Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition (7 papers). Mario A. Pei collaborates with scholars based in . Mario A. Pei's co-authors include Benjamin Lee Whorf, John B. Carroll, Winfred P. Lehmann, Henry Μ. Hoenigswald, Robert A. Hall, H. A. Gleason, Harold B. Allen, John T. Waterman, Ruth Nanda Anshen and Giacomo Devoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Language, Modern Language Journal and American Anthropologist.

In The Last Decade

Mario A. Pei

46 papers receiving 670 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Language, Thought and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf

1957 408 citations Mario A. Pei, John B. Carroll et al. Modern Language Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mario A. Pei	12	388	258	211	97	86	70	896
STEPHEN ULLMANN United Kingdom	11	461 1.2×	282 1.1×	104 0.5×	84 0.9×	48 0.6×	39	876
Edward Sapir United States	10	232 0.6×	160 0.6×	133 0.6×	106 1.1×	40 0.5×	41	653
Robert A. Hall United States	19	704 1.8×	273 1.1×	459 2.2×	150 1.5×	188 2.2×	146	1.5k
Louis Hjelmslev	10	348 0.9×	189 0.7×	107 0.5×	116 1.2×	26 0.3×	23	831
William A. Smalley United States	14	224 0.6×	218 0.8×	176 0.8×	138 1.4×	341 4.0×	43	905
Roger Fowler United Kingdom	15	500 1.3×	434 1.7×	207 1.0×	103 1.1×	87 1.0×	57	1.1k
Linda R. Waugh United States	16	328 0.8×	300 1.2×	130 0.6×	136 1.4×	57 0.7×	51	820
Giulio Lepschy United Kingdom	11	260 0.7×	144 0.6×	76 0.4×	92 0.9×	37 0.4×	71	705
George L. Dillon United States	10	359 0.9×	165 0.6×	183 0.9×	109 1.1×	149 1.7×	31	850
Tullio De Mauro Italy	12	412 1.1×	129 0.5×	153 0.7×	110 1.1×	133 1.5×	55	967

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mario A. Pei

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Pei, Mario A.. (1978). Weasel words: The art of saying what you don't mean. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations

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Pei, Mario A.. (1977). The Lexicon Webster dictionary. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations

3.

Pei, Mario A.. (1969). Wanted : a world language. 2 indexed citations

4.

Pei, Mario A.. (1969). Words in sheep's clothing. 8 indexed citations

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Pei, Mario A., et al.. (1968). Glossary of Linguistic Terminology. Language. 44(2). 317–317. 1 indexed citations

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Pei, Mario A., et al.. (1968). Glossary of Linguistic Terminology. Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German. 1(1). 117–117. 4 indexed citations

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Pei, Mario A., et al.. (1967). Readings in Linguistics. Modern Language Journal. 51(5). 312–312. 1 indexed citations

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Pei, Mario A., et al.. (1967). How to Learn Languages and What Languages to Learn. Modern Language Journal. 51(2). 109–109. 6 indexed citations

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Pei, Mario A. & David Crystal. (1967). Linguistics, Language and Religion. Modern Language Journal. 51(1). 56–56. 3 indexed citations

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Pei, Mario A.. (1966). Language of the specialists : a communications guide to twenty different fields.

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Pei, Mario A., et al.. (1964). Garzanti Comprehensive Italian-English and English-Italian Dictionary. Modern Language Journal. 48(1). 53–53. 1 indexed citations

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Pei, Mario A. & Winfred P. Lehmann. (1963). Historical Linguistics: An Introduction. Modern Language Journal. 47(3). 137–137. 74 indexed citations

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Pei, Mario A., et al.. (1962). One Language for the World. Modern Language Journal. 46(4). 195–195. 18 indexed citations

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Pei, Mario A. & Henry Μ. Hoenigswald. (1960). Language Change and Linguistic Reconstruction. Modern Language Journal. 44(7). 335–335. 72 indexed citations

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Pei, Mario A. & Ruth Nanda Anshen. (1958). Language: An Inquiry into Its Meaning and Function. Modern Language Journal. 42(3). 159–159. 9 indexed citations

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Pei, Mario A., et al.. (1958). Getting along in Spanish. Hispania. 41(2). 252–252.

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Pei, Mario A., John B. Carroll, & Benjamin Lee Whorf. (1957). Language, Thought and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf. Modern Language Journal. 41(2). 106–106. 408 indexed citations breakdown →

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McQuown, Norman A., et al.. (1956). A Dictionary of Linguistics. Language. 32(3). 485–485.

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Pei, Mario A., et al.. (1954). Histoire du langage. Payot eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Pei, Mario A., et al.. (1952). Liberal Arts Dictionary in English, French, German [and] Spanish. 1 indexed citations

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