Edwin Samuel Williams (born 1948) is an American linguist and Emeritus Professor of linguistics at Princeton University.[1] He is known for his expertise on morphology and syntax.[2] Williams is credited as the creator of representation theory.
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| Born | 1948 (age 73–74) |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
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| Fields | Morphology, syntax |
| Institutions | Princeton University |
| Thesis | Rule Ordering in Syntax (1974) |
| Doctoral advisor | Noam Chomsky |
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