Professor John Anderson FBA

Linguistics

Elected 1991

Fellow type: UK Emeritus Fellow
Year elected: 1991
Sections: Linguistics and Philology

Current post

Emeritus Professor of English Language, University of Edinburgh

Past appointments

University of Edinburgh Emeritus Professor of English Language, University of Edinburgh

2002 -

University of Edinburgh Emeritus Professor of English Language, University of Edinburgh

2002 -

University of Edinburgh Professor of English Language, University of Edinburgh

1988 - 2002

University of Edinburgh Lecturer, Reader, Professor of English Language

1964 - 2001

Publications

The substance of language 2011

The grammar of case 1971

Principles of dependancy phonology 1987

A notional theory of syntactic categories 1997

Related Fellows

Professor Janet Watson FBA

The documentation and morpho-syntactic description of modern Arabic dialects and Modern South Arabian languages; theoretical phonology and morphology with reference to Arabic and Modern South Arabian

Professor Nicholas Sims-Williams FBA

Philology Central and Inner Asia

Professor Deirdre Wilson FBA

Linguistics

Professor John Anderson FBA

Current post

Past appointments

University of Edinburgh Emeritus Professor of English Language, University of Edinburgh

2002 -

University of Edinburgh Emeritus Professor of English Language, University of Edinburgh

2002 -

University of Edinburgh Professor of English Language, University of Edinburgh

1988 - 2002

University of Edinburgh Lecturer, Reader, Professor of English Language

1964 - 2001

Publications

The substance of language 2011

The grammar of case 1971

Principles of dependancy phonology 1987

A notional theory of syntactic categories 1997

Related Fellows

Professor Janet Watson FBA

Professor Nicholas Sims-Williams FBA

Professor Deirdre Wilson FBA

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Professor John Anderson FBA

Current post

Past appointments

University of Edinburgh Emeritus Professor of English Language, University of Edinburgh

2002 -

University of Edinburgh Emeritus Professor of English Language, University of Edinburgh

2002 -

University of Edinburgh Professor of English Language, University of Edinburgh

1988 - 2002

University of Edinburgh Lecturer, Reader, Professor of English Language

1964 - 2001

Publications

The substance of language 2011

The grammar of case 1971

Principles of dependancy phonology 1987

A notional theory of syntactic categories 1997

Related Fellows

Professor Janet Watson FBA

Professor Nicholas Sims-Williams FBA

Professor Deirdre Wilson FBA

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