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. Education. Reid graduated with an MA in Linguistics in 1964 from the University of Hawaii. He obtained his doctorate from the University of Hawaii in 1966. He also studied music at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, and theology at Commonwealth Bible College in Brisbane, Australia. Career. Reid was a long-time lecturer at the University of Hawaii. He has held research and teaching positions in institutions  throughout the Pacific region, including at the University of Auckland, Australian National University, Thammasat University, and (Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa) at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He also written many papers on Formosan languages. Publications. 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".