Robyn Carston
| Professor Robyn Carston FBA | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Title | Professor of Linguistics |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater |
University of Canterbury Victoria University of Wellington University College London |
| Thesis title | Pragmatics and the explicit/implicit distinction (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | Deirdre Wilson |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguistics |
| Sub discipline |
Pragmatics Semantics Philosophy of language |
Robyn Anne Carston, FBA is a New Zealand linguist and academic, who specialises in pragmatics, semantics, and the philosophy of language. Since 2015, she has been Professor of Linguistics at University College London.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Carston was born in New Zealand.[2] She studied English Literature at the University of Canterbury, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) 1975.[3] She then studied for an honours degree in linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a BA (Hons) degree in 1976.[3] She moved to England to study at University College London (UCL), graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) in Phonetics and Linguistics in 1980.[3] She remained at UCL to undertake postgraduate research under the supervision of Deirdre Wilson.[2][3] She completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1986.[3] Her doctoral thesis was tilted "Pragmatics and the explicit/implicit distinction".[4]
Honours
In July 2016, Carston was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the UK's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences.[5][6]
Selected works
- Carston, Robyn; Uchida, Seiji, eds. (1998). Relevance theory: applications and implications. Amsterdam: Benjamins. ISBN 978-1556193309.
- Carston, Robyn (2002). Thoughts and utterances: the pragmatics of explicit communication. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 978-0631214885.
References
- ↑ "Prof Robyn Carston". Division of Psychology and Language Sciences. University College London. 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Robyn Carston". Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature. University of Oslo. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Prof Robyn Carston". Institutional Research Information Service. University College London. 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ Carston, Robyn Anne. "Pragmatics and the explicit/implicit distinction". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ "British Academy announces new President and elects 66 new Fellows". The British Academy. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑ "Professors Robyn Carston, Nilli Lavie, and Sophie Scott elected as Fellows of the British Academy". Division of Psychology and Language Sciences. University College London. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.