John Harris (phonologist)
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Born1954
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh (PhD)
Fieldslinguistics
InstitutionsUniversity College London
John Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
| Education | University of Edinburgh (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | linguistics |
| Institutions | University College London |
| Thesis | Linguistic change in a nonstandard dialect: phonological studies in the history of English in Ireland (1983) |
| Doctoral advisor | Roger Lass, Gillian Brown |
| Other academic advisors | Jim Milroy, Lesley Milroy, John C Wells, Nigel Gotteri |
John Harris (born 1954) is a Northern Irish linguist and Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at University College London. He is best known for his works on phonetics and phonology.[1][2][3][4] A festschrift in his honor titled Sonic Signatures edited by Geoff Lindsey and Andrew Nevins was published in 2017.[5]
