Tim Stowell is Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles.[1] Prior to his retirement, he served as Dean of the Humanities Division.[2]
Tim Stowell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguistics |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
Education and career
editStowell was born in Ottawa in 1954.[3] He earned his PhD in linguistics at MIT in 1981 and was a fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study during the academic year 1996–1997.[4]
Research
editStowell works on generative syntax, and is best known for his postulation of small clauses.
Selected Publications
edit- Stowell, Timothy A. 1981. Origins of phrase structure (Thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/15626.
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