Education
- 1942–1953: Elementary and High School, Matriculation, in Bucharest.
- 1953–1958: Bucharest Academy of Music (piano, chamber music); MA (summa cum laude).
- 1966–1969: Tel Aviv University (linguistics and English literature); BA (summa cum laude).
- 1969–1971: The Ohio State University (linguistics); MA (with distinction).
- 1971–1972: The Ohio State University (linguistics); Ph.D.
Master Thesis: On coreferentiality constraints and Equi-NP-Deletion in English. Superviser: Prof. Arnold Zwicky.
Doctoral Thesis: The strategic content of island constraints. Superviser: Prof. Arnold Zwicky.