Edward Keenan
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Edward Louis Keenan is a Professor of Linguistics
at UCLA. He specializes in the areas of Mathematical Linguistics, Linguistic Typology
and Semantics
. He has also done extensive work on Malagasy
, an Austronesian language spoken in Madagascar
.
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
at UCLA. He specializes in the areas of Mathematical Linguistics, Linguistic Typology
Linguistic Typology
Linguistic Typology is an international peer-reviewed journal in the field of linguistic typology, founded in 1997. It is published by Mouton de Gruyter on behalf of the Association for Linguistic Typology. Its editor-in-chief is Prof. Frans Plank . The journal is accessible online with...
and Semantics
Semantics
Semantics is the study of meaning. It focuses on the relation between signifiers, such as words, phrases, signs and symbols, and what they stand for, their denotata....
. He has also done extensive work on Malagasy
Malagasy language
Malagasy is the national language of Madagascar, a member of the Austronesian family of languages. Most people in Madagascar speak it as a first language as do some people of Malagasy descent elsewhere.-History:...
, an Austronesian language spoken in Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
.