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List of Professors

Name Years at Michigansort icon Position

Carmel T. O'Shannessy

2007 - 2017
Associate Professor of Linguistics

Nick C. Ellis

2004 - 2021
Professor of Psychology and Linguistice
Research Scientist

Peter Ludlow

2002 - 2007
Professor of Philosophy and Linguistics

Diane E. Larsen-Freeman

2002 - 2012
Professor of Education
Professor of Linguistics
Research Scientist, English Language Instutute

Judith T. Irvine

1999 - 2019
Professor of Anthropology & Linguistics

Sarah G. Thomason

1999 - 2021
Professor of Linguistics

Richmond H. Thomason

1999 - 2021
Professor of Philosophy, Linguistics
Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Jose R. Benki

1997 - 2000
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

Diana M. Cresti

1997 - 2001
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

Christina M. Tortora

1997 - 2001
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

Ann Lesley Milroy

1994 - 2005
Hans Kurath Collegiate Professor of Linguistics

Karen A. Van Hoek

1992 - 1999
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

Matthew J. Alexander

1989 - 1992
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

Andre M. Cooper

1989 - 1996
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

John M. Myhill

1989 - 1994
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

Draga Zec

1988 - 1989
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

William A. Croft

1986 - 1993
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

William Josh Ard

1983 - 1989
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

Susan M. Gass

1983 - 1987
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

Donna Jo Napoli

1982 - 1987
Professor of Linguistics

Steven N. Dworkin

1979 - 2019
Professor of Romance Linguistics & Linguistics

Vitalij V. Shevoroshkin

1978 - 2009
Professor of Linguistics and Slavic Languages

Larry Selinker

1977 - 1993
Professor of Linguistics

Marilyn J. Shatz

1977 - 2009
Professor of Psychology
Professor of Linguistics

Ann M. Borkin

1975 - 1979
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

Peter J. Benson

1975 - 1981
Assistant Professor of Communications, Computer and Communication Sciences, Linguistics

Deborah Keller-Cohen

1974 - 2018
Professor of Education, Linguistics & Women's Studies

Thomas L. Markey

1973 - 1987
Professor of German and Linguistics

Madhav M. Deshpande

1973 - 2018
Professor of Sanskrit & Linguistics

Robin T. Lakoff

1972
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

John Lawler

1972 - 2009
Associate Professor of Linguistics

Charles R. Pyle Jr.

1971
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

H. Douglas Brown

1970 - 1978
Associate Professor of Education
Associate Professor of Linguistics
Visiting Professor English Language Institute 1970 Summer Term

George P. Lakoff

1969 - 1972
Associate Professor of Linguistics

Alton (Pete) Becker

1968 - 1986
Professor of Linguistics

Ronald Wardhaugh

1966
Professor of Linguistics and Psychology

Gene M. Schramm

1965 - 2001
Professor of Linguistics, Semitics, Near Eastern Studies

John C. Catford

1964 - 1986
Professor of Linguistics
Chair of Department of Linguistics

Peter Fodale

1964 - 1986
Associate Professor of Linguistics

Padmanabha S. Jaini

1964 - 1973
Professor of Indic Languages and Literatures

Alan M. Stevens

1964 - 1966
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

Robbins Burling

1963 - 1995
Professor of Anthropology, Linguistics

Helen Joan Morley

1959 - 2004
Professor of Linguistics

Kenneth L Pike

1948 - 1979
Professor of Linguistics

Clarence Linton Meader

1893 - 1938
Professor of Latin, Sanskrit, Russian, Comparative Philology and General Linguistics