Janet Watson (linguist)
Janet Constance Elizabeth Watson (born 1959) is a linguist and phonologist.[1] She is Professor in the School of Languages, Cultures, and Societies at the University of Leeds.[2]
Biography[]
Watson studied Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter before undertaking her PhD in Linguistics at the SOAS University of London.[2]
Watson is on the steering committee and editorial board for the Seminar of Arabian Studies,[3] the editorial board of the Journal of Semitic Studies,[4] and the advisory board of the .[5]
She was elected as a fellow of the British Academy in 2013.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Professor Janet Watson FBA". British Academy. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Janet C.E. Watson". University of Leeds. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "About the Seminar". International Association for the Study of Arabia. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Editorial Board: Editorial Committee". Journal of Semitic Studies. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "About the Journal: Editors". Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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Categories:
- 1959 births
- Fellows of the British Academy
- Linguists from the United Kingdom
- British phonologists
- Academics of the University of Leeds
- Women linguists
- British women academics
- Living people