Dallin D. Oaks
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Dallin Dixon Oaks is a linguistics professor at Brigham Young University
(BYU). He specializes in English linguistics.
Oaks earned a BA in English teaching from BYU in 1984. From 1985 to 1987 Oaks was a teacher of English as a second language at Kaysville Junior High School and Davis High School in Davis County, Utah
. At the same time he earned an MA from the University of Utah
. He then continued his studies to earn a Ph.D. from Purdue University
. He is the author of three books: Linguistics at Work: A Reader of Applications, An Introductory English Grammar with Norman C. Stageberg, and Structural Ambiguity in English: An Applied Grammatical Inventory (2 vols.). Oaks has done much of his research in the area of structural ambiguity. His book on structural ambiguity shows how an understanding of the grammatical features of the English language can be helpful in generating structural word plays that are found in advertising and humor.
Oaks is a son of Dallin H. Oaks
.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
(BYU). He specializes in English linguistics.
Oaks earned a BA in English teaching from BYU in 1984. From 1985 to 1987 Oaks was a teacher of English as a second language at Kaysville Junior High School and Davis High School in Davis County, Utah
Davis County, Utah
Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2010 the population was 306,479, a 28.2% increase over the 2000 figure of 238,994. It was named for Daniel C. Davis, captain in the Mormon Battalion. The county is part of the Ogden–Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area as...
. At the same time he earned an MA from the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
. He then continued his studies to earn a Ph.D. from Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
. He is the author of three books: Linguistics at Work: A Reader of Applications, An Introductory English Grammar with Norman C. Stageberg, and Structural Ambiguity in English: An Applied Grammatical Inventory (2 vols.). Oaks has done much of his research in the area of structural ambiguity. His book on structural ambiguity shows how an understanding of the grammatical features of the English language can be helpful in generating structural word plays that are found in advertising and humor.
Oaks is a son of Dallin H. Oaks
Dallin H. Oaks
Dallin Harris Oaks is an American attorney, jurist, author, professor, public speaker, and religious leader. Since 1984, he has been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
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