About Robyn Carston
Born 1950. Robyn Carston is a New Zealand linguist and university teacher.
Robyn Anne Carston, is a linguist and academic, who specialises in pragmatics, semantics, and the philosophy of language. Since 2005, she has been Professor of Linguistics at University College London.
Early life and education Carston was born in New Zealand.
Academic career Carston has taught linguistics at University College London since 1983. Since January 1999, she has been an editor of the peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal Mind & Language. In January 2005, she was appointed Professor of Linguistics.
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Who is Robyn Carston?
New Zealand linguist and academic
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Robyn Carston was born in 1950.
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Robyn Carston is a linguist and university teacher.
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Robyn Carston is New Zealand.
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