Contact Information

Office: 4075 JFSB

Phone: 422-6369

E-mail: dallin_oaks@byu.edu

Office Hours:
12-1:00pm MWF

Dallin D. Oaks teaches primarily English linguistics courses in the department, including courses in traditional grammar and usage, history of the English language, early modern English, structure of English, and Old English. He has a BA degree in English Teaching from BYU (1984), an MA degree in linguistics (applied linguistics emphasis) from the University of Utah (1986), and a Ph.D. in English (English linguistics) from Purdue University (1990). Professor Oaks's research interests include historical linguistics, the structure of English, and linguistic applications.

He has published two books: Linguistics at Work: A Reader of Applications (published by Harcourt Brace 1998) and An Introductory English Grammar (co-authored with Norman C. Stageberg and published by Harcourt Brace 2000). He has a third book in press that will appear in early 2010 titled "Structural Ambiguity in English: An Applied Grammatical Inventory" (published by Continuum). Professor Oaks has articles appearing in a variety of journals, including General Linguistics, Reading Research and Instruction, the Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, and Humor: International Journal of Humor Research.