Linda Lombardi

Linda Lombardi
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst (PhD)
ThesisLaryngeal features and laryngeal neutralization (1991)
Doctoral advisorJohn McCarthy
Academic work
Disciplinelinguistics
Sub-disciplinephonology
InstitutionsUniversity of Maryland, College Park
Websitehttp://www.lindalombardi.com/

Linda Lombardi is an American writer and editor specializing in animals. Lombardi worked as an academic linguist at the University of Maryland, College Park and was known for her works on phonology and optimality theory[1][2] until she quit her tenured job to become an animal keeper.[3][4]

  1. ^ Kim-Renaud, Young-Key (1997). "Review of Laryngeal Features and Laryngeal Neutralization". Language. 73 (2): 411–416. doi:10.2307/416037. ISSN 0097-8507. JSTOR 416037.
  2. ^ Nevins, Andrew (2003). "Segmental Phonology in Optimality Theory (review)". Language. 79 (4): 811–812. doi:10.1353/lan.2003.0259. ISSN 1535-0665. S2CID 210072861.
  3. ^ "linguistics, animals, and writing – Linda Lombardi". Career Linguist. 2015-12-29.
  4. ^ "College Professor Turned Zookeeper: 10 Questions For Linda Lombardi | Women's Voices For Change". womensvoicesforchange.org. 2011-10-08.