Steven Franks is a British born American linguist and researcher in the fields of syntax and slavics. Franks received his Ph.D. at Cornell University in 1985. He has written numerous books and articles that have significantly contributed to Slavic linguistics. He is currently a professor of linguistics, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and Cognitive Science, as well as an adjunct professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the Indiana University Bloomington and lives in Bloomington, Indiana with his family.
Steven Franks | |
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| Citizenship | United Kingdom and United States |
| Alma mater | Princeton University, UCLA, Cornell University |
| Known for | Generative Syntax Works on Slavic Languages, Russian Resyllabification |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Linguistics, Slavic Languages, Generative Grammar |
| Institutions | Indiana University |
| Doctoral advisor | Wayles Browne |
Selected publications edit
- 1995: Parameters of Slavic Morphosyntax. New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- 2000: Clitics in Slavic. With Tracy H. King. New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press
- 2017: Syntax and Spell-Out in Slavic. Bloomington, IN: Slavica Publishers.