Winfred P. Lehmann

Winfred Philipp Lehmann ( born June 23, 1916 in Surprise, Nebraska; † 1 August 2007) was an American linguist.

Life

Lehmann studied at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee " Germanic Linguistics " and received his PhD in 1941, Ph. D.. 1942-1946 he was an expert on the Japanese language with the U.S. Army. In 1946 he became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Germanic Washington University, and moved in 1949 to the University of Texas at Austin, where he worked as a professor until his retirement in 1986. His last title was " Louann and Larry Temple Centennial Professor Emeritus in the Humanities ."

He was the recipient of numerous awards, among other things, he was an honorary doctorate from the University of Wisconsin and the State University of New York.

He distinguished himself particularly in historical linguistics, particularly the Indo-European Studies. He was one of the few who extensively employed to the study of Indo-European proto-language syntax and with their history. His ( in the professional world controversial ) approach uses generative grammar and the methods of linguistic typology of Theo Vennemann, with whom he also co-operates much.

Writings (selection )

  • 2002nd pre -Indo -European. Washington, DC: Institute for the Study of Man. ISBN 0-941694-82-8.
  • In 1993. Theoretical Bases of Indo-European Linguistics. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-08201-3.
  • 1992nd Historical Linguistics 3rd ed London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-07243-3.
  • 1974 Proto -Indo -European Syntax Austin. Univ. of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-76419-7
  • 1952 Proto -Indo -European Phonology Austin. Univ. of Texas Press and Linguistic Society of America. ISBN 0-292-73341-0.
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