James W. Harris Explained
| James Wesley Harris |
| Birth Date: | 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Outside Atlanta |
| Death Date: | November 10, 2024 |
| Fields: | linguistics |
| Workplaces: | MIT |
| Education: | MIT (PhD) |
| Thesis Title: | Spanish phonology |
| Thesis Url: | https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/12999 |
| Thesis Year: | 1967 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Morris Halle |
| Notable Students: | John J. McCarthy |
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James Wesley Harris (1932 – November 10, 2024)[1] was an American linguist and Emeritus Professor of Spanish & Linguistics at MIT.He is known for his works on Spanish.[2] [3] [4]
Books
- Syllable Structure and Stress in Spanish: A Nonlinear Analysis. Linguistic Inquiry Monograph 8, Cambridge: MIT Press 1983
Notes and References
- Web site: Professor Emeritus James Harris, a scholar of Spanish language, dies at 92 . Daniel, Benjamin . . November 25, 2024 . December 2, 2024.
- Vogel . Irene . Review of Syllable Structure and Stress in Spanish: A Nonlinear Analysis . Journal of Linguistics . 1985 . 21 . 1 . 195–208 . 10.1017/S0022226700010094 . 4175770 . 186218885 .
- Craddock . Jerry R. . Review of Syllable Structure and Stress in Spanish: A Nonlinear Analysis. Linguistic Inquiry Monographs, 8 . Romance Philology . 1984 . 38 . 2 . 238–247 . 44943350 .
- Patten . Bill Van . SYLLABLE STRUCTURE AND STRESS IN SPANISH: A NONLINEAR ANALYSIS. James W. Harris. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1983. Pp. 176. . Studies in Second Language Acquisition . February 1985 . 7 . 1 . 123–124 . 10.1017/S027226310000526X . 143673849 .
