!!Ruth Kempson - Curriculum vitae
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__Current Position__

* Professor of Linguistics, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London. (1 January 1986 to present)
* Fellow of the British Academy (July 1989 to present)
* Member of Council of the British Academy (July 1993-July 1996)
* Head of Linguistics Department, School of Oriental & African Studies, (July 1992-July 1996)

__Education__

*  BA Degree in English and Music, University of Birmingham, July 1965.

*  MA in Modern English Language (with distinction). University of London, July 1969

*  PhD in Linguistics, University of London, "Presupposition and the Delimitation of Semantics". December 1973

__Interests__

* Linguistics
* Semantics
* Syntax
* Pragmatics
* Linguistics and communication
* Applications of logic in linguistics.