James David McCawley | |
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| Born | March 30, 1938 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | April 10, 1999 (aged 61) |
| Spouse | [2] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Chicago |
| Thesis | The accentual system of standard Japanese (1965) |
| Doctoral advisor | Noam Chomsky |
| Influences | Noam Chomsky, W.V.O. Quine |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
James David McCawley (March 30, 1938 – April 10, 1999) was a Scottish-American linguist.