Fine, Jonathan

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FINE, Jonathan

FINE, Jonathan. Canadian, b. 1949. Genres: Language/Linguistics. Career: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, visiting scholar at Center for Applied Linguistics, 1977-78; Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, research officer in applied psychology, 1979-80; Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, collaborator and consultant, 1980-81; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Rutgers Medical School, Piscataway, instructor in psychiatry, 1981-82; Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, visiting senior lecturer in linguistics, 1983; Hebrew University of Jerusalem, visiting senior lecturer in English, 1983-85; Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, senior lecturer, 1983-94, associate professor of English, 1994-, coordinator of linguistics, 1986-91, head of Department of English, 1991-93, coordinator of undergraduate program in linguistics, 1993-. St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, research associate at McMaster Psychiatric Unit, 1978-80; Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, visiting scientist, 1989-90, 1996-97; consultant. Publications: How Language Works: Cohesion in Normal and Nonstandard Communication, 1994. EDITOR & CONTRIBUTOR: (with R. Freedle) Developmental Issues in Discourse, 1983; Second Language Discourse, 1988. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to language and linguistics journals. Address: Department of English, Bar-Ilan University, 52900 Ramat-Gan, Israel. Online address: [email protected]

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