Linda Lombardi
Linda Lombardi | |
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| Born | 1961 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts Amherst (PhD) |
| Thesis | Laryngeal features and laryngeal neutralization (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | John McCarthy |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | linguistics |
| Sub-discipline | phonology |
| Institutions | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Website | http://www.lindalombardi.com/ |
Linda Lombardi (born 1961) is an American writer and editor specializing in the animals.
Life[]
Lombardi worked as an academic linguist at the University of Maryland, College Park and was known for her works on phonology and optimality theory[1][2] until she quitted her tenured job to become an animal keeper.[3][4]
Books[]
Animals[]
- The Pit Bull Life, co-authored with Deirdre Franklin
- The Sloth's Eye
- The Lemur's Cry
Linguistics[]
- Laryngeal Features and Laryngeal Neutralization
- Segmental Phonology in Optimality Theory
References[]
- ^ Kim-Renaud, Young-Key (1997). "Review of Laryngeal Features and Laryngeal Neutralization". Language. 73 (2): 411–416. doi:10.2307/416037. ISSN 0097-8507.
- ^ Nevins, Andrew (2003). "Segmental Phonology in Optimality Theory (review)". Language. 79 (4): 811–812. doi:10.1353/lan.2003.0259. ISSN 1535-0665.
- ^ "linguistics, animals, and writing – Linda Lombardi". Career Linguist. 2015-12-29.
- ^ "College Professor Turned Zookeeper: 10 Questions For Linda Lombardi | Women's Voices For Change". womensvoicesforchange.org. 2011-10-08.
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- American phonologists
- Living people
- 1961 births
- Linguists from the United States
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- Animal trainers
- Zookeepers
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