Tim Stowell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguistics |
| Institutions | University of California,Los Angeles |
Tim Stowell is Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of California,Los Angeles. [1] Prior to his retirement,he served as Dean of the Humanities Division. [2]
Stowell was born in Ottawa in 1954. [3] He earned his PhD in linguistics at MIT in 1981 and was a fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study during the academic year 1996–1997. [4]
Stowell works on generative syntax,and is best known for his postulation of small clauses.