Joseph E. Aoun
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Joseph Aoun (born March 26, 1953)[1] is a Lebanese-born American linguist and academic administrator who serves as the 7th president of Northeastern University since August 2006. He was previously a professor and dean at the University of Southern California. As a theoretical syntactician, he is known for his work on logical form and wh-movement.
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Joseph Aoun | |
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7th President of Northeastern University | |
In office August 2006 – present | |
Preceded by | Richard M. Freeland |
Personal details | |
Born | (1953-03-26) March 26, 1953 (age 71) Beirut, Lebanon |
Education | Université Saint-Joseph University of Paris VIII Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Website | president |
Academic background | |
Thesis | The formal nature of anaphoric relations (1982) |
Doctoral advisor | Noam Chomsky |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Linguistics |
Institutions | |
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