Michael Kenstowicz
Michael Kenstowicz | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 18, 1945[1] |
| Education | University of Illinois (PhD), San Jose State University (BA) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | linguistics |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, MIT |
| Thesis | Lithuanian Phonology (1971) |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles Wayne Kisseberth |
| Other academic advisors | Theodore M. Lightner Chin Woo Kim |
| Doctoral students | Rodolfo Cerrón Palomino |
| Other notable students | Mohammad Dabir Moghaddam |
Michael John Kenstowicz (born August 18, 1945) is an American linguist and a professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[2] He is best known for his works on phonetics and phonology. His book Phonology in Generative Grammar is widely used as a coursebook in phonology classes around the world.[3][4][5][6] Since 1987, he has served an editor of the journal Natural Language & Linguistic Theory .[7]
Books
- Phonology in Generative Grammar, Blackwell Publications 1994
- Generative Phonology: Description and Theory, with Charles Kisseberth, Academic Press 1979
- Topics in Phonological Theory, with Charles Kisseberth, Academic Press 1977
References
- ^ doctoral dissertation
- ^ "Michael Kenstowicz". MIT Linguistics.
- ^ Hall, Tracy (1995). "Michael Kenstowicz: Phonology in Generative Grammar. Cambridge:Blackwell, 1994. 704pp". Linguistics. 33 (3). doi:10.1515/ling.1995.33.3.579.
- ^ Szpyra, Jolanta (1 July 1995). "Phonology in Generative Grammar: M. Kenstowicz, Cambridge, MA and Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1994. xi + 704 pp. UK £ 17.99 (pb.). ISBN 1-55786-426-8". Lingua. 96 (2): 189–195. doi:10.1016/0024-3841(95)90019-5. ISSN 0024-3841.
- ^ Dinnsen, Daniel A. (May 1995). "Kenstowicz Michael (1994). Phonology in generative grammar. Cambridge, Mass. & Oxford: Blackwell. Pp. ix + 704". Phonology. 12 (1): 131–134. doi:10.1017/S0952675700002402. ISSN 1469-8188. S2CID 61581024.
- ^ Parker, Steve (1995). "Phonology in generative grammar. By MICHAEL KENSTOWICZ. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 1994. Cloth $64.95, paper $24.95" (PDF). Notes on Linguistics (68).
- ^ "Natural Language & Linguistic Theory". Springer.