Department of Linguistics, School
of Arts and Sciences
Chair: Bruce Tesar
Undergraduate Program
Director: Kristen
Syrett
Distinguished Professors:
Mark Baker, B.S., Ph.D.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mariapaola d'Imperio, Laurea/B.A.,
University Frederico II (Italy); Ph.D., Ohio State
Kenneth Safir, B.A., Massachusetts
(Amherst); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professors:
Akinbiyi Akinlabi, B.A., M.A.,
Ph.D., University of Ibadan (Nigeria)
Viviane Déprez, Licence, Strasbourg
(France); M.A., Syracuse; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bruce Tesar, B.S., Western
Michigan; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado (Boulder)
Associate Professors:
Simon Charlow, B.A., Brown; Ph.D.,
New York
Adam
Jardine, B.A., New Hampshire; Ph.D., Delaware
Kristen Syrett, B.A., Catholic
University; M.Ed., Loyola; Ph.D., Northwestern
Assistant Professors:
Dorothy Ahn, B.A., University of Pennsylvania;
Ph.D., Harvard
Adam McCollum, B.A., Presbyterian College; M.A.,
Florida; Ph.D., California (San Diego)
Troy
Messick, B.A., Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Connecticut
Yimei
Xiang, B.A., Peking University; Ph.D., Harvard
Associate
Teaching Professor:
Crystal
Akers, B.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., Rutgers
Assistant
Teaching Professor:
Peter
Alrenga, B.S., Stanford; M.A., Ph.D.,
California (Santa Cruz)
Faculty
Emeriti:
Maria
Bittner, B.A., Oxford; Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
José Camacho, Licenciatura,
Universidad Complutense de Madrid; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern
California
Veneeta Dayal, B.A., M.A., M.Phil.,
Delhi University; Ph.D., Cornell
Paul de Lacy, B.A., M.A., Auckland
(New Zealand); Ph.D., Massachusetts (Amherst)
Jane Grimshaw, B.A., University
College London; Ph.D., Massachusetts (Amherst)
Alan Prince, B.A., McGill; Ph.D. Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
Programs of Study and Courses for Liberal Arts and Sciences Students 
