Sam Featherston

Prof. Dr. Sam Featherston is a Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Tübingen, affiliated with the Department of English Linguistics under the Faculty of Humanities. He holds roles as Equal Opportunities Representative for the School of Modern Languages (Fachbereich Neuphilologie) and Deputy Equal Opportunities Representative at the Faculty level. His research focuses on psycholinguistics, syntax, and the syntax-processing interface, with notable contributions to experimental syntax and grammar architectures. He actively supervises theses and teaches courses on clause structure and linguistic theory.

Prof. Featherston's work emphasizes empirical methods, including experimental design and judgment studies. He has co-edited volumes like Experiments in Focus: Information Structure and Semantic Processing and contributed to foundational texts such as the Cambridge Handbook of Experimental Syntax. His research spans topics like acceptability judgments, grammatical exceptions, and the Decathlon Model of empirical syntax.

Outside academia, he advocates for equal opportunities, prioritizes student support, and maintains broad interests in languages, travel, and outdoor activities. His publications reflect interdisciplinary engagement, combining theoretical syntax with experimental and psycholinguistic approaches.