Stephen Jones

Stephen Jones is an Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen’s Faculty of Science and Engineering, affiliated with the Bernoulli Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, and Mathematics. His research focuses on the intersection of grammatical theory and cognitive models of language processing, particularly the syntax-prosody interface in Korean and English. He holds a DPhil in General Linguistics from the University of Oxford (2019) and has taught undergraduate linguistics courses at both Oxford and Groningen.

Key research areas include Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG), Dynamic Syntax, and computational modeling using the ACT-R architecture. He has also held visiting academic roles at the University of Oxford’s Faculty of Linguistics, Philology, and Phonetics. Awards include the MPhil to DPhil Progress Scholarship from Kellogg College, Oxford.

His work bridges formal linguistics and cognitive science, with recent publications exploring Korean question focus, Dutch clitic pronouns, and cross-linguistic lexical tone learning. Grants include funding for computational modeling projects and participation in international conferences on syntax and psycholinguistics.