LINGUIST List 20.1039: New Editor for Typological Studies in Language

LINGUIST List 20.1039

Tue Mar 24 2009

FYI: New Editor for Typological Studies in Language

Editor for this issue: Matthew Lahrman <mattlinguistlist.org>

1. Paul Peranteau, New Editor for Typological Studies in Language

Message 1: New Editor for Typological Studies in Language
Date: 23-Mar-2009
From: Paul Peranteau <paulbenjamins.com>
Subject: New Editor for Typological Studies in Language
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John Benjamins Publishing is pleased to announce that Spike Gildea of theUniversity of Oregon has agreed to succeed Michael Noonan as the GeneralEditor of Typological Studies in Language.

Mickey served as General Editor of TSL from 1995 until his sudden deathlast month. Under his editorship, TSL published 55 volumes (from 32 to 87in the series). He was very active as an editor, serving as co-editor ofthe Journal Studies in Language, co-editor of the series Studies inLanguage Companion Series, and as founding editor of the journal HimalayanLinguistics. We will really miss him, both as a colleague and as a friend.

Spike Gildea served as Assistant Editor of TSL from 1995-2009. Hespecializes in descriptive and historical linguistics of South America,especially the Cariban family; his primary interests in typology arealignment systems, voice, and functional motivations for the diachronicorigins of frequent typological patterns. In addition to being AssistantEditor under Mickey, he has published in several TSL volumes, edited TSLvolume 43, and is co-editing another TSL volume due out next year.

Because of the suddenness of Mickey’s death, we do not have completerecords of his correspondence regarding ideas or possible submissions forfuture TSL volumes. If you were in touch with him regarding a possible TSLvolume, please contact Spike Gildea to be sure we are aware of your interest.

Linguistic Field(s): Typology

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