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'''Asya Pereltsvaig''' ({{lang-ru|link=no|Ася Перельцвайг}}; born 1972) is a Russian-American [[linguist]], writer, and educator.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.science.org/content/article/why-australia-home-one-largest-language-families-world |title=Why Australia is home to one of the largest language families in the world |first=Michael |last=Erard |authorlink=Michael Erard |date=21 September 2016 |work=Science {{!}} AAAS |accessdate=27 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/525576.Asya_Pereltsvaig |title=Asya Pereltsvaig |work=www.goodreads.com |accessdate=27 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://abc7news.com/6378424/ |title=Here's why COVID-19 pandemic could help lower our health care costs |authorlink1=Michael Finney (journalist) |first1=Michael |last1=Finney |first2=Randall |last2=Yip |date=18 September 2020 |work=[[ABC 7 San Francisco]] |accessdate=27 October 2020}}</ref> Pereltsvaig was born in [[Leningrad]], [[USSR]].
'''Asya Pereltsvaig''' ({{langx|ru|link=no|Ася Перельцвайг}}; born 1972 in [[Leningrad, USSR]]) is a Russian-American [[linguist]], writer, and educator.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.science.org/content/article/why-australia-home-one-largest-language-families-world |title=Why Australia is home to one of the largest language families in the world |first=Michael |last=Erard |authorlink=Michael Erard |date=21 September 2016 |work=Science {{!}} AAAS |accessdate=27 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/525576.Asya_Pereltsvaig |title=Asya Pereltsvaig |work=www.goodreads.com |accessdate=27 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://abc7news.com/6378424/ |title=Here's why COVID-19 pandemic could help lower our health care costs |authorlink1=Michael Finney (journalist) |first1=Michael |last1=Finney |first2=Randall |last2=Yip |date=18 September 2020 |work=[[ABC 7 San Francisco]] |accessdate=27 October 2020}}</ref>


==Life==
==Life==
Pereltsvaig has a PhD in Linguistics from [[McGill University]] in 2001, with a dissertation entitled, "On the nature of intra-clausal relations: a study of copular sentences in Russian and Italian."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alumni |url=https://www.mcgill.ca/linguistics/people-0/theses |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Linguistics |language=en}}</ref> She has taught in [[Yale]], [[Cornell University|Cornell]], and [[Stanford University|Stanford]] universities, as well as the [[University of Utah]] Continuing Education program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Asya Pereltsvaig – Instructor {{!}} UCLA Extension |url=https://www.uclaextension.edu/instructors/asya-pereltsvaig |website=www.uclaextension.edu |access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ASYA PERELTSVAIG - Continuing Education at the University of Utah |url=https://continue.utah.edu/osher/instructor/592433 |website=continue.utah.edu |access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref> She has served as an academic coordinator for the [[Esperanto]] society, [[Esperantic Studies Foundation|ESF]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asya Pereltsvaig – ESF |url=https://www.esperantic.org/en/about-us/staff-and-partners/asya-pereltsvaig/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=www.esperantic.org}}</ref>
Her research interests are theoretical syntax, cross-linguistic typology, Slavic linguistics, and historical linguistics. Her recent books include: ''The Indo-European Controversy: Facts and Fallacies in Historical Linguistics'' (2015, with Martin Lewis) and ''Languages of the World: An Introduction'' (third edition, 2020). She has been published in ''Science, Natural Language and Linguistic Theory'', ''[[Language and Linguistics Compass]]'', and elsewhere. She has taught in [[Yale]], [[Cornell University|Cornell]], and [[Stanford University|Stanford]] universities. She has a PhD in Linguistics from [[McGill University]].

Her research interests are theoretical syntax, cross-linguistic [[Linguistic typology|typology]], [[Slavic linguistics]], and [[historical linguistics]]. She is an independent scholar whose recent books include: ''The Indo-European Controversy: Facts and Fallacies in Historical Linguistics'' (with Martin Lewis)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Linguist List - Reviews Available for the Book |url=https://old.linguistlist.org/pubs/reviews/get-review.cfm?SubID=36119377 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519204911/https://old.linguistlist.org/pubs/reviews/get-review.cfm?SubID=36119377 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 May 2023 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=old.linguistlist.org}}</ref> and ''Languages of the World: An Introduction''. She has also published research articles in leading linguistics journals, such as ''[[Lingua (journal)|Lingua]], [[Natural Language and Linguistic Theory]]'', and ''[[Language and Linguistics Compass]]''.


== Selected works ==
In 1990, she emigrated to Israel, after which she made her way to the [[Bay Area, San Francisco, California]].
* Pereltsvaig, Asya. 2006. Small nominals. ''Natural Language and Linguistic Theory'' 24, 433-500. {{doi|10.1007/s11049-005-3820-z}}
* Pereltsvaig, Asya. 2006. Head movement in Hebrew nominals: A reply to Shlonsky. ''Lingua'' 116, A1-A40. {{doi|10.1016/j.lingua.2005.11.001}}
* Pereltsvaig, Asya. 2013. Noun Phrase Structure in Article-less Slavic Languages: DP or not DP? ''Language and Linguistics Compass'' 7, 201-219. {{doi|10.1111/lnc3.12014}}
* Pereltsvaig, Asya & Martin Lewis. 2017. ''The Indo-European Controversy: Facts and Fallacies in Historical Linguistics.'' Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|978-1-107-66538-5}}
* Pereltsvaig, Asya. 2020. ''Languages of the World: An Introduction.'' 3rd edition. Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|978-1-108-74812-4}}


==References==
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Asya Pereltsvaig
Ася Перельцвайг
Born1972 (age 52–53)
Leningrad, USSR
Academic background
Alma materMcGill University
ThesisOn the Nature of Intra-Clausal Relations: A Study of Copular Sentences in Russian and Italian (2001)
Doctoral advisorLisa Travis
Academic work
DisciplineLinguist
Institutions
Websiteasya.pereltsvaig.com

Asya Pereltsvaig (Russian: Ася Перельцвайг; born 1972 in Leningrad, USSR) is a Russian-American linguist, writer, and educator.[1][2][3]

Life

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Pereltsvaig has a PhD in Linguistics from McGill University in 2001, with a dissertation entitled, "On the nature of intra-clausal relations: a study of copular sentences in Russian and Italian."[4] She has taught in Yale, Cornell, and Stanford universities, as well as the University of Utah Continuing Education program.[5][6] She has served as an academic coordinator for the Esperanto society, ESF.[7]

Her research interests are theoretical syntax, cross-linguistic typology, Slavic linguistics, and historical linguistics. She is an independent scholar whose recent books include: The Indo-European Controversy: Facts and Fallacies in Historical Linguistics (with Martin Lewis)[8] and Languages of the World: An Introduction. She has also published research articles in leading linguistics journals, such as Lingua, Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, and Language and Linguistics Compass.

Selected works

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  • Pereltsvaig, Asya. 2006. Small nominals. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 24, 433-500. doi:10.1007/s11049-005-3820-z
  • Pereltsvaig, Asya. 2006. Head movement in Hebrew nominals: A reply to Shlonsky. Lingua 116, A1-A40. doi:10.1016/j.lingua.2005.11.001
  • Pereltsvaig, Asya. 2013. Noun Phrase Structure in Article-less Slavic Languages: DP or not DP? Language and Linguistics Compass 7, 201-219. doi:10.1111/lnc3.12014
  • Pereltsvaig, Asya & Martin Lewis. 2017. The Indo-European Controversy: Facts and Fallacies in Historical Linguistics. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-66538-5
  • Pereltsvaig, Asya. 2020. Languages of the World: An Introduction. 3rd edition. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-74812-4

References

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  1. ^ Erard, Michael (21 September 2016). "Why Australia is home to one of the largest language families in the world". Science | AAAS. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Asya Pereltsvaig". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ Finney, Michael; Yip, Randall (18 September 2020). "Here's why COVID-19 pandemic could help lower our health care costs". ABC 7 San Francisco. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Alumni". Linguistics. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Asya Pereltsvaig – Instructor | UCLA Extension". www.uclaextension.edu. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  6. ^ "ASYA PERELTSVAIG - Continuing Education at the University of Utah". continue.utah.edu. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Asya Pereltsvaig – ESF". www.esperantic.org. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Linguist List - Reviews Available for the Book". old.linguistlist.org. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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