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Scott Paauw, a senior lecturer in linguistics at the URochester whose enthusiasm for language and expertise in the linguistic diversity of Indonesia inspired leagues of students, died June 9 from cancer. He was 57.<\/p>\n

\u201cScott was a fabulous teacher,\u201d said Greg Carlson, professor of linguistics and brain and cognitive sciences. \u201cStudents really loved him. He made an effort to know something about every student in his classes, and virtually every time I walked by his door, he had a student in there.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Paauw was teaching at the University of Buffalo, his undergraduate fans even created a Facebook page in his honor, said Carlson. \u201cAt Rochester, the classes he taught grew and grew. He was a huge asset and played an important role in the growth of the department in recent years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paauw joined the University in 2007 as an adjunct instructor while he was completing his doctorate in linguistics from the University of Buffalo. He gradually transitioned to full-time, serving as the department\u2019s undergraduate advisor and teaching a variety of courses, including the introductory course to linguistic analysis.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had upwards of 100 students in each of his introductory classes and got to know each and every one of them,\u201d said Zoe Weinstein, who took numerous courses with Paauw before graduating this spring with a double major in linguistics and Chinese studies. Weinstein said that Paauw was the reason that she and many of her fellow linguistics majors fell in love with the discipline. \u201cHe was welcoming, open, and passionate about the field. You could really tell he loved what he did,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Scott Paauw leads a senior seminar in 2013 on linguistics field methods in which students work with a native speaker to create a description of the grammar of the speaker’s language. Photo by J. Adam Fenster<\/em><\/p>\n

During lectures, Paauw drew from a wealth of personal experiences. Raised in Indonesia, he grew up speaking multiple languages and became fascinated by the linguistic diversity of the country, home to more than 300 languages. For two decades, he ran an English school in Indonesia before getting his master\u2019s in theoretical linguistics from York University in Toronto.<\/p>\n

In his research, Paauw explored how different Malay dialects in Indonesia interacted and influenced each other when populations migrated or traded. \u201cThe whole idea of language contact, what happens when two languages meet, is a fascinating one to me,\u201d he said in a 2006 interview. The study of that interaction is \u201cby its very nature \u2026 interdisciplinary, because we have to look at historical factors, linguistic factors, sociological factors, and all of these interplay in a very interesting way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A self-described historian at heart, Paauw thought that the beauty of language lies in \u201chow cultures interact, how cultures define their language, and how contact between languages, cultures, and societies reshapes the language.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the classroom, he invited students to join his journey of discovery. If he knew a student spoke or was studying another language, for example, he would ask them for examples and insights. \u201cHe treated his students with such respect,\u201d said Weinstein. \u201cHe knew that everybody he met had something to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cScott lived to teach, there is no doubt about that,\u201d said Cuyler Gauthier, a 2014 graduate who majored in linguistics and film and media studies. \u201cHe had that magical quality where all of his students thought that they were his favorite because he devoted so much of his energy to\u00a0them to make them feel as though they were the only thing that matter to him\u2014and this was true.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Scott’s health began to fail towards the end of the school year, he told his friends on a number of occasions that students and their success were the reason he wakes up in the morning.He was the ultimate teacher and will be greatly missed and remembered\u00a0by many,\u201d Gauthier said.<\/p>\n

Family and colleagues are in the process of setting up the Scott Paauw Fund for undergraduate student research. The University flag near Eastman Quadrangle on the River Campus will be lowered June 26 in his memory. Details on a fall memorial service will be posted here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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