{"id":761,"date":"2023-01-11T19:30:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T19:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ling\/?page_id=761"},"modified":"2023-01-11T19:30:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T19:30:26","slug":"in-memoriam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ling\/in-memoriam\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          James Higganbotham\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Linguistics James Higginbotham, holder of the Linda Hilf Chair in Philosophy and renowned expert in generative grammar, linguistic semantics and the philosophy of language, has died. 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Rutherford\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>It is with great sadness that the USC Linguistics Department announces the passing of Professor William E. 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