Born in Olean, New York, he initially studied chemistry in his home country, but after a brief stint in the Peace Corps he took an interest in linguistics. He received his doctorate in linguistics from the University of London, and thereafter taught at various universities in the United Kingdom. He became a professor of linguistics at the University of Sussex.
He was considered an authority on the Basque language: his book The History of Basque (1997) is an essential reference on diachronic Basque linguistics and probably the best introduction to Basque linguistics as a whole. He was at work compiling an etymological dictionary of that language when he died; the unfinished work was posthumously published on the Internet by Max W. Wheeler.[1] He was also an authority on historical linguistics, and had written about the problem of the origin of language. He also published two introductory books to linguistics: Language: The basics (1995) and Introducing Linguistics (coauthored with Bill Mayblin) (2000), and several dictionaries on different topics of this science: A dictionary of grammatical terms in linguistics (1993), A dictionary of phonetics and phonology (1996), A student's dictionary of language and linguistics (1997), Key concepts in language and linguistics (1999), The dictionary of historical and comparative linguistics (2000) and The Penguin dictionary of English grammar (2000).
Larry Trask's review of The Atoms of Language: The Mind's Hidden Rules of Grammar by Mark C. Baker
Larry Trask's Guide to Punctuation
Obituaries
The Guardian
Linguist List
Peace Corps Online
November 23, 2023
larry, trask, character, comics, robert, lawrence, trask, november, 1944, march, 2004, american, british, professor, linguistics, university, sussex, authority, basque, language, field, historical, linguistics, bornrobert, lawrence, trask, 1944, november, 1944. For the X Men character see Larry Trask comics Robert Lawrence Trask 10 November 1944 27 March 2004 was an American British professor of linguistics at the University of Sussex and an authority on the Basque language and the field of historical linguistics Larry TraskBornRobert Lawrence Trask 1944 11 10 10 November 1944Olean New York U S Died27 March 2004 2004 03 27 aged 59 Brighton EnglandSpousesEsther Barrutia divorced Jan LockAcademic backgroundEducationRensselaer Polytechnic Institute B Sc in chemistry Brandeis University M Sc in chemistry Polytechnic of Central London B A in linguistics School of Oriental and African Studies Ph D in linguistics ThesisSynchronic and Diachronic Studies in the Grammar of Basque 1984 Doctoral advisorCharles Ernest BazellAcademic workDisciplineLinguistInstitutionsMiddle East Technical University c 1970 Polytechnic of Central London 1970s University of Liverpool 1979 1988 University of Sussex 1988 2004 Main interestsBasque languageHistorical linguisticsWebsiteThe Larry Trask ArchiveBiography editBorn in Olean New York he initially studied chemistry in his home country but after a brief stint in the Peace Corps he took an interest in linguistics He received his doctorate in linguistics from the University of London and thereafter taught at various universities in the United Kingdom He became a professor of linguistics at the University of Sussex He was considered an authority on the Basque language his book The History of Basque 1997 is an essential reference on diachronic Basque linguistics and probably the best introduction to Basque linguistics as a whole He was at work compiling an etymological dictionary of that language when he died the unfinished work was posthumously published on the Internet by Max W Wheeler 1 He was also an authority on historical linguistics and had written about the problem of the origin of language He also published two introductory books to linguistics Language The basics 1995 and Introducing Linguistics coauthored with Bill Mayblin 2000 and several dictionaries on different topics of this science A dictionary of grammatical terms in linguistics 1993 A dictionary of phonetics and phonology 1996 A student s dictionary of language and linguistics 1997 Key concepts in language and linguistics 1999 The dictionary of historical and comparative linguistics 2000 and The Penguin dictionary of English grammar 2000 Other of his books include Language Change 1994 Historical Linguistics 1996 ISBN 0 340 60758 0 The Penguin Guide to Punctuation 1997 The Penguin Dictionary of English Grammar 2000 ISBN 0 14 051464 3 Time Depth in Historical Linguistics co editor 2000 ISBN 1 902937 06 6 Mind the Gaffe 2001 ISBN 0 14 051476 7 How to Write Effective Emails 2005 ISBN 0 14 101719 8References edit Trask R Larry 2008 Wheeler Max W ed Etymological Dictionary of Basque PDF Falmer UK University of Sussex retrieved 2 March 2020External links editThe Larry Trask Archive Interview with The Guardian Contributions to Ask a Linguist Larry Trask s review of The Atoms of Language The Mind s Hidden Rules of Grammar by Mark C Baker Larry Trask s Guide to Punctuation Obituaries The Guardian The Telegraph Linguist List Peace Corps Online University of Sussex Newsletter includes a photograph Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Larry Trask amp oldid 1183654308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
