Ruth Kempson - Curriculum vitae#
Current Position
- Professor of Linguistics, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London. (1 January 1986 to present)
- Fellow of the British Academy (July 1989 to present)
- Member of Council of the British Academy (July 1993-July 1996)
- Head of Linguistics Department, School of Oriental & African Studies, (July 1992-July 1996)
Education
- BA Degree in English and Music, University of Birmingham, July 1965.
- MA in Modern English Language (with distinction). University of London, July 1969
- PhD in Linguistics, University of London, "Presupposition and the Delimitation of Semantics". December 1973
Interests
- Linguistics
- Semantics
- Syntax
- Pragmatics
- Linguistics and communication
- Applications of logic in linguistics.
