!!Ruth Kempson - Curriculum vitae \\ __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.