Jef Verschueren | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952 |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Other names | (official) Jozef F. Verschueren |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, academic, and author |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Licentiate in Germanic Languages and Literatures M.A., Linguistics PhD, Linguistics |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Antwerp International Pragmatics Association |
Jef Verschueren is a Belgian linguist, academic, and author. He is an emeritus professor of Linguistics at the University of Antwerp.[1]
Verschueren is most known for his work on semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and discourse analysis. Among his authored works are his publications in academic journals, including Journal of Pragmatics, Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Pragmatics, and Language in Society[2] as well as books such as Handbook of Pragmatics,[3] Debating Diversity, Analysing the Discourse of Tolerance,[4] Ideology in Language Use[5] and Complicity in discourse and practice.[6]
Verschueren is a member of the Academy of Europe[7] and co-founded the International Pragmatics Association (IPrA) in 1986, where he serves as its Secretary General.[8]
- ^ "Jef VERSCHUEREN | Professor Emeritus | Doctor of Philosophy | University of Antwerp, Antwerpen | UA | Department of Linguistics | Research profile".
- ^ "Jef Verschueren". scholar.google.com.
- ^ "Handbook of Pragmatics | WorldCat.org".
- ^ "Debating diversity : analysing the discourse of tolerance".
- ^ "Ideology in Language Use: Pragmatic Guidelines for Empirical Research".
- ^ "Complicity in discourse and practice".
- ^ "Academy of Europe: Verschueren Jef". www.ae-info.org.
- ^ "Organization – International Pragmatics Association". pragmatics.international.