Rodney Huddleston

Who is Rodney Huddleston?

Rodney D. Huddleston is a linguist and grammarian specializing in the study and description of English.

Huddleston is the primary author of The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, which presents a comprehensive descriptive grammar of English.

He earned his PhD from the University of Edinburgh under the supervision of Michael Halliday. He is currently an Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland, where he taught until 1997. He previously held lectureships at the University of Edinburgh, University College London, and the University of Reading.

Born in Manchester, Huddleston now resides on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.