Role: Head of School / Professor Of Linguistics
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I did an undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature (Doctorandus) at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands and then went on to do an M.A. in Linguistics at the University of Manchester. Before starting my degree in Leiden, I had studied for two years in Uppsala, Sweden and thanks to the modular system in operation in Sweden, I was able to complete a degree (Filosofie Kandidat) there by topping it up with three semesters of Dutch. In 1994, I completed my Ph.D. thesis on 'Feature distribution in Swedish noun phrases', which has since been published by Blackwell. For four years I worked for the Subordination and Complementation group of EUROTYP, a large European typological project. Since then I have been a full member of staff in the Department.
Outside the University, I am the President of The Linguistics Association of Great Britain. I am also a member of the RAE 2008 Panel for Linguistics.
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