Ray Jackendoff

Ray Jackendoff is Seth Merrin Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. He previously taught at Brandeis University. He is Past President of both the Linguistic Society of America and the Society for Philosophy and Psychology, and he was awarded the Jean Nicod Prize in cognitive philosophy in 2003. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Ray Jackendoff's research spans many aspects of linguistics and cognitive science, including syntax, semantics, music cognition, spatial cognition, social cognition, and consciousness. He also performs as a classical clarinetist, and has recorded two CDs of music for clarinet and piano.