Randy LaPolla
Encyclopedia
Randy J. LaPolla is a professor of linguistics
at LaTrobe University, specializing in the morphosyntax of Chinese, Qiang and Dulong/Rawang. He is well-known as the author of a grammar
of Qiang (LaPolla and Huang 2003) and as the coauthor of Van Valin and LaPolla (1997), a major work in Role and Reference Grammar
. He is presently director of the Research Centre for Linguistic Typology
.
He obtained his Ph.D. in 1990 at the University of California, Berkeley
. He was first a researcher at the Academia Sinica
from 1990 to 1994, then was an associate professor at the City University of Hong Kong
from 1996 to 2004, when he accepted his present position at LaTrobe University.
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
at LaTrobe University, specializing in the morphosyntax of Chinese, Qiang and Dulong/Rawang. He is well-known as the author of a grammar
Grammar
In linguistics, grammar is the set of structural rules that govern the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology, syntax, and phonology, often complemented by phonetics, semantics,...
of Qiang (LaPolla and Huang 2003) and as the coauthor of Van Valin and LaPolla (1997), a major work in Role and Reference Grammar
Role and reference grammar
Role and Reference Grammar is a model of grammar developed by William Foley and Robert Van Valin, Jr. in the 1980s, which incorporates many of the points of view of current functional grammar theories....
. He is presently director of the Research Centre for Linguistic Typology
Research Centre for Linguistic Typology
The Research Centre for Linguistic Typology is a research institute originally founded in 1998 in the Australian National University by R. M. W. Dixon which then moved to LaTrobe University, Melbourne in 2000. It is an internationally recognized centre of research on fieldwork linguistics, Language...
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He obtained his Ph.D. in 1990 at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. He was first a researcher at the Academia Sinica
Academia Sinica
The Academia Sinica , headquartered in the Nangang District of Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. It supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from mathematical and physical sciences, to life sciences, and to humanities and social sciences.Academia Sinica has...
from 1990 to 1994, then was an associate professor at the City University of Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong is a comprehensive research university in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and became a fully accredited university in 1994. It has achieved fast growth in recent years and received international recognition for its academic achievements...
from 1996 to 2004, when he accepted his present position at LaTrobe University.
Selected publications
- A Grammar of Qiang, with Annotated Texts and Glossary (Mouton Grammar Library 31), by Randy J. LaPolla, with Chenglong Huang. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 445 + xvii pp., Dec. 2003 (ISBN 3-11-017829-X).
- The Sino-Tibetan Languages (Routledge Language Family Series 3),edited by Graham Thurgood & Randy J. LaPolla. London & New York: Routledge, 727 + xxii pp., Jan. 2003 (ISBN 0-7007-1129-5). Paperback version released April 2007 (ISBN 978-0-415-77295-2).
- Rawang Texts, with Grammatical Analysis and English Translation, by Randy J. LaPolla & Dory Poa. Muenchen: LINCOM EUROPA, December 2001 (ISBN 3 89586 783 7).
- Syntax: Structure, Meaning, and Function (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics Series), by Robert D. Van Valin, Jr. & Randy J. LaPolla. Cambridge University Press, 1997.