Lucien Tesnière

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Why Is Lucien Tesnière Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Lucien Tesnière was a prominent and influential French linguist. He was born in Mont-Saint-Aignan on May 13, 1893. As a senior lecturer at the University of Strasbourg and later professor at the University of Montpellier , he published many papers and books on Slavic languages. However, his importance in the history of linguistics is based mainly on his development of an approach to the syntax of natural languages that would become known as dependency grammar. He presented his theory in his book Éléments de syntaxe structurale , published posthumously in 1959. In the book he proposes a sophisticated formalization of syntactic structures, supported by many examples from a diversity of languages. Tesnière died in Montpellier on December 6, 1954.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Lucien Tesnière?

Lucien Tesnière is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Ljubljana
• Leipzig University
• University of Montpellier
• University of Strasbourg