John C. McLaughlin

John Cameron McLaughlin (December 1, 1921 − June 16, 2013) was an American philologist who for many years served as Professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Iowa.[1][2]

Biography

John Cameron Mclaughlin was born in Albany, New York on December 1, 1921 to Allan A. and Ethel M. (MacDonald) McLaughlin. From 1942 to 1946 McLaughlin served in World War II as a heavy machine gun platoon leader of the 43rd Infantry Division in the Solomon Islands and the Philippines. During this time he received a Purple Heart and four battle stars.[1][2]

After the war McLaughlin pursued a career in academia. He earned a master's degree in 1952 at the University of Toledo with the thesis Joseph Conrad: Persistent Stylistic Habits and Meaning,[3] and completed his Ph.D. in 1960 at Indiana University with the dissertation A Graphemic-Phonemic Study of a Middle English Manuscript,[4] later published as a book.[5] He then served for 35 years as Professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Iowa. He died at his home in Portage, Michigan on June 16, 2013.[1][2]

Books

McLaughlin was the author of:

  • A Graphemic-Phonemic Study of a Middle English Manuscript, 1963[5]
  • Aspects of the History of English, 1970[6]
  • Old English Syntax: A Handbook, 1983[7]

References
  1. "John C. McLaughlin". Democrat and Chronicle. June 19, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  2. "John McLaughlin". Kalamazoo Gazette. June 19, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  3. WorldCat catalog entry for Joseph Conrad: Persistent Stylistic Habits and Meaning, retrieved 2019-08-29
  4. WorldCat catalog entry for A Graphemic-Phonemic Study of a Middle English Manuscript, retrieved 2019-08-29
  5. Reviews of A Graphemic-Phonemic Study of a Middle English Manuscript:
    • Dobbie, Elliott V. K. (January–March 1965). Language. 41 (1): 151–154. doi:10.2307/411866. JSTOR 411866.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Panse, M. G. (1965–1966). Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute. 26 (3/4): 48. JSTOR 42929821.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  6. Reviews of Aspects of the History of English:
  7. Reviews of Old English Syntax:
    • Weiss, Corinna (1984). "Review" (PDF). Studia Anglica Posnaniensia. 17: 293–298.
    • Mitchell, Bruce (May 1984). The Review of English Studies. New Series. 35 (138): 217–218. doi:10.1093/res/xxxv.138.217. JSTOR 516169.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Stevick, Robert D. (October 1984). The Journal of English and Germanic Philology. 83 (4): 551–553. JSTOR 27709400.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Kilpiö, Matti (April 1986). Speculum. 61 (2): 442–444. doi:10.2307/2854073. JSTOR 2854073.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
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