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People Faculty
John Lawler
John Lawler, jlawler@umich.edu
Website: www.umich.edu/~jlawler/
Associate Professor of Linguistics
Major research areas:
- Semantics, particularly metaphor, lexical semantics, and sound
symbolism
- Grammar, including grammatical relations and morphosyntax
- The English Language, its structure, history, and etymology
- Applied Computational Linguistics, especially semantic problems
of computer lexicography and user interface design
- Indonesian Linguistics, with a special interest in Malay and Acehnese.
I am a general practitioner of Linguistics, studying
the processes of metaphor in relation to lexicon and grammar from a
cognitive perspective. I'm particularly curious about embodied metaphors,
and those underlying mathematics, computing, and
epistemology. In addition, I have a special interest in popular English grammar,
and in extending the scope and quality of linguistic education in
American culture.
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