What key details about thomas givon can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: thomas givon -lrb- also known as talmy givon -rrb- -lrb- born june 22 , 1936 -rrb- is a linguist and writer . he is one of the founders of functionalism in linguistics . he is one of the founders of the linguistics department at the university of oregon based on his functional-adaptive approach to language and communication .
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- birth date is june 22 , 1936- name is '' ' thomas givon '' '- birth place is afula -rrb- , british mandate of palestine -lrb- now israel- occupation is linguist