Joan W. Bresnan

American linguist
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Joan W. Bresnan

Summary

Joan W. Bresnan is a human[1]. She was born on August 22, 1945[2]. She worked as a linguist[3], university teacher[4], and academic[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Joan W. Bresnan was born on August 22, 1945[2].
  • Joan W. Bresnan held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Joan W. Bresnan's professions included linguist[3].
  • Joan W. Bresnan's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Joan W. Bresnan worked as an academic[5].
  • Joan W. Bresnan's field of work was linguistics[8].
  • Joan W. Bresnan held the position of president of the Linguistic Society of America[9].
  • Among Joan W. Bresnan's employers was Stanford University[10].
  • Joan W. Bresnan's education included a stint at Reed College[11].
  • Joan W. Bresnan was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • Joan W. Bresnan's doctoral advisor was Noam Chomsky[13].
  • Joan W. Bresnan received the Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[14].
  • Joan W. Bresnan received the Guggenheim Fellowship[15].
  • Joan W. Bresnan was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[16].
  • Joan W. Bresnan is recorded as female[17].
  • Joan W. Bresnan's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Joan W. Bresnan supervised Lorraine Levin as a doctoral student[19].
  • Joan W. Bresnan's family name is recorded as Bresnan[20].
  • Joan W. Bresnan's given name is recorded as Joan[21].
  • Joan W. Bresnan's given name is recorded as Wanda[22].
  • Joan W. Bresnan's professorship is recorded as Sadie Dernham Patek Professorship in Humanities[23].
  • Joan W. Bresnan's official website is recorded as https://profiles.stanford.edu/joan-bresnan[24].
  • Joan W. Bresnan's work location is recorded as Stanford[25].
  • Joan W. Bresnan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Joan W. Bresnan's affiliation is recorded as Stanford University Linguistics Department[27].

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Origins and Family

Joan W. Bresnan was born on August 22, 1945[2].

Education

Educated at Reed College[11], a liberal arts college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1908[30] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1861[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34]. Joan W. Bresnan's doctoral advisor was Noam Chomsky[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[3], university teacher[4], and academic[5]. Joan W. Bresnan's field of work was linguistics[8]. Among her employers was Stanford University[10]. She held the position of president of the Linguistic Society of America[9]. She supervised Lorraine Levin as a doctoral student[19].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[14] and Guggenheim Fellowship[15], a fellowship grant[35], in United States[36], founded in 1925[37].

Why It Matters

Joan W. Bresnan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Joan W. Bresnan do for work?

Joan W. Bresnan worked as linguist[3], university teacher[4], and academic[5].

Where did Joan W. Bresnan go to school?

Joan W. Bresnan was educated at Reed College[11] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].

What awards did Joan W. Bresnan receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[14] and Guggenheim Fellowship[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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