Gennaro Chierchia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 September 1953 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist Professor |
| Spouse | Isa Orvieto |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (2019) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Sapienza University of Rome University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Thesis | Topics in the Syntax and Semantics of Infinitives and Gerunds (1984) |
| Doctoral advisor | Barbara Partee |
| Influences | Tullio De Mauro Sally McConnell-Ginet |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Brown University Cornell University University of Milan Bicocca University of Salerno Harvard University |
| Doctoral students | Maria Aloni Veneeta Dayal |
Gennaro Chierchia (Italian pronunciation: [dʒenˈnaːro ˈkjɛrkja]; born 10 September 1953 in Rome) is an Italian linguist and educator. Chierchia is currently the Haas Foundation Professor of Linguistics and Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. His work and study focus on areas including semantics, pragmatics, philosophy of language, and language pathology.[1]