David Lightfoot
Born (1945-02-10) February 10, 1945 (age 79)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Academic work
DisciplineLinguist
Sub-disciplineSyntactic theory, language acquisition, language change
Institutions

David William Lightfoot (born February 10, 1945) is an American linguist who served as an assistant director of the National Science Foundation from 2005 to 2009.[1][2] He is a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University.[3]

Books

References

  1. ^ "National Science Foundation Names David Lightfoot as New Assistant Director for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences". National Science Foundation. 2005-02-10. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  2. ^ "Faculty". Georgetown University Linguistics Department.
  3. ^ "David Lightfoot Faculty Profile". Georgetown University. Retrieved 10 May 2018.


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