Answer the following question: Facts:   - residence: bloomington , indiana    - doctoral students: martina yadroff , john erickson , karen leigh brown , dorian proffe roehrs , tosikazu ikuta lindseth , sue ellen brown , michael    - known for: generative syntax works on slavic languages , russian resyllabification    - fields: linguistics , slavic languages , generative grammar    - workplaces: indiana university    - doctoral advisor: wayles browne      - name: steven franks    - citizenship: united kingdom and united states    - alma mater: princeton university , ucla , cornell university   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of steven franks .
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steven franks is a british born american linguist and researcher in the fields of syntax and slavics .franks has written numerous books that have significantly contributed to slavic linguistics .he is currently a professor of linguistics , slavic languages and literatures , and cognitive science , as well as an adjunct professor of speech and hearing sciences and lives in bloomington , indiana with his family .