#  Robert Underhill: A Life Devoted to the Study of Linguistics 

 



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 **September 21, 2018** 

 04:30PM - 06:00PM EDT 

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 **CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138**  



 

 



 

 **The CMES Sohbet-i Osmani Lecture Series**   
presents

 **Engin Sezer**

   ![Turkish Grammar by Robert Underhill](/sites/g/files/omnuum9116/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/cmes/files/turkishgrammar.jpg?itok=4dGjJA7e) 

 

  
Linguist (retired), formerly of Harvard University Robert Underhill, former Professor *Emeritus* in the Department of Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern Languages at San Diego State University passed away in August 2018. He received an AB in 1958 in history and his doctorate in linguistics in 1964 from Harvard University and he was a professor of linguistics at San Diego State University for over 40 years, including time as department chair. His primary interests included phonology, discourse, syntax, and Turkish, Native American and Southeast Asian languages. He also chaired SDSU's Phi Beta Kappa academic honors society. He is the author of *Turkish Grammar* (MIT Press, 1976), a scholarly textbook still in use today. Professor Underhill gained nationwide media attention in 1988, for his article on the use of the word "like" in the English language.

 **Contact:** [Liz Flanagan](mailto:elizabethflanagan@fas.harvard.edu)



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Sohbet-i Osmani ](/eventseries/sohbet)
- [ Modern Middle East Languages ](/research-field/modern-middle-east-languages)
- [ Turkey ](/research-region/turkey)
- [ 2018-19 ](/academic-year/2018-19)
 
 

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