Background
Clankie, Shawn Michael was born on July 10, 1969 in Beloit, Wisconsin. Son of Loren Ray and Shirley Dawn Clankie.
(Dr. Clankie's investigation of genericization shows concl...)
Dr. Clankie's investigation of genericization shows conclusively that there is indeed a system underlying the journey from brand name to generic and offers preliminary answers to such questions as why do some brand names become generic whilst others do not and what are the limits (if any) on the path, linguistically and socially, that the process must take. The book also considers a number of important issues: brand names and the law, the relationship of names to other lexical items, cross-cultural aspects of brand names and genericization, and the social foundations of names.
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educator English and linguistics educator
Clankie, Shawn Michael was born on July 10, 1969 in Beloit, Wisconsin. Son of Loren Ray and Shirley Dawn Clankie.
Master of Arts in English as a Foreign Language, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1992; Bachelor in French, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1990; Master of Philosophy in Linguistics, University of Cambridge, England, 1995; Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, 1999.
Lecturer Kansai University of Foreign Studies, Hirakata-shi, Japan, 1992—1994, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 1999—2003. Associate professor Otaru (Japan) University of Commerce, since 2003. President Le Circuit Francais, Carbondale, 1990—1991.
Member editorial advisory board Japan Association of Language Teachers, Tokyo, since 2001. Visiting professor St. Michael's College, Colchester, Vermont, 2002.
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Member of Hokkaido International Business Association, American Name Society, Cambridge and Oxford Society of Japan, Pi Delta Phi, Gamma Beta Phi.
Son of Loren Ray and Shirley Dawn Clankie.