Professor emeritus of Onomastics Richard Coates
| Post Nominals | MA PhD FSA FRSA SFHEA |
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| 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. |