Keith Brown (linguist)
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Keith Brown is a British
linguist, professor at the Cambridge University and the Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics
.
After studying English
at Cambridge University, he joined the British Council
, and then worked in
Uganda
. Afterward he taught at the University College of Cape Coast in Ghana
, before moving to Edinburgh
, where
he received his Ph.D. in linguistics.
In 1984 he moved to the University of Essex
, where he was Research Professor in the Department of Linguistics, and then to the
University of Cambridge, where he was Senior Research Fellow in the Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics. Currently he is an Associate Lecturer in the Faculty of English at Cambridge.
He has also held visiting professorships at the Universities of Heidelberg, Vienna
, and Düsseldorf. In the period of 1990-1994 he was the President of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain
, and also a member of Council of the Philological Society since 1998. He is Chairman of the Linguistics Committee of the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies.
He serves as a co-editor of Transactions of the Philological Society
and sits on several other editorial boards. He is author of Linguistics Today (Fontana, 1984) and co-author, with Jim Miller
, of Syntax: A Linguistic Introduction to Sentence Structure and Syntax: Generative Grammar (Hutchinson, 1981).
He was syntax editor for the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics
and was joint editor, with Jim Miller, of A Concise Encyclopedia of Linguistic Theories and A Concise Encyclopedia of Grammatical Categories (Pergamon Press,
1997 and 1998). He was also a joint editor of Common Denominators in Art and Science (Aberdeen University
Press, 1983) as well as Language, Reasoning and Inference (Academic Press, 1986).
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
linguist, professor at the Cambridge University and the Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics
Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics
The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, first published in 1994, with a 2nd edition in 2006, is an encyclopedia of all matters related to language and linguistics...
.
After studying English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
at Cambridge University, he joined the British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
, and then worked in
Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
. Afterward he taught at the University College of Cape Coast in Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, before moving to Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, where
he received his Ph.D. in linguistics.
In 1984 he moved to the University of Essex
University of Essex
The University of Essex is a British campus university whose original and largest campus is near the town of Colchester, England. Established in 1963 and receiving its Royal Charter in 1965...
, where he was Research Professor in the Department of Linguistics, and then to the
University of Cambridge, where he was Senior Research Fellow in the Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics. Currently he is an Associate Lecturer in the Faculty of English at Cambridge.
He has also held visiting professorships at the Universities of Heidelberg, Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
, and Düsseldorf. In the period of 1990-1994 he was the President of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain
Linguistics Association of Great Britain
The Linguistics Association of Great Britain is a British linguistics association. They have published the Journal of Linguistics since 1964....
, and also a member of Council of the Philological Society since 1998. He is Chairman of the Linguistics Committee of the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies.
He serves as a co-editor of Transactions of the Philological Society
Transactions of the Philological Society
Transactions of the Philological Society is a linguistics journal published three times a year by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Philological Society. It has appeared since 1854, making it the oldest scholarly linguistics journal...
and sits on several other editorial boards. He is author of Linguistics Today (Fontana, 1984) and co-author, with Jim Miller
Jim Miller (linguist)
Jim Miller is a Professor of cognitive linguistics at the University of Auckland, researcher on language syntax, semantics and standardology. In the period of 2003-2007 he was Professor Emeritus of Spoken Language at the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics of the University of...
, of Syntax: A Linguistic Introduction to Sentence Structure and Syntax: Generative Grammar (Hutchinson, 1981).
He was syntax editor for the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics
Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics
The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, first published in 1994, with a 2nd edition in 2006, is an encyclopedia of all matters related to language and linguistics...
and was joint editor, with Jim Miller, of A Concise Encyclopedia of Linguistic Theories and A Concise Encyclopedia of Grammatical Categories (Pergamon Press,
1997 and 1998). He was also a joint editor of Common Denominators in Art and Science (Aberdeen University
Press, 1983) as well as Language, Reasoning and Inference (Academic Press, 1986).