Linguistics Faculty

Dana McDaniel, Ph.D.

Position: Professor of Linguistics (tenured), University of Southern Maine, since 1990. Coordinator of the Social Science Program at USM.

Education: Ph.D. in Linguistics from the CUNY Graduate School in 1986.

Previous Experience: Taught in the Linguistics Departments at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1989-1990, and the University of Arizona, 1988-1989.

Research Interests: Syntax and first language acquisition.

Publications:

  • Book: Methods for Assessing Children's Syntax (MIT Press, 1996, edited with Cecile McKee and Helen S. Cairns).
  • Articles: in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, Linguistic Inquiry, Language, Language Acquisition, Language and Cognitive Processes, The Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, among others. Contributed to anthologies published by MIT Press and other academic publishers.

Grant support: National Science Foundation.

Professional Service: Reviewer for the National Science Foundation and various linguistics journals.

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