Palmer, Frank Robert
PALMER, Frank Robert
PALMER, Frank Robert. British, b. 1922. Genres: Language/Linguistics. Career: Professor Emeritus of Linguistic Science, University of Reading, 1987- (Professor, 1965-87). Member of the Council, Philological Society, 1962-67, 1969-74, 1978-82, 1984-88, 1989-92, vice president, 1992-; Chairman, Linguistic Association, 1965-68; Ed., Journal of Linguistics, 1969-78. Publications: Morphology of the Tigre Noun, 1962; Linguistic Study of the English Verb, 1965; (ed.) Selected Papers of J.R. Firth 1951-1958, 1968; (ed.) Prosodic Analysis, 1970; Grammar, 1971, 1984; The English Verb, 1974, rev. ed., 1987; Semantics, 1976, rev. ed., 1981; Modality and the English Modals, 1979, rev. ed., 1989; Mood and Modality, 1986, rev. ed., 2000; Grammatical Roles and Relations, 1994. Address: Whitethorns' Roundabout Ln, Winnersh, Wokingham, Berks. RG41 5AD, England.