Gennaro Chierchia
Gennaro Chierchia (/ˈkjɜɹkiə/; born 10 September 1953) is an Italian linguist and Haas Foundation Professor of Linguistics and Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. Chierchia is considered one of the world's leading formal semanticists.[1] His work and study focus on areas including semantics, pragmatics, philosophy of language, and language pathology.
Gennaro Chierchia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 September 1953 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Linguist Professor |
| Children | 3 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Sapienza University of Rome University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Thesis | Topics in the Syntax and Semantics of Infinitives and Gerunds |
| Doctoral advisor | Barbara Partee |
| Academic work | |
| Doctoral students | Veneeta Dayal |
Career
Chierchia began his professorial career when he served as an assistant professor of linguistics at Brown University from 1983–1985. He then continued as an assistant professor at Cornell University from 1985–1992, before moving back to his native Italy. From 1992–2000, he taught as a full professor at the University of Milan Bicocca, including a year at the University of Salerno from 1994–1995.[2]
Chierchia received his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the Sapienza University of Rome in 1977. He went on to receive a doctoral degree in Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1984, where he studied under Barbara Partee. His dissertation was titled "Topics in the Syntax and Semantics of Infinitives and Gerunds."
In 2019, Chierchia was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in the area of linguistics.[3]
Works
References
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- "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Gennaro Chierchia".