Rodney Huddleston

Rodney Desmond Huddleston
Rodney Desmond Huddleston
Born	4 April 1937 (age 87); Bowdon, Cheshire, England
Citizenship	British; Australian;
Alma mater	Cambridge University (B.A.); University of Edinburgh (PhD);
Known for	The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language;
Spouses	Joan Mulholland (1965–78); Cheryll Jacklin (1978-1985); Vivienne Pool (1988–);
Awards	Leonard Bloomfield Book Award (2004; shared with Geoff Pullum); Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities, awarded a Personal Chair; 'Excellence in Teaching' award; Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and the humanities in the study of linguistics;
	Scientific career
Institutions	University of Queensland (1967–1997); University of Reading (1967–1968); University of London (1964–1967, 1968–1969); University of Edinburgh (1963–1964);
Thesis	Descriptive and comparative analysis of text in French and English (1963)
Doctoral advisor	Michael Halliday
Doctoral students	Francis Bond

Rodney D. Huddleston (born 4 April 1937) is a British linguist and grammarian specializing in the study and description of English.

Huddleston is the primary author of The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (ISBN 0-521-43146-8), which presents a comprehensive descriptive grammar of English.

Rodney Desmond Huddleston
Born	(1937-04-04) 4 April 1937 (age 87) Bowdon, Cheshire, England
Citizenship	British Australian
Alma mater	Cambridge University (B.A.) University of Edinburgh (PhD)
Known for	The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language
Spouses	Joan Mulholland (1965–78) Cheryll Jacklin (1978-1985) Vivienne Pool (1988–)
Awards	Leonard Bloomfield Book Award (2004; shared with Geoff Pullum) Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities, awarded a Personal Chair 'Excellence in Teaching' award Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and the humanities in the study of linguistics
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Queensland (1967–1997) University of Reading (1967–1968) University of London (1964–1967, 1968–1969) University of Edinburgh (1963–1964)
Thesis	Descriptive and comparative analysis of text in French and English (1963)
Doctoral advisor	Michael Halliday
Doctoral students	Francis Bond