Michael Kenstowicz


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Michael John Kenstowicz (born August 18, 1945) is an American linguist and professor of linguistics at MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy.[2] 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.[3][4][5][6] He is an editor of Natural Language & Linguistic Theory since 1987.[7]

Michael Kenstowicz

BornAugust 18, 1945[1]
EducationUniversity of Illinois (PhD), San Jose State University (BA)
Scientific career
Fieldslinguistics
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, MIT
ThesisLithuanian Phonology (1971)
Doctoral advisorCharles Wayne Kisseberth
Other academic advisorsTheodore M. Lightner
Chin Woo Kim
Doctoral studentsRodolfo Cerrón Palomino
Other notable studentsMohammad Dabir Moghaddam