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Welcome to the Theoretical Linguistics Task Force! This task force is part of WikiProject Linguistics, and is to help create and improve Wikipedia articles about theoretical linguistics and theories of language.

Here are some open WikiProject Theoretical Linguistics tasks. Please be bold and contribute!

• Broad/general: Phonetics, Pragmatics, Spoken language, List of language subsystems, Systemic linguistics
• Syntax/Semantics: Control (linguistics), Dislocation (syntax), Grammar framework, Set phrase, Vocative case, Crossover effects, Reflexive verb, Minimalist Program
• Phonetics/Phonology: Accent (dialect), Phonotactics, Unicode Phonetic Symbols section "Semantic phonemes and character names"
• Morphology: Bound morpheme, Nunation, Realizational morphology, Set phrase, Causative
• Historical: Genetic (linguistics)
• Anthro/Socio: Accent (dialect)
• Psycho/Cognitive: Specific language impairment
• Linguists: John R. Ross, David Pesetsky, Jim Huang
• Requests: Obviation, Specificness, Phase (linguistics), more requests...

Feel free to edit this list or discuss these tasks. Please mark theoretical linguistics articles with {{WPTL}} in their Talk page.

• — Angr: Ph.D. Linguistics, Cornell University, 1997.
• — Boson
• — Cnilep: PhD Linguistics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2009.
• — Dale Chock
• — Gordon P. Hemsley: linguistics major and native AmE speaker (with intermediate Spanish skills) interested in syntax, comparative and historical linguistics, constructed languages, IPA, and copyediting—just about anything that has orderly rules or standards that can be adhered to.
• — Matve: PhD Linguistics, UCL (completed December 2009)
• — JWB (talk) 02:36, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• — Alton B.A. Linguistics, UCLA. Slavic languages
• — watasenia: MA in General Linguistics Technical University of Berlin, Sinology and Comparative Literature Free University of Berlin (2008). PhD Linguistics, Humboldt University of Berlin, in progress
• — Violarulez
• — mitcho (Michael 芳貴 Erlewine): PhD Linguistics Massachusetts Institute of Technology in progress
• — Hwalter42
• — Matthew N. Czuba: B.A. Linguistics (\Syntax) and Mandarin Chinese, Marlboro College, (expected May 2016).
• — Linguisteacs: M.Phil in General Linguistics, University of Oxford, (expected July 2017)
• — gdog1102: No education in linguistics (I'm only in 8th grade) but I have an undying interest in linguistics. I can help with simple cleanup tasks.
• ー LingNerd007: Currently a BA. Ling., for all intents and purposes a hobbyest for anonymity's sake, interested in comparative/socio-historical and theoretical+typological+computational linguistics.
• ー Botterweg14 (talk · contribs) discourse, dialogue, logic, formal semantics
• ー Kdtbhl (talk · contribs) BA Linguistics, PhD candidate; syntax, morphology, syntax-semantics interface
• ー JungleEntity (talk · contribs) Linguistics major interested in historical linguistics, mainly different reconstruction methods and the history of the field itself. Also interested in syntax and phonology.
• ー Miles hxt (talk · contribs): just an avid learner.

• — Dalbury^(Talk) 20:57, 26 December 2005 (UTC) : Ph.D. Linguistics. University of Florida 1974[reply]
• — FrancisTyers 00:11, 27 December 2005 (UTC) : M.A. Linguistics University of East Anglia, 2006.[reply]
• — Sacundim 06:15, 27 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• — Cadr 10:44, 14 February 2006 (UTC) B.A. Linguistics UCL 2006[reply]
• — Joe Llywelyn Griffith Blakesley _{talk contrib} 21:11, 26 February 2006 (UTC): just dropped out of B.A. Linguistics[reply]
• — GoodSirJava: B.A. Linguistics University of Rochester (in progress)
• — Dinglydell: B.A. Linguistics University of Sussex, M.A. Syntax University of Essex
• — RockRockOn: B.A. Linguistics Brigham Young University (in progress), Spanish Minor
• — Straughn: PhD Linguistics University of Chicago (in progress)
• — AndrewCarnie: Ph.D. Linguistics Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1995, Assoc. Prof of Syntax University of Arizona
• — Amerique: No Ph.D. but am interested in Whorfian issues.
• — Dr Moshe: Ph.D. Linguistics. Mostly interested in historical linguistics, etymology and semantic change.
• — AnOrdinaryGuy: Ph.D. Linguistics University of Manchester (in progress)
• — Edricson: Specialist (MA equivalent) in Linguistics, Moscow State University (in progress)
• — Archangeleon: B.A. Linguistics SUNY Buffalo (in progress)
• — Timiciousknid: B.A. English UIUC.
• — trwier: Ph.D. Linguistics University of Chicago (in progress)
• — Yupik: B.A. Linguistics UIUC, 1994.
• — Alastair Haines 18:46, 16 March 2007 (UTC): Th.D. Old Testament Australian College of Theology (in progress, diachronic analysis of love poetry)[reply]
• — Trondtr 19:56, 18 March 2007 (UTC). Ph.D. (dr. art.) Linguistics, University of Tromsø, 2004.[reply]
• — Ro: M. Linguistics, National Autonomous University of Mexico (in progress, historical linguistics).
• — Russky1802: M.A. L2 acquisition, University of Hawaii at Manoa (in progress); B.A. Applied Linguistics.
• — Pete Harris: M.A. Linguistics, UCL
• — User:Sandy Ritchie: M.A. Italian & Linguistics University of Edinburgh (in progress)
• — Electriceel (Tom): B.A. Japanese & Linguistics University of Melbourne (in progress)
• — Viverechristus: Ph.D. Linguistics University of Texas at Arlington (in progress)
• — DThrax
• — Egfrank 12:58, 17 October 2007 (UTC): CEO/lead inventor for a company specializing in natural language software; interests in morphology, syntax, semantics, and discourse[reply]
• — User:Jasy jatere PhD (in progress). Lexical categories, typology, language contact, language description, methodology.
• — MCX 15:52, 02 February 2008 (GMT): Undergraduate in Linguistics at the University of Manchester.
• — nyoro~n B.A. Linguistics, UCSC (in progress)
• — Randomfocus Ph.D. in applied Spanish linguistics at Georgetown University (in progress).
• — ishwar Ph.D. in linguistics at University of Massachusetts Amherst (in progress).
• — AkselGerner B.A. in linguistics from the University of Copenhagen. M.A. in progress in Finnish and Fennougristics at the University of Turku
• — Hkotek M.A in linguistics at Tel Aviv University (in progress).
• — Hurmata (talk) 22:41, 21 July 2008 (UTC) amateur[reply]
• — Politizer MA/PhD linguistics (in progress) at the University of Kansas
• Action potential — Undergraduate student studying linguistics and other cognitive sciences.
• — Minetruly B.A. in Linguistics from State University of New York at New Paltz
• — Lady Linguist
• — Shugyousha M.A.-Level (Japanese Studies, in progress) at the University of Zurich; Fields of interest: Formal syntax and Computational Linguistics.
• — æk Interests: syntax, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics

• Linguistics stubs
• Linguist stubs (not all of them are theoretical linguists, but a lot of them are)

• Category:Theoretical Linguistics articles needing expert attention
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Language
• List of linguistic terminology with many red links for articles to be created.
• Diaphoneme. Please look at list drawn up in Talk:Diaphoneme of misattributions and confusions.

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