Professor emeritus of Onomastics Richard Coates

Post Nominals	MA PhD FSA FRSA SFHEA
Biography	I'm a linguist with special interests in the area where linguistics, history and geography meet. I come at language from two directions: I do data-driven historical work, and I also work in linguistic theory. BA Cambridge (1970) PhD Cambridge (1977) https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/RichardCoates
Research Interests	Linguistic theory, esp. in semantics and onomastics (and formerly phonology) Onomastics, esp. place-names in Britain and surnames in Britain, but proper names of all kinds and in all places Local, family and transport history
Teaching and Learning	Now retired, but available for postgraduate supervision in own research areas.
PhD Supervision Availability	Yes
PhD Topics	Proper names, especially place-names and surnames in Britain.