James D. McCawley (1938–1999)

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McCawley, James David

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McCawley, James Quillan, Jr (birth)

Quang Phúc Ðông (pseudonym)

Date of birth

1938-03-30

Date of death

1999-04-10

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Glasgow, Scotland, UK (birth)

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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University of Chicago (MS ∙ mathematics ∙ 1958)

Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität

MIT (PhD ∙ linguistics ∙ 1965)

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linguist

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University of Chicago

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"James McCawley (1938-1999) was one of the most significant linguists of the latter half of the twentieth century. His legacy to a generation of linguists encompasses not only his work in phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and the philosophy of language but also his emphasis on bridging research in linguistics with that in other disciplines, from anthropology and psychology to physics and biology."

He changed his name on moving to America after WWII.

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Author of The Eater's Guide to Chinese Characters

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