Peter Lasersohn is a professor of linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Education

• Ph.D. in Linguistics: Ohio State University, 1988
• M.A. in Linguistics: Ohio State University, 1985
• B.A. in German, French: Earlham College, 1981

Fellowships and honours

• Alumni Discretionary-Support Award, University of Illinois, 1999
• Presidential Fellow, Ohio State University, 1987
• LSA Tuition Fellowship, Linguistic Institute, Stanford University, 1987
• LSA Tuition Fellowship, Linguistic Institute, City University of New York, 1986
• Inducted Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Ohio State University, 1984
• University Fellow, Ohio State University 1982
• Arthur Charles Fellow for Language Study, Earlham College, 1981