Paul Newman (born 1937) is an American linguist active in the study of African languages.
He wrote the Modern Hausa-English Dictionary (1977), co-authored with his wife, Roxana Ma Newman, and The Hausa Language: An Encyclopedic Reference Grammar (2000).
Newman is a strong advocate of the theories of his mentor, Joseph Greenberg, and has published a work in defense of Greenberg's classification of African languages entitled On Being Right.
Newman is also interested in the relation of language and law and is a strong advocate of civil liberties.
In addition to degrees in anthropology and linguistics he holds a JD (IU Bloomington, 2003)[1] and is a member of the Indiana state bar.