Zeineb Sellami

Zeineb Sellami is a Humanities Teaching Fellow and Ph.D. candidate in Linguistics at the University of Chicago. They specialize in syntax, focusing on clitic structures in spoken Arabic dialects and the historical evolution of Maghrebi Arabic. Their research explores clitic doubling and agreement mechanisms across dialects, informed by prior work on Maghrebi Arabic's historical linguistics.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Chicago (anticipated 2024)
• M.A. in Linguistics, INALCO and Paris 3

Research: Investigates syntactic phenomena in Arabic dialects, blending formal syntax with historical linguistic analysis. Current work addresses clitic placement, agreement patterns, and diachronic changes in Maghrebi Arabic.

Labs/Teams: No explicit lab affiliations mentioned, though their research may intersect with computational or fieldwork-based projects in the Department of Linguistics.