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'''Jeffrey Lidz''' is a [[linguistics]] professor at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]]. His research focuses on [[syntax|syntactic]] aspects of [[language acquisition]]. |
'''Jeffrey Lidz''' is a [[linguistics]] professor at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]], currently serving as chair of the linguistics department.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fall 2024 Leadership Appointments |url=https://linguistics.umd.edu/news/fall-2024-leadership-appointments |website=University of Maryland |access-date=October 9, 2024}}</ref> His research focuses on [[syntax|syntactic]] aspects of [[language acquisition]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Lidz received his PhD from the [[University of Delaware]] in 1996 and held postdoctoral fellowships at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] and [[Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique]] from 1997 to 2000 and in 1998, respectively. He worked as an assistant professor at [[Northwestern University]] from 2000 to 2005 before moving to the University of Maryland.<ref name="lsa">{{cite web |title=May Member Spotlight: Jeffrey Lidz |url=https://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/lsa-member-spotlight/May15 |website=[[Linguistic Society of America]] |access-date=November 9, 2023 |date=May 12, 2015}}</ref> Lidz was named a Maryland Distinguished Scholar-Teacher in 2015.<ref name="lsa" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award Recipients |url=https://faculty.umd.edu/distinguished-scholar-teacher-award-recipients |website=Office of Faculty Affairs |access-date=November 9, 2023}}</ref> |
Lidz received his PhD from the [[University of Delaware]] in 1996 and held postdoctoral fellowships at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] and [[Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique]] from 1997 to 2000 and in 1998, respectively. He worked as an assistant professor at [[Northwestern University]] from 2000 to 2005 before moving to the University of Maryland.<ref name="lsa">{{cite web |title=May Member Spotlight: Jeffrey Lidz |url=https://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/lsa-member-spotlight/May15 |website=[[Linguistic Society of America]] |access-date=November 9, 2023 |date=May 12, 2015}}</ref> Lidz was named a Maryland Distinguished Scholar-Teacher in 2015.<ref name="lsa" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award Recipients |url=https://faculty.umd.edu/distinguished-scholar-teacher-award-recipients |website=Office of Faculty Affairs |access-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420204244/https://faculty.umd.edu/distinguished-scholar-teacher-award-recipients |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Much of Lidz's research focuses on the syntactic details of child language acquisition. His findings show evidence of significant syntactic development in 18-month-olds, including understandings of |
Much of Lidz's research focuses on the syntactic details of child language acquisition. His findings show evidence of significant syntactic development in 18-month-olds, including understandings of long-range dependency and parts of speech.<ref name="mdtoday">{{cite web |last1=Weiss |first1=Jessica |title=Researcher Studies What's Behind Baby Talk |url=https://today.umd.edu/researcher-studies-whats-behind-baby-talk |website=Maryland Today |access-date=November 9, 2023 |language=en |date=November 15, 2021}}</ref> |
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Articles by Lidz arguing for the necessity of [[Noam Chomsky|Chomsky]]'s theory of [[Universal Grammar]] have appeared in ''[[Scientific American]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lidz |first1=Jeffrey |title=Chomsky's Theory of Language Learning Dead? Not So Fast... |url=https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/chomsky-s-theory-of-language-learning-dead-not-so-fast/ |website=[[Scientific American]] |access-date=November 9, 2023 |language=en |date=November 25, 2016}}</ref> and ''[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lidz |first1=Jeffrey |title=Parents can help, but children take a DIY approach to learning language |url=https://theconversation.com/parents-can-help-but-children-take-a-diy-approach-to-learning-language-53035 |website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |access-date=November 9, 2023 |date=January 17, 2016}}</ref> Lidz was the editor-in-chief for [[Language Acquisition (journal)|Language Acquisition]] from 2013 to 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=''Language Acquisition'' Editorial Board |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=hlac20 |website=[[Taylor & Francis]] |access-date=November 9, 2023}}</ref> and authored the ''Oxford Handbook of Developmental Linguistics''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Oxford Handbook of Developmental Linguistics |url=https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/38688 |website=Oxford Academic |access-date=November 9, 2023}}</ref> |
Articles by Lidz arguing for the necessity of [[Noam Chomsky|Chomsky]]'s theory of [[Universal Grammar]] have appeared in ''[[Scientific American]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lidz |first1=Jeffrey |title=Chomsky's Theory of Language Learning Dead? Not So Fast... |url=https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/chomsky-s-theory-of-language-learning-dead-not-so-fast/ |website=[[Scientific American]] |access-date=November 9, 2023 |language=en |date=November 25, 2016}}</ref> and ''[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lidz |first1=Jeffrey |title=Parents can help, but children take a DIY approach to learning language |url=https://theconversation.com/parents-can-help-but-children-take-a-diy-approach-to-learning-language-53035 |website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |access-date=November 9, 2023 |date=January 17, 2016}}</ref> Lidz was the editor-in-chief for ''[[Language Acquisition (journal)|Language Acquisition]]'' from 2013 to 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=''Language Acquisition'' Editorial Board |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=hlac20 |website=[[Taylor & Francis]] |access-date=November 9, 2023}}</ref> and edited/co-authored the ''Oxford Handbook of Developmental Linguistics''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Oxford Handbook of Developmental Linguistics |url=https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/38688 |website=Oxford Academic |access-date=November 9, 2023}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Alma mater | University of Delaware |
| Thesis | Dimensions of Reflexivity (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter Cole |
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| Discipline | Linguistics |
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Jeffrey Lidz is a linguistics professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, currently serving as chair of the linguistics department.[1] His research focuses on syntactic aspects of language acquisition.
Career
[edit]Lidz received his PhD from the University of Delaware in 1996 and held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania and Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique from 1997 to 2000 and in 1998, respectively. He worked as an assistant professor at Northwestern University from 2000 to 2005 before moving to the University of Maryland.[2] Lidz was named a Maryland Distinguished Scholar-Teacher in 2015.[2][3]
Much of Lidz's research focuses on the syntactic details of child language acquisition. His findings show evidence of significant syntactic development in 18-month-olds, including understandings of long-range dependency and parts of speech.[4]
Articles by Lidz arguing for the necessity of Chomsky's theory of Universal Grammar have appeared in Scientific American[5] and The Conversation.[6] Lidz was the editor-in-chief for Language Acquisition from 2013 to 2020[7] and edited/co-authored the Oxford Handbook of Developmental Linguistics.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fall 2024 Leadership Appointments". University of Maryland. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "May Member Spotlight: Jeffrey Lidz". Linguistic Society of America. May 12, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award Recipients". Office of Faculty Affairs. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Weiss, Jessica (November 15, 2021). "Researcher Studies What's Behind Baby Talk". Maryland Today. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Lidz, Jeffrey (November 25, 2016). "Chomsky's Theory of Language Learning Dead? Not So Fast..." Scientific American. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Lidz, Jeffrey (January 17, 2016). "Parents can help, but children take a DIY approach to learning language". The Conversation. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "Language Acquisition Editorial Board". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "The Oxford Handbook of Developmental Linguistics". Oxford Academic. Retrieved November 9, 2023.