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Janet Constance Elizabeth Watson (born 1959) is a linguist and phonologist. She is Professor in the School of Languages, Cultures, and Societies at the University of Leeds.

Biography

Watson studied Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter before undertaking her PhD in Linguistics at the SOAS University of London.

Watson is on the steering committee and editorial board for the Seminar of Arabian Studies, the editorial board of the Journal of Semitic Studies, and the advisory board of the Zeitschrift für Arabische Linguistik.

She was elected as a fellow of the British Academy in 2013.

References

1. ^ "Professor Janet Watson FBA". British Academy. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
2. ^ "Janet C.E. Watson". University of Leeds. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
3. "About the Seminar". International Association for the Study of Arabia. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
4. "Editorial Board: Editorial Committee". Journal of Semitic Studies. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
5. "About the Journal: Editors". Freie Universität Berlin. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

External links

• Presentation by Janet Watson: Beauty and diversity-Language and Nature in Southern Arabia

• 1959 births
• Fellows of the British Academy
• Linguists from the United Kingdom
• Phonologists from the United Kingdom
• Academics of the University of Leeds
• British women linguists
• British women academics
• Living people