Jila Ghomeshi Explained

Jila Ghomeshi is a Persian-Canadian linguist. She earned her Ph.D. in 1996 from the University of Toronto, under the supervision of Diane Massam.^{[1] [2]} She is currently a professor of linguistics at the University of Manitoba,^[3] where she has been since 1998.^[4]

Ghomeshi received the National Achievement Award presented by the Canadian Linguistic Association in 2014,^[5] in recognition of her contribution in educating the broader public about linguistic issues, such as language discrimination and the distinction between prescriptive and descriptive grammar. This is addressed in her 2010 book, Grammar Matters: The Social Significance of How We Use Language.^[6]

Ghomeshi also does research in theoretical syntax, including the syntax of Persian, and the interfaces with pragmatics and morphology.^[3] She is co-editor of a book, with Ileana Paul and Martina Wiltschko, called Determiners: Universals and variation^[7] on cross-linguistic universals and variation in the syntax of determiners.^[8]

Ghomeshi is the sister of Jian Ghomeshi, former CBC broadcaster.

Selected honors

• Canadian Linguistic Association National Achievement Award, 2014^[9]

Key publications

• Ghomeshi, J.and D. Massam. 1994. "Lexical/syntactic relations without projection," Linguistic Analysis.
• Ghomeshi . Jila . Non-Projecting Nouns and the Ezafe: Construction in Persian . Natural Language & Linguistic Theory . 1 November 1997 . 15 . 4 . 729–788 . 10.1023/A:1005886709040 . 170146072 .
• Ghomeshi, J. 2001. "Control and thematic agreement," Canadian Journal of Linguistics.
• Ghomeshi, J. 2003 "Plural marking, indefiniteness, and the noun phrase," Studia Linguistica.
• Ghomeshi . Jila . Jackendoff . Ray . Rosen . Nicole . Russell . Kevin . Contrastive Focus Reduplication in English (The Salad-Salad Paper) . Natural Language & Linguistic Theory . 1 May 2004 . 22 . 2 . 307–357 . 10.1023/B:NALA.0000015789.98638.f9 . 170949456 .
• Jila Ghomeshi, Ileana Paul and Martina Wiltschko (eds.) 2009. Determiners: Universals and variation. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins.^[10]
• Ghomeshi, Jila. Grammar Matters: The Social Significance of How We Use Language. Winnipeg: Arbeiter Ring, 2010. ^{[11] [12] [13] [4]}

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20030723013022/http://linguistlist.org/issues/14/14-1907.html LinguistList
2. Toronto Working Papers in Linguistics, http://twpl.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/twpl/issue/view/500
3. Web site: University of Manitoba - Faculty of Arts - Linguistics - Jila Ghomeshi . Umanitoba.ca . 2016-01-31.
4. News: She'd like a few words with you. Mayes. Alison. 2011-01-13. Winnipeg Free Press. 2019-03-27.
5. Web site: Prix national d'excellence National Achievement Awards . June 2, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150601220750/http://cla-acl.ca/documents/prix-national-dexcellence-national-achievement-awards/ . June 1, 2015 .
6. Web site: Ghomeshi . Jila . Grammar Matters . ARP Books . 2016-01-31 . 2016-02-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160213035915/http://arpbooks.org/books/detail/grammar-matters/ . dead .
7. Book: Ghomeshi . Jila . Paul . Ileana . Wiltschko . Martina . Determiners: Universals and variation . 2009 . John Benjamins Publishing . 978-90-272-8895-0 .
8. Web site: Mobile Menu . Benjamins.com . 2016-01-31.
9. Canadian Linguistics Association National Achievement Award 2014 . Canadian Journal of Linguistics . July 2014 . 59 . 2 . 299–300 . . 10.1017/S0008413100000359 . 231890565 .
10. Bilous . Rostyslav . Determiners: Universals and variation (review) . The Canadian Journal of Linguistics . 2011 . 56 . 1 . 128–130 . .
11. Web site: Yes, Good Grammar Is (Still) Important, and Here's Why. 2018-12-14. ClearVoice. en-US. 2019-03-27.
12. Book: Grammar Matters.
13. Web site: Grammar Matters: The Social Significance of How We Use Language. Heather. 2011-05-24. The Word Blog. en-US. 2019-03-27.