Lawrence A. Reid

Lawrence Andrew Reid (often known as Laurie Reid) is an American linguist who specializes in Austronesian languages, particularly on the morphosyntax and historical linguistics of the Philippine languages.[1] Reid graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi] with a Master of Arts in Linguistics in 1964 and a doctorate in 1966.He also studied music at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, and theology at Commonwealth Bible College in Brisbane, Australia.[2] Reid has published numerous books, articles, reviews, and translations.His books include An Ivatan Syntax; Central Bontoc: Sentence, Paragraph and Discourse Structures; Philippine Minor Languages: Word Lists and Phonologies; Bontok-English Dictionary; and Guinaang Bontok Texts.
Alma materUniversity of HawaiʻiAustronesian languagesmorphosyntaxhistorical linguisticsPhilippine languagesUniversity of CanterburyChristchurchNew ZealandCommonwealth Bible CollegeBrisbaneUniversity of AucklandAustralian National UniversityThammasat UniversityTokyo University of Foreign StudiesFormosan languagesIvatanBontocBontokProto-PhilippinesAustricIsinay