Jamal Ardehali
Lecturer
Department of Critical Studies
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom
Biography
After taking a first-class honours degree in Electrical Engineering from Tabriz University, Iran, Jamal moved to Britain to work for BBC External Services as a journalist. He then came to Glasgow where he took an Honours degree in English Language and Literature. He has taught English Language at various institutions in the UK and overseas, at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In 1994 he pioneered software for computer-assisted learning of Semantics. Jamal tutors and lectures at all levels in the Department, for the most part (but not exclusively) in the area of Modern English Language. In addition to his publications, he has reviewed many books.
Research Interest
Modern English Grammar General Linguistics Linguistic Theory Language Typology
Publications
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Ardehali, J. (1996) An introductory semantics exercise using TACT. In: Computers and Teaching in the Humanities: Selected Papers from the CATH94 Conference held at Glasgow University, September 9th-12th, 1994. CTI Centre for Textual Studies: Oxford.
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Ardehali, J. (2001) Persian. In: Sawyer, J.F.A., Simpson, J.M.Y. and Asher, R.E. (eds.) Concise Encyclopedia of Language and Religion. Elsevier: Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Ardehali, J. (1996) Subject complement-verb concord in English. Glasgow Review, 4,
