Background
Levelt, Willem Johannes was born on May 17, 1938 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Wilhelmus H. and Josephina (Berger) Levelt.
( In Speaking, Willem "Pim" Levelt, Director of the Max-P...)
In Speaking, Willem "Pim" Levelt, Director of the Max-Planck-Institut für Psycholinguistik, accomplishes the formidable task of covering the entire process of speech production, from constraints on conversational appropriateness to articulation and self-monitoring of speech. Speaking is unique in its balanced coverage of all major aspects of the production of speech, in the completeness of its treatment of the entire speech process, and in its strategy of exemplifying rather than formalizing theoretical issues.
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(Almost four decades have passed since Formal Grammars fir...)
Almost four decades have passed since Formal Grammars first appeared in 1974. At that time it was still possible to rather comprehensively review for (psycho)linguists the relevant literature on the theory of formal languages and automata, on their applications in linguistic theory and in the psychology of language. That is no longer feasible. In all three areas developments have been substantial, if not breathtaking. Nowadays, an interested linguist or psycholinguist opening any text on formal languages can no longer see the wood for the trees, as it is by no means evident which formal, mathematical tools are really required for natural language applications. An historical perspective can be helpful here. There are paths through the wood that have been beaten since decades; they can still provide useful orientation. The origins of these paths can be traced in the three volumes of Formal Grammars, brought together in the present re-edition. In a newly added postscript the author has sketched what has become, after all these years, of formal grammars in linguistics and psycholinguistics, or at least some of the core developments. This chapter may provide further motivation for the reader to make a trip back to some of the historical sources.
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Levelt, Willem Johannes was born on May 17, 1938 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Wilhelmus H. and Josephina (Berger) Levelt.
Graduate, Leiden University, The Netherlands, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Leiden University, 1965.
Researcher Institute for Perception, Soesterberg, Netherlands, 1962-1965. Research fellow Harvard University, 1965-1966. Professor University Groningen, Netherlands, 1967-1970.
Member faculty Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1971-1972. Professor Nijmegen University, Netherlands, since 1971. Group leader Max-Planck-Projektgruppe für Psycholinguistik, Nijmegen, 1976-1979.
Director Max-Planck-Institute für Psycholinguistik, since 1980. President Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2002—2005. Visiting professor University Illinois, Champaign, 1966-1967, Louvain (Belgium) University, 1967-1970.
( In Speaking, Willem "Pim" Levelt, Director of the Max-P...)
(Almost four decades have passed since Formal Grammars fir...)
Served as lieutenant Armed Forces, The Netherlands, 1962-1964. Member of National Academy of Sciences, Australian Academy of Sciences, World Innovation Foundation, American Philosophical Society, Royal Flemish Academy, Bayer Akademy, Academy Leopoldina, Holland Society Sciences, Academy Europaea, Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences.
Married Elisabeth Jacobs, June 22, 1963. Children: Claartje, Philip, Christiaan.