Background
Palmatier, Robert Allen was born on July 22, 1926 in Kalamazoo. Son of Karl Ernest and Cecile (Chase) Palmatier.
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A descriptive syntax of the Ormulum (Janua Linguarum. Series practica)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006BYL4E/?tag=2022091-20
A Glossary for English Transformational Grammar
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0390691097/?tag=2022091-20
Sports Talk: A Dictionary of Sports Metaphors
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provides informative and entertaining browsing, depicting how filled our language is with sports metaphors, many of whose derivations are little known: 'the devil to pay,' 'hazard a guess,' 'red herring,' etc. Even libraries with numerous other sports dictionaries will want this work. Recommended for high school, public, and academic libraries. Choice This comprehensive dictionary brings together for the first time the popular words and expressions in American English that derive from terms associated with sports, games, and recreation. Many of these terms are now an integral part of the language, with others joining them all the time. The more than 1,700 terms in the dictionary are arranged alphabetically by first word. Full entries follow. At the end of the book a useful appendix classifies the metaphors according to the sports from which they originate. Each entry in this exhaustive resource contains an example of the popular use of the metaphor, indicating its part of speech; a definition of the metaphor; an identification of the probable source of the term; a definition of the metaphor as used within the sport or game of origin; a citation of other reference works; a discussion of how the term evolved from sports to popular use; and cross-references to other entries. The entries are preceded by a key which decodes the abbreviations used for other reference works and are followed by the source list of metaphors. Sports Talk is an essential resource for teachers, journalists, historians, linguists, etymologists, coaches, and others interested in sports and the language.
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- Dictionary of Sports Idioms (minor shelfwear)
Robert Allen Palmatier
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Education
Bachelor magna cum laude, Western Michigan University, 1950. Master of Arts, Western Michigan University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1965.
Career
Instructor English, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 1955-1957, assistant professor, 1957-1964, associate professor, 1964-1967, professor English, 1967-1968, professor linguistics, 1968-1992, chairman department linguistics, 1968-1981, chairman department languages and linguistics, 1981-1987. Professor emeritus linguistics, since 1992. Visiting professor Will Keith Kellogg Foundation Latin American Orientation Program, Summers 1964-1968.
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Sports Talk: A Dictionary of Sports Metaphors
( provides informative and entertaining browsing, depicti...)
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Dictionary of Sports Idioms
(minor shelfwear)
- A descriptive syntax of the Ormulum (Janua Linguarum. Series practica)
- A Glossary for English Transformational Grammar
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Sports Talk: A Dictionary of Sports Metaphors
Membership
Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member Linguistic Society of America.
Connections
Married Marion Dolores Babilla, December 21, 1946 (deceased). Children: David Eugene, Denise Marie.
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1950
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1955
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1965
Career
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1955 - 1957