| Michael Kenstowicz | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1945-08-18)August 18, 1945 Chicago, Illinois |
| Education | University of Illinois (PhD), San Jose State University (BA) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | linguistics |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, MIT |
| Thesis | Lithuanian Phonology (1971) |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles Wayne Kisseberth |
| Other academic advisors | Theodore M. Lightner Chin Woo Kim |
| Doctoral students | Rodolfo Cerrón Palomino |
| Other notable students | Mohammad Dabir Moghaddam |
Michael John Kenstowicz (born August 18, 1945) is an American linguist and professor of linguistics at MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy. He is best known for his works on phonetics and phonology. His book Phonology in Generative Grammar is a coursebook taught across the world in phonology courses. He is an editor of Natural Language & Linguistic Theory since 1987.
Books
- Phonology in Generative Grammar, Blackwell Publications 1994
- Generative Phonology: Description and Theory, with Charles Kisseberth, Academic Press 1979
- Topics in Phonological Theory, with Charles Kisseberth, Academic Press 1977
References
- doctoral dissertation
- "Michael Kenstowicz". MIT Linguistics.
- Hall, Tracy (1995). "Michael Kenstowicz: Phonology in Generative Grammar. Cambridge:Blackwell, 1994. 704pp". Linguistics. 33 (3). doi:10.1515/ling.1995.33.3.579.
- Szpyra, Jolanta (1 July 1995). "Phonology in Generative Grammar: M. Kenstowicz, Cambridge, MA and Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1994. xi + 704 pp. UK £ 17.99 (pb.). ISBN 1-55786-426-8". Lingua. 96 (2): 189–195. doi:10.1016/0024-3841(95)90019-5. ISSN 0024-3841.
- Dinnsen, Daniel A. (May 1995). "Kenstowicz Michael (1994). Phonology in generative grammar. Cambridge, Mass. & Oxford: Blackwell. Pp. ix + 704". Phonology. 12 (1): 131–134. doi:10.1017/S0952675700002402. ISSN 1469-8188. S2CID 61581024.
- Parker, Steve (1995). "Phonology in generative grammar. By MICHAEL KENSTOWICZ. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 1994. Cloth $64.95, paper $24.95" (PDF). Notes on Linguistics (68).
- "Natural Language & Linguistic Theory". Springer.