| Philip Carr | |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Scotland |
| Death Date: | 30 March 2020 |
| Death Place: | Edinburgh |
| Fields: | linguistics |
| Workplaces: | University of Montpellier (1999 to 2017), University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (1983-1999), University of Khartoum, University of Texas at Austin, University of Canterbury at Christchurch[1] |
| Education: | University of Edinburgh (PhD) |
| Thesis Title: | Instrumentalism, realism and the object of inquiry in theoretical linguistics |
| Thesis Url: | https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/19470 |
| Thesis Year: | 1987 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | J. R. Hurford |
| Academic Advisors: | Roger Lass, Noel Burton-Roberts, E. Itkonen |
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| Children: | Thomas Carr BRULARD and Sophie Carr BRULARD and Lucille Bluefield |
Philip Carr (25 September 1953 – 30 March 2020) was a British linguist and Emeritus Professor in the English Department of the University of Montpellier. He is best known for his works on phonology and philosophy of linguistics.[2] His book Phonology is a coursebook taught across the world in phonology courses.[3] He was the father of three children and enjoyed raising his son and daughter in the sunny South of France.