Frank Robert Robert PALMER

Background

Palmer, Frank Robert was born on April 9, 1922 in Westleigh, Gloucestershire, England. Son of George Samuel and Gertrude Lilian (Newman) Palmer.

Education

Student, University Oxford, England, 1941-1942, 45-48; Master of Arts, Merton College, Oxford, 1949.

Career

Lecturer in Linguistics, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London 1950-1960. Professor, of Linguistics, University College, of North Wales, Bangor 1960-1965. Professor, of Linguistic Science, University of Reading 1965-1987, Dean, Faculty of Letters and Social Sciences 1969-1972.

Chairman Linguistics Association (Great Britain) 68.

Achievements

• Frank Robert Palmer has been listed as a noteworthy linguist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Grammatical Roles and Relations (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)

    (Frank Palmer's new book is a typological survey of gramma...)

  • Mood and Modality (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)

    (Since the publication of F. R. Palmer's Mood and Modality...)

  • Mood and Modality (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)

    (Since the publication of F. R. Palmer's Mood and Modality...)

  • Grammatical Roles and Relations (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) ( Paperback ) by Palmer, Frank Robert published by Cambridge University Press

    (Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)

  • Grammatical Roles and Relations (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) by Frank Robert Palmer (1994-02-25)

    (Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)

  • Mood and Modality (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) by Frank Robert Palmer (1986-11-13)
  • Mood and Modality (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) by F. R. Palmer (2001-04-16)
  • Selected Papers of J. R. Firth 1952-59

Membership

Served to lieutenant British Army, 1942-1945, Africa. Fellow British Academy (member council 1980-1983). Member Academia Europaea, Philological Society (vice president), Linguistic Society of America (professional 1971), Linguistics Association Great Britain (chairman 1965-1968).

Interests

• Gardening, crosswords.

Connections

Married Jean Elisabeth Moore, June 18, 1948. Children: Peter Frank, Robert George, Jane Margaret, Andrew Mark, Ruth Elisabeth May.

Father:

George Samuel Palmer

Mother:

Gertrude Lilian (Newman) Palmer

Spouse:

Jean Elisabeth Moore

child:

Jane Margaret Palmer

child:

Robert George Palmer

child:

Ruth Elisabeth May Palmer

child:

Peter Frank Palmer

child:

Andrew Mark Palmer