Department of
Linguistics and English Language

Alan D. Manning — Professor
Editing, English Language, Linguistics

Picture of Alan D. Manning

Contact Information

Office: 4053 JFSB

Phone: 422-2974

Email: alan_manning@byu.edu

Commonly Taught Courses
Usage (ELANG 322)
Grammar (ELANG 325)
Intro. to Linguistics (LING 330)
Visual Design Editing (ELANG 410R)
Fiction Editing (ELANG 410R)

Vita: Link to Vita

Biography: Alan D. Manning received his Ph.D. (linguistics with a minor in technical writing) from Louisiana State University (LSU) in 1988. He has taught linguistics, literature, and writing courses at LSU, Stephen F. Austin University in Texas, and Idaho State University before joining the Brigham Young University linguistics faculty in 1994. His published research primarily deals with information design, editing, and semiotic analysis.

Degrees: BA, BYU, 1984
Ph.D, LSU, 1988

Interests: Information Design, Syntax, Semantics, Peircean Analysis