Michael John Kenstowicz (born August 18, 1945) is an American linguist and professor of linguistics at MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy.
[2] He is best known for his works on phonetics and phonology.
His book Phonology in Generative Grammar is a coursebook taught across the world in phonology courses.
[3][4][5][6] He is an editor of Natural Language & Linguistic Theory since 1987.
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