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'''Bernard S. Comrie''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɜr|n|ər|d|_|ˈ|k|ɒ|m|r|iː}}; born 23 May 1947 in [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]], [[England]]) is a British-born linguist. Comrie is a specialist in [[linguistic typology]] and [[linguistic universals]], and on [[Caucasian languages]].
'''Bernard S. Comrie''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɜr|n|ər|d|_|ˈ|k|ɒ|m|r|iː}}; born 23 May 1947 in [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]], [[England]]) is a British-born linguist. Comrie is a specialist in [[linguistic typology]] and [[linguistic universals]], and on [[Caucasian languages]].


He is currently a professor at and director of the Department of Linguistics at the [[Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology]] in [[Leipzig]], [[Germany]], and [[Distinguished Professor]] of Linguistics at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]]. He has also taught at the [[University of Southern California]] and the [[University of California, Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/people/bernard-comrie|title=Bernard Comrie|publisher= [[University of California, Santa Barbara]]}}</ref> He earned his undergraduate and doctoral degrees from the University of Cambridge.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/staff/comrie/cv.php |title=Dept. of Linguistics – Bernard Comrie - CV |publisher=Max Planck Institute |accessdate=22 September 2010}}</ref>
He was for 17 years professor at and director of the former Department of Linguistics at the [[Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology]] in [[Leipzig]], [[Germany]], combined with a post as [[Distinguished Professor]] of Linguistics at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]], where he returned full-time from 1st June 2015. He has also taught at the [[University of Southern California]] and the [[University of California, Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/people/bernard-comrie|title=Bernard Comrie|publisher= [[University of California, Santa Barbara]]}}</ref> He earned his undergraduate and doctoral degrees from the University of Cambridge.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/staff/comrie/cv.php |title=Dept. of Linguistics – Bernard Comrie - CV |publisher=Max Planck Institute |accessdate=22 September 2010}}</ref>


He married linguistics professor Akiko Kumahira in 1985.<ref>State of California. Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Akiko Comrie|url=http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/modernlanguages/faculty/comrieakiko/|publisher=Loyola Marymount University|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref>
He married linguistics professor Akiko Kumahira in 1985.<ref>State of California. Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Akiko Comrie|url=http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/modernlanguages/faculty/comrieakiko/|publisher=Loyola Marymount University|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref>

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Bernard S. Comrie (/ˈbɜːrnərd ˈkɒmriː/; born 23 May 1947 in Sunderland, England) is a British-born linguist. Comrie is a specialist in linguistic typology and linguistic universals, and on Caucasian languages.

He was for 17 years professor at and director of the former Department of Linguistics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, combined with a post as Distinguished Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he returned full-time from 1st June 2015. He has also taught at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles.[1] He earned his undergraduate and doctoral degrees from the University of Cambridge.[2]

He married linguistics professor Akiko Kumahira in 1985.[3][4]

Partial bibliography

  • The World's Major Languages (ed.), New York: Oxford University Press 1987, ISBN 0-19-520521-9; second edition, Routledge 2009, ISBN 978-0-415-35339-7.
  • Tense (1985)
  • The Languages of the Soviet Union, Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Language Surveys) 1981. ISBN 0-521-23230-9 (hard covers) and ISBN 0-521-29877-6 (paperback)
  • Language Universals and Linguistic Typology: Syntax and Morphology (1981)
  • Aspect: An Introduction to the Study of Verbal Aspect and Related Problems (1976)

References

  1. ^ "Bernard Comrie". University of California, Santa Barbara.
  2. ^ "Dept. of Linguistics – Bernard Comrie - CV". Max Planck Institute. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  3. ^ State of California. Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.
  4. ^ "Akiko Comrie". Loyola Marymount University. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

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