--- title: "Geoffrey K. Pullum — author profile and papers · English" description: "Geoffrey K. Pullum, University of Edinburgh: 2 papers on Elamur Research (1982–2002), h-index 49 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/geoffrey-k-pullum/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/geoffrey-k-pullum/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Geoffrey K. Pullum # Geoffrey K. Pullum Geoffrey K. Pullum has 2 papers in our library, in 1982–2002, most of them on [English](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/english/), [Syntax & grammar formalisms](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/syntax-grammar/); often with [Ivan A. Sag](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/ivan-a-sag/). 2 papers in our library · 1982–2002 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5027234708) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7748-8847) · [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1503035) · [**h-index 49**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5027234708) · [270 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5027234708) · [15,627 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5027234708&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/geoffrey-k-pullum/#papers) · [🔗 Cited 197 times in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/geoffrey-k-pullum/cited-by/) · [2 more in our library without a page yet](#also) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #749](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/8/#star-749) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Geoffrey+K.+Pullum) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Geoffrey+K.+Pullum) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Geoffrey+K.+Pullum) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Geoffrey+K.+Pullum) ## Affiliations [🎓**University of Edinburgh** Edinburgh · United Kingdom 2002–2026 · 56 papersEmployment since 2007 · Professor of General Linguistics, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-edinburgh/) · [🎓**University of California, Santa Cruz** Santa Cruz · United States 1981–2007 · 85 papersEmployment 1981–2007 · Professor, Department of Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-california-santa-cruz/) · [🎓**University College London** London · United Kingdom 1976–1981 · 8 papersEducation](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-college-london/) · [🎓**University of Manchester** Manchester · United Kingdom 2010–2013 · 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-manchester/) · [🎓**University of Sussex** Brighton · United Kingdom 1982–1987 · 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-sussex/) · [🎓**Stanford University** Stanford · United States 1984 · 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/stanford-university/) · [🎓**University of York** York · United Kingdom 1968–1972 · 1 paperEducation 1968–1972 · BA, Department of Language](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-york/) · [🎓**University of London** London · United Kingdom 1974–1976Education 1974–1976 · PhD, General Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-london/) 🏛️**Eltham College** London Borough of Bromley · [United Kingdom](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-kingdom/) Education 🏛️**King's College** Cambridge · [United Kingdom](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-kingdom/) Education From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. 7 more institutions on single bylines are not listed. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 4 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Arts and Humanities · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Language and Linguistics · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) · [Artificial Intelligence · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Computer Science · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) 🧭 Topics 2 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[English · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/english/) · [Syntax & grammar formalisms · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/syntax-grammar/) ## Works by year ### 2000s [**2002** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/geoffrey-k-pullum/year/2002/) ### 1980s [**1982** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/geoffrey-k-pullum/year/1982/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/huddleston-2002-cambridge-grammar-english-language/)** *(2002 · 4,255 citations)* This is a large reference grammar of contemporary Standard English, written by a team led by the two authors. 2. **[Processing English With a Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/gawron-1982-processing-english-generalized-phrase-structure/)** *(1982 · 45 citations)* The paper reports interim progress from a project at Hewlett-Packard's Computer Research Center, running since summer 1981. ## All works 4 works of theirs in our library, the most cited first; 2 with a page here, the others link their original until we summarise them. 1. [**The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language**Rodney Huddleston, Geoffrey K. Pullum*Mova's core list · 4,255 citations*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/huddleston-2002-cambridge-grammar-english-language/) 2. **[Model theory and the content of OT constraints ↗](https://doi.org/10.1017/s0952675703004408) Phonology · no summary yet**Christopher E. Potts, Geoffrey K. Pullum*2002 · 94 citations* 3. **[Processing English With a Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/gawron-1982-processing-english-generalized-phrase-structure/) [Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/acl/)**Jean Mark Gawron, Jonathan King, John Lamping, et al.*1982 · 45 citations* 4. **[On Two Recent Attempts to Show that English Is Not a CFL ↗](https://aclanthology.org/J84-3003/) Computational Linguistics · no summary yet**Pullum, Geoffrey K.*1984 · 31 citations* ## Co-authors here 1 co-author with a page, the most papers together first. - [Ivan A. Sag](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/ivan-a-sag/) ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/acl/): [ACL 1982](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/acl/1982/) - Cambridge University Press (book) - Computational Linguistics - Phonology ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 197 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read); [61 citing papers with a page here →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/geoffrey-k-pullum/cited-by/). Updated 30 October 2026