Baron, Naomi S(usan)
BARON, Naomi S(usan)
BARON, Naomi S(usan). American, b. 1946. Genres: Language/Linguistics. Career: Brown University, Providence, RI, assistant professor, 1972-78, associate professor of linguistics, 1978-85, associate dean of the college, 1981-83; American University, Washington, DC, professor of language and foreign studies, 1987-, associate dean for undergraduate affairs, 1987-92, associate dean for curriculum and faculty development, 1992-94. Rhode Island School of Design, visiting faculty member, 1982-83; Emory University, visiting National Endowment for the Humanities chair, 1983-84; University of Texas at Austin, visiting scholar, 1984-85; Southwestern University, Brown Visiting Chair, 1985-87. Publications: Language Acquisition and Historical Change, 1977; Speech, Writing, and Sign, 1981; Computer Languages: A Guide for the Perplexed, 1986; Pigeon-Birds and Rhyming Words: The Role of Parents in Language Learning, 1990; Growing Up with Language: How Children Learn to Talk, 1992; Alphabet to Email: How Written English Evolved and Where It's Heading, 2000. Contributor to encyclopedias and periodicals. Address: Department of Language and Foreign Studies, American University, Washington, DC 20016-8045, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]