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| workplaces = [[University of Montpellier]] (1999 to 2017), [[University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne]] (1983-1999), [[University of Khartoum]], [[University of Texas at Austin]], [[University of Canterbury at Christchurch]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Current approaches to syntax : a comparative handbook |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi//pdf |date=2019}}</ref>
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'''Philip Carr''' (1953–30 March 2020) was a British linguist and [[Emeritus|Emeritus Professor]] in the English Department of the [[Paul Valéry University Montpellier 3|University Paul Valéry]] in Montpellier. He is best known for his works on [[phonetics]] and [[phonology]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Botha |first1=Rudolf P. |title=Philip Carr, Linguistic realities: an autonomist metatheory for the generative enterprise. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. ix + 157. |journal=Journal of Linguistics |date=March 1992 |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=221–227 |doi=10.1017/S0022226700015073 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-linguistics/article/abs/philip-carr-linguistic-realities-an-autonomist-metatheory-for-the-generative-enterprise-cambridge-cambridge-university-press-1990-pp-ix-157/0C74F5A42455B3CCC5AFC0DF4CCAFD5B |language=en |issn=1469-7742}}</ref>
'''Philip Carr''' (25 September 1953 – 30 March 2020) was a British linguist and [[Emeritus|Emeritus Professor]] in the English Department of the [[University of Montpellier]]. He is best known for his works on [[phonology]] and [[philosophy of linguistics]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Botha |first1=Rudolf P. |title=Philip Carr, Linguistic realities: an autonomist metatheory for the generative enterprise. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. ix + 157. |journal=Journal of Linguistics |date=March 1992 |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=221–227 |doi=10.1017/S0022226700015073 |s2cid=144884865 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-linguistics/article/abs/philip-carr-linguistic-realities-an-autonomist-metatheory-for-the-generative-enterprise-cambridge-cambridge-university-press-1990-pp-ix-157/0C74F5A42455B3CCC5AFC0DF4CCAFD5B |language=en |issn=1469-7742}}</ref>
His book ''Phonology'' is a coursebook taught across the world in phonology courses.<ref>{{cite web |title=LINGUIST List 31.1375: All: Philip Carr (1953-2020) |url=https://linguistlist.org/issues/31/31-1375/ |website=The LINGUIST List |language=en |date=17 April 2020}}</ref>
His book ''[[Phonology (Carr book)|Phonology]]'' is a coursebook taught across the world in phonology courses.<ref>{{cite web |title=LINGUIST List 31.1375: All: Philip Carr (1953-2020) |url=https://linguistlist.org/issues/31/31-1375/ |website=The LINGUIST List |language=en |date=17 April 2020}}</ref>
He was the father of three children and enjoyed raising his son and daughter in the sunny South of France{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}.

==Books==
==Books==
* ''[[Phonology (Carr book)|Phonology]]''
* ''[[Phonology (Carr book)|Phonology]]'', Palgrave Macmillan 1993 (1st ed.), 2013 (2nd ed.)
* ''A Glossary of Phonology''
* ''A Glossary of Phonology'', Edinburgh University Press 2008
* ''Linguistic realities''
* ''[[Linguistic realities: an autonomist metatheory for the generative enterprise]]'', Cambridge University Press 1990
* ''[[English Phonetics and Phonology: An Introduction]]'', 2nd edition 2013
* ''[[English Phonetics and Phonology: An Introduction]]'', 2nd edition 2013
* ''Headhood, Elements, Specification and Contrastivity: Phonological papers in honour of John Anderson'' (ed.)
* ''Headhood, Elements, Specification and Contrastivity: Phonological papers in honour of John Anderson'' (ed.)
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 8 June 2024

Philip Carr
Born25 September 1953
Scotland
Died30 March 2020
Edinburgh
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh (PhD)
ChildrenThomas Carr BRULARD and Sophie Carr BRULARD and Lucille Bluefield
Scientific career
Fieldslinguistics
InstitutionsUniversity of Montpellier (1999 to 2017), University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (1983-1999), University of Khartoum, University of Texas at Austin, University of Canterbury at Christchurch[1]
ThesisInstrumentalism, realism and the object of inquiry in theoretical linguistics (1987)
Doctoral advisorJ. R. Hurford
Other academic advisorsRoger Lass, Noel Burton-Roberts, E. Itkonen

Philip Carr (25 September 1953 – 30 March 2020) was a British linguist and Emeritus Professor in the English Department of the University of Montpellier. He is best known for his works on phonology and philosophy of linguistics.[2] His book Phonology is a coursebook taught across the world in phonology courses.[3] He was the father of three children and enjoyed raising his son and daughter in the sunny South of France[citation needed].

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  1. ^ "Current approaches to syntax : a comparative handbook". 2019.
  2. ^ Botha, Rudolf P. (March 1992). "Philip Carr, Linguistic realities: an autonomist metatheory for the generative enterprise. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. ix + 157". Journal of Linguistics. 28 (1): 221–227. doi:10.1017/S0022226700015073. ISSN 1469-7742. S2CID 144884865.
  3. ^ "LINGUIST List 31.1375: All: Philip Carr (1953-2020)". The LINGUIST List. 17 April 2020.