- Robert Rodman
Robert Rodman is a notable writer and professor of computer science at
North Carolina State University inRaleigh, North Carolina . He was born in Boston and educated in Los Angeles atUCLA where he worked closely with famed linguistVictoria Fromkin . He is perhaps best known for authoring the bestselling linguistics textbook "An Introduction to Language", a text that has undergone eight editions and been translated into seven languages.Rodman -- inspired in part by
Paul Theroux 's observation that "Fiction gives us a second chance that life denies us" -- has recently authored two well-received mystery novels. The protagonist of each, Dagny Taggart Jamison, is endowed with the strengths and sensibilities ofAyn Rand 's original Dagny Taggart of "Atlas Shrugged " fame, but is colored to reflect the author's experiences as a rescuer of greyhounds, a lover of classical music and a drinker of fine wine.Dr. Rodman is married to the former Helen Mary Krauss of
St. Petersburg, Florida . He has two grown children -- Zachary and Emily -- two grand pianos, two dogs and four college degrees.References
*cite book | author=Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., & Hyams, N.| title="An Introduction to Language" (8th ed.)| location=Boston, MA | publisher=Thomson Wadsworth | year=2007 |id=ISBN 1-4130-1773-8
* [http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/directories/faculty_info.php?id=49 Robert Rodman Home page]
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