Nigel Vincent
British linguist (born 1947)
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Nigel Vincent (born 24 September 1947) is a British linguist. He is Professor Emeritus of General and Romance Linguistics at the University of Manchester.[1] He is best known for his work on morphology, syntax, and historical linguistics, with particular focus on the Romance languages.
Nigel Vincent | |
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| Born | September 24, 1947 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Morphology, syntax, Romance linguistics |
| Institutions | The University of Manchester |
Vincent was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2006,[2] and was Vice-President for Research and HE Policy at the Academy from 2010 to 2014.[3] In 2013, he was elected a Member of the Academia Europaea.
Until 2011, he held the Mont Follick Chair of Comparative Philology in the School of Languages, Linguistics & Cultures at the University of Manchester. From 2000 to 2003, he was President of the Philological Society. He was the chair of Main Panel M[4] in the Research Assessment Exercise, 2008.
In 2007, Vincent was honoured with a Festschrift[5] with contributions by colleagues and former students.