Janet Constance Elizabeth Watson (born 1959) is a linguist and phonologist. [1] She is Professor in the School of Languages, Cultures, and Societies at the University of Leeds. [2]
Watson studied Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter before undertaking her PhD in Linguistics at the SOAS University of London. [2]
Watson is on the steering committee and editorial board for the Seminar of Arabian Studies, [3] the editorial board of the Journal of Semitic Studies, [4] and the advisory board of the Zeitschrift für Arabische Linguistik. [5]
She was elected as a fellow of the British Academy in 2013. [1]