30.1966, Confs: Discipline of Linguistics, General Linguistics, Syntax, Text/Corpus Linguistics/United Kingdom

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Subject: 30.1966, Confs: Discipline of Linguistics, General Linguistics, Syntax, Text/Corpus Linguistics/United Kingdom

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Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 17:45:33
From: Bas Aarts [b.aarts at ucl.ac.uk]
Subject: Lexis and Grammar: Celebrating the Life of Randolph Quirk

 
Lexis and Grammar: Celebrating the Life of Randolph Quirk 

Date: 09-Jul-2019 - 09-Jul-2019 
Location: London, United Kingdom 
Contact: Bas Aarts 
Contact Email: b.aarts at ucl.ac.uk 
Meeting URL: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/events/quirk19.htm 

Linguistic Field(s): Discipline of Linguistics; General Linguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Meeting Description: 

We invite colleagues to come to the British Academy in London on 9 July 2019
to celebrate the life of the eminent linguist and scholar, Professor Lord
Randolph Quirk CBE (1920-2017).

Randolph Quirk was born on 12 July 1920 on the Isle of Man. He studied at
University College London, where he later became Quain Professor in English
Language and Literature. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of London
from 1981 to 1985.

Randolph Quirk became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in
1976 and was knighted in 1985. He was President of the British Academy from
1985 to 1989 and became a life peer as Baron Quirk of Bloomsbury on 12 July
1994.

Quirk is well-known for founding the Survey of English Usage at UCL in 1959,
but most of all for the monumental Comprehensive Grammar of the English
Language (1985), which he co-authored with Sidney Greenbaum, Geoffrey Leech
and Jan Svartvik. This book, which became known as Quirk et al. is one of the
great standard reference grammars of English.

If you knew Randolph personally, were inspired by him, or would simply like to
learn more about his impact on linguistics and the university, you are more
than welcome to attend.

Places are limited. Please book *only* if you will definitely attend.
 

Program:

Provisional programme:

13:30–14:00:R
Registration

14:00-14:30: 
Welcome and introduction: Professor Bas Aarts

14:30-15:00: 
Professor Dick Hudson

15:00-15:30: 
Professor Jenny Cheshire

15:30-16:00: 
Professor Liliane Haegeman

16:00-16:30: Tea

16:30-17:00: 
Professor David Denison

17:00-17:30: 
Professor David Crystal

17:30- Drinks and canapés





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