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Rodney D. Huddleston is a linguist
Linguistics

Linguistics is the science study of natural language. Linguistics encompasses a number of sub-fields. An important topical division is between the study of language structure and the study of Meaning ....
 and grammarian specializing in the study and description of English.

Huddleston is the primary author of The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language
The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language

The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language presents a comprehensive grammar of English language. Its primary authors are Rodney Huddleston and Geoffrey K....
 (ISBN 0-521-43146-8), which presents a comprehensive descriptive grammar
Grammar

Grammar is the field of linguistics that covers the conventions governing the use of any given natural language. It includes morphology and syntax, often complemented by phonetics, phonology, semantics, and pragmatics....
 of English.

He earned his PhD
Doctor of Philosophy

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 from the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh

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 under the supervision of Michael Halliday
Michael Halliday

Michael Alexander Kirkwood Halliday is an Australian linguistics who developed an internationally influential grammar model, the systemic functional grammar ....
. He is currently an Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland
University of Queensland

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, where he taught until 1997.






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Rodney D. Huddleston is a linguist
Linguistics

Linguistics is the science study of natural language. Linguistics encompasses a number of sub-fields. An important topical division is between the study of language structure and the study of Meaning ....
 and grammarian specializing in the study and description of English.

Huddleston is the primary author of The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language
The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language

The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language presents a comprehensive grammar of English language. Its primary authors are Rodney Huddleston and Geoffrey K....
 (ISBN 0-521-43146-8), which presents a comprehensive descriptive grammar
Grammar

Grammar is the field of linguistics that covers the conventions governing the use of any given natural language. It includes morphology and syntax, often complemented by phonetics, phonology, semantics, and pragmatics....
 of English.

He earned his PhD
Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph.D. or PhD for the Latin , meaning "teacher of philosophy", is an postgraduate academic degree awarded by University....
 from the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh founded in 1582, is an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom....
 under the supervision of Michael Halliday
Michael Halliday

Michael Alexander Kirkwood Halliday is an Australian linguistics who developed an internationally influential grammar model, the systemic functional grammar ....
. He is currently an Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland
University of Queensland

The University of Queensland is one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions. The University is a founding member of the national Group of Eight, an alliance of research-strong, mostly "Sandstone universities" committed to ensuring that Australia has higher education institutions which are genuinely world class....
, where he taught until 1997. He previously held lectureships at the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh founded in 1582, is an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom....
, University College London
University College London

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, and the University of Reading
University of Reading

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.

Born in Manchester
Manchester

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, Huddleston now resides on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Sunshine Coast, Queensland

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, Australia
Australia

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.

Partial bibliography

  • Huddleston, Rodney D. (1971). The Sentence in Written English: A Syntactic Study Based on an Analysis of Scientific Texts, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-08062-2.
  • Huddleston, Rodney D. (1976). An Introduction to English Transformational Syntax, Longman. ISBN 0582550629.
  • Huddleston, Rodney D. (1984). Introduction to the Grammar of English, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-22893-X.
  • Huddleston, Rodney D. (1988). English Grammar: An Outline, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-32311-8.
  • Huddleston, Rodney D., and Geoffrey K. Pullum
    Geoffrey Pullum

    Professor Geoffrey K. Pullum is a linguistics specialising in the study of English studies. He is Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh....
     (2002). The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-43146-8.


External links

  • from the University of Queensland