Dennis Baron
Dennis Baron | |
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| Born | May 9, 1944 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Brandeis University (B.A.) Columbia University (M.A.) University of Michigan (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | English and linguistics |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Website | english |
Dennis Baron (born May 9, 1944) is a professor of English and linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on the technologies of communication; language legislation and linguistic rights; language reform; gender issues in language; language standards and minority languages and dialects; English usage; and the history and present state of the English language.