Professor Elizabeth Traugott FBA

Historical linguistics; semantic change, cognitive and interactional pragmatics; theories of grammaticalisation and construction grammar

Fellow type: International Fellow
Year elected: 2009
Subjects: Linguistics
Sections: Linguistics and Philology
Website: http://www.stanford.edu/~traugott/

Current post

Emeritus Professor of Linguistics and English, Stanford University

Past appointments

Stanford University, California Emeritus Professor of Linguistics and English

2003 -

Stanford University, California Professor of Linguistics and English

1968 - 2003

Publications

Constructionalization and Constructional Changes 2013

Other Fellows of the British Academy

Professor David Adger FBA

Syntactic theory; grammatical variation across and within languages; interactions between syntax and other areas of grammar, including morphology, semantics, and sociolinguistics; syntax in cognitive science

Professor Antonella Sorace FBA

Language learning and bilingualism over the lifespan; interfaces between language and cognition; gradience in natural language; public engagement with research

Professor Ayesha Kidwai FBA

Generative grammar, field and descriptive linguistics, language policy in South Asia; Urdu/Hindi--English literary translation, Partition studies; inclusion and justice in higher education

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