| Philip Carr | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 September 1953 Scotland |
| Died | 30 March 2020 Edinburgh |
| Education | University of Edinburgh (PhD) |
| Children | Thomas Carr BRULARD and Sophie Carr BRULARD and Lucille Bluefield |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | linguistics |
| Institutions | University of Montpellier (1999 to 2017), University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (1983-1999), University of Khartoum, University of Texas at Austin, University of Canterbury at Christchurch |
| Thesis | Instrumentalism, realism and the object of inquiry in theoretical linguistics (1987) |
| Doctoral advisor | J. R. Hurford |
| Other academic advisors | Roger Lass, Noel Burton-Roberts, E. Itkonen |
Philip Carr (25 September 1953 – 30 March 2020) was a British linguist and Emeritus Professor in the English Department of the University of Montpellier. He is best known for his works on phonology and philosophy of linguistics. His book Phonology is a coursebook taught across the world in phonology courses. He was the father of three children and enjoyed raising his son and daughter in the sunny South of France.
Books
- Phonology, Palgrave Macmillan 1993 (1st ed.), 2013 (2nd ed.)
- A Glossary of Phonology, Edinburgh University Press 2008
- Linguistic realities: an autonomist metatheory for the generative enterprise, Cambridge University Press 1990
- English Phonetics and Phonology: An Introduction, 2nd edition 2013
- Headhood, Elements, Specification and Contrastivity: Phonological papers in honour of John Anderson (ed.)
- Phonological Knowledge: Conceptual and Empirical Issues, with Noel Burton-Roberts and Gerard Docherty (eds.), Oxford University Press 2000
References
- "Current approaches to syntax : a comparative handbook". 2019.
- Botha, Rudolf P. (March 1992). "Philip Carr, Linguistic realities: an autonomist metatheory for the generative enterprise. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. ix + 157". Journal of Linguistics. 28 (1): 221–227. doi:10.1017/S0022226700015073. ISSN 1469-7742. S2CID 144884865.
- "LINGUIST List 31.1375: All: Philip Carr (1953-2020)". The LINGUIST List. 17 April 2020.