Tim Stowell is Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles. UCLA Linguistics Department webpage, Tim Stowell Prior to his retirement, he served as Dean of the Humanities Division. UCLA Humanities Dean webpage
Education and career Stowell was born in Ottawa in 1954. Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, Fellows page, Stowell, T.A. 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. Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, Fellows page, Stowell, T.A.
Research
Stowell works on generative syntax, and is best known for his postulation of small clauses.
Selected publications
Stowell, Timothy A. 1981. Origins of phrase structure (Thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/15626.
References
External links Tim Stowell's Google Scholar Page Tim Stowell's academic webpage