Richard Coates
Richard Coates | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 April 1949 (age 76) |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Historical linguistics Philology of northern and western European languages Onomastics, especially place-names, theory of names and naming |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Linguistics |
| Institutions | University of the West of England, Bristol (previously at University of Sussex) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Trim |
| Other academic advisors | Pieter A. M. Seuren, Erik C. Fudge, Roy A. Wisbey, Peter Rickard, Martin Harris |
Richard Coates (born 16 April 1949, in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, and educated at Wintringham School) is an English linguist. He was professor of Linguistics (alternatively professor of Onomastics) at the University of the West of England, Bristol, now emeritus.