| James Wesley Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932 (1932) outside Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 92) |
| Education | MIT (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Linguistics |
| Institutions | MIT |
| Thesis | Spanish phonology (1967) |
| Doctoral advisor | Morris Halle |
| Notable students | John J. McCarthy |
James Wesley Harris (1932 – November 10, 2024) was an American linguist and Emeritus Professor of Spanish & Linguistics at MIT. He was known for his works on Spanish. Harris died on November 10, 2024, at the age of 92.
Books
- Syllable Structure and Stress in Spanish: A Nonlinear Analysis. Linguistic Inquiry Monograph 8, Cambridge: MIT Press 1983
References
- Vogel, Irene (1985). "Review of Syllable Structure and Stress in Spanish: A Nonlinear Analysis". Journal of Linguistics. 21 (1): 195–208. doi:10.1017/S0022226700010094. JSTOR 4175770. S2CID 186218885.
- Craddock, Jerry R. (1984). "Review of Syllable Structure and Stress in Spanish: A Nonlinear Analysis. Linguistic Inquiry Monographs, 8". Romance Philology. 38 (2): 238–247. JSTOR 44943350.
- Patten, Bill Van (February 1985). "SYLLABLE STRUCTURE AND STRESS IN SPANISH: A NONLINEAR ANALYSIS. James W. Harris. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1983. Pp. 176". Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 7 (1): 123–124. doi:10.1017/S027226310000526X. S2CID 143673849.
- Daniel, Benjamin (November 25, 2024). "Professor Emeritus James Harris, a scholar of Spanish language, dies at 92". MIT. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
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