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Richard Veit

Title: Professor of English
e-mail: veit @ uncw .edu

Ph.D., M.A., University of Iowa
A.B., University of Notre Dame

Teaching and Research Interests

English language studies, especially syntax; linguistics; writing.

Current Courses

ENG 320: Introduction to Linguistics
ENG 321: Structure of the English Language

Books

Writing, Reading, and Research, eighth edition (Boston, Wadsworth, 2010). Authors: Richard Veit and Christopher Gould. Previous editions: 2007, 2004, 2001, 1997, 1994, 1990, 1985.
Discovering English Grammar, second edition (Boston: Longman, 1999). Previous edition: 1986.
Research: The Student's Guide to Writing Research Papers, fourth edition (Boston: Longman, 2004). Previous editions: 2001, 1998,1990.
The Little Writing Book (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1982).

Writing, Reading, and Research

Discovering English Grammar

The Little Writing Book

Richard Veit
Photo credit: Anita Veit

Touchdown Jesus Photo credit: John Clifford

Greatest Lifetime Professional Achievement

My supreme, nothing-more-to-live-for achievement came on December 22, 1994, when I was a Jeopardy! answer. See how I was immortalized by Alex Trebek.

Proudest Moment in Academia

Iin 2002 I had the privilege of defending academic freedom before a committee of the UNC Board of Governors.

Other Sources of Pride Worldwide

Postcard from Austria

"Veit dump"
Photo taken in Rochester, MN, by an alert
former student
Photo credit: Bryan Oesterreich

A different Austrian village

Saint Vitus, the family namesake, is the patron saint of actors, comedians, dogs, dancers, and mummers.

Personal failings and character flaws