Anne Curzan

Curzan received a bachelor of arts in linguistics summa cum laude from Yale University in 1991. She received a master of arts and a doctor of philosophy in English language and literature from the University of Michigan in 1995 and 1998, respectively.[1]

Curzan is a member of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel and the American Dialect Society, which votes on the Word of the Year. She writes regularly for The Chronicle of Higher Education's language blog, Lingua Franca, and is a co-host of the program That's What they Say on Michigan Radio.

In 2019, she was appointed dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.[2]

Curzan has received awards for her work, including the Henry Russel Award,[3] the Faculty Recognition Award,[4] and the John Dewey Award.[5]

• ISBN 978-0205032280 How English works: A linguistic introduction
• ISBN 978-0472067329 First day to final grade: A graduate student's guide to teaching, with Lisa Damour
• ISBN 978-0521820073 Gender shifts in the history of English
• ISBN 978-1598038934 The secret life of words: English words and their origins
• ISBN 978-1107020757 Fixing English: Prescriptivism and language history