Andrew Carnie facts for kids

Andrew Carnie, born on April 19, 1969, is a Canadian professor. He teaches about languages at the University of Arizona. He has written or helped write many books and articles. These works focus on how language is structured, especially Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic. Professor Carnie was born in Calgary, Alberta. He also teaches Balkan and international folk dance. From 2010 to 2012, he was a director for graduate programs at the University of Arizona. In August 2012, he became the interim Dean of the graduate college. From 2013 to 2022, he served as the Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate College. In this role, he started the university's Graduate Center. He also helped increase student diversity and worked to improve conditions and pay for students.

Understanding Linguistics

Professor Carnie's main work is in linguistics. This is the scientific study of language. He focuses on three main areas:

• Syntax: This is about how words are put together to form sentences. It's like the grammar rules of a language.
• Morphology: This looks at how words are formed. It studies parts of words, like prefixes and suffixes.
• Phonology: This is the study of sound systems in languages. It explores how sounds are organized and used.

He mostly studies the Celtic languages, especially Irish and Scottish Gaelic. These are languages spoken in parts of Ireland and Scotland.

Andrew Carnie's Education

Professor Carnie studied at two well-known universities.

• He earned his Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Hons) degree in Linguistics and Celtic Studies in 1991. He studied at The University of St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto.
• He received his Ph.D. in Linguistics and Philosophy in 1995. This degree was from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Books Written by Andrew Carnie

Andrew Carnie has written or co-written many books about language. These books are often used by students and researchers.

• Proceedings of the 18th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics, Cascadilla Press, 1999 (with Sonya Bird, Jason Haugen, and Peter Norquest)
• The Syntax of Verb Initial Languages, Oxford University Press, 2000 (with Eithne Guilfoyle)
• Papers in Honor of Ken Hale (MITELF1), MITWPL, 2000 (with Eloise Jelinek and MaryAnn Willie)
• Syntax: A Generative Introduction, Blackwell Publishers, 2002
• Formal Approaches to Function: In honor of Eloise Jelinek, John Benjamins Publishers, 2003, (with Heidi Harley and MaryAnn Willie)
• Verb First: On the Syntax of Verb Initial Languages, John Benjamins Publishers, 2005, (with Heidi Harley and Sheila Dooley)
• Syntax: A Generative Introduction: Second Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2006
• Constituent Structure, Oxford University Press, 2008
• Irish Nouns, Oxford University Press, 2008
• Constituent Structure, 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, 2010
• Modern Syntax: A Course Book, Cambridge University Press, 2011.
• Formal Approaches to Celtic Linguistics. Cambridge Scholars Press, 2011
• Syntax: A Generative Introduction: Third Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013
• The Routledge Handbook of Syntax (editor), Routledge, 2014
• Syntax: A Generative Introduction: Fourth Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2021

See also

In Spanish: Andrew Carnie para niños