Donka Minkova (born 1944) is a Bulgarian-American linguist and Distinguished Research Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Books
- The History of Final Vowels in English (1991)
- English Words: History and Structure (with Robert Stockwell) (2001, Second Edition 2009)
- Alliteration and Sound Change in Early English (2003)
- A Historical Phonology of English (2014)
Edited
- Phonological Weakness in English: From Old to Present-Day English (2009)
- Studies in the History of the English Language: A Millennial Perspective (2002)
- Chaucer and the Challenges of Medievalism (2003)
- Empirical and Analytical Advances in the Study of English Language Change (2009)
References
Further reading
- Kie Zuraw, 'Interview with Donka Minkova', Journal of English Linguistics, 50.4 (December 2022), 327-422