Dennis Baron

Not to be confused with Dennis Barton.
Dennis Baron
Born (1944-05-09) May 9, 1944 (age 80)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProfessor
Academic background
EducationBrandeis University (B.A.)
Columbia University (M.A.)
University of Michigan (PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineEnglish and linguistics
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Websiteenglish.illinois.edu/directory/profile/debaron

Dennis Baron (born May 9, 1944) is a professor of English and linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[1][2] His research focuses on the technologies of communication; language legislation and linguistic rights; language reform; gender issues in language; language standards and minority languages and dialects; English usage; and the history and present state of the English language.[3]

  1. ^ Dennis Baron front page[permanent dead link] at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of English website Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  2. ^ Selected biographies of contributors to "Do You Speak American?" Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  3. ^ Directory entry Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine from The Linguist List. Retrieved 2009-08-24.