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Jeffrey HeathView profile

Professor

• Language Documentation
• Historical Linguistics
• Morphology
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Jeffrey Heath is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Michigan, with a dry-line appointment in Near Eastern Studies. His research focuses on language documentation, historical linguistics, morphology, and the study of African languages. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in Mali, Morocco, Australia, and other regions, particularly on Dogon, Songhay, and Berber languages. Heath holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1976) and a B.A. from Harvard University (1971). His work includes over 20 books and numerous articles on linguistic typology, language contact, and morphological evolution. He has received significant grants from the National Science Foundation, Guggenheim Foundation, and Fulbright Program. His research emphasizes functional morphosyntax and the role of prosody in linguistic systems. Education: Ph.D. (University of Chicago, 1976), M.A. (1973), A.B. (Harvard, 1971) Affiliations: Department of Linguistics, Near Eastern Studies (UMich) Key Projects: Dogon Language Documentation Project, Tamashek (Tuareg) studies, Songhay grammar series Heath’s research interests span morphology, tonosyntax, and the historical development of African languages. His fieldwork in Mali has produced detailed grammars of Dogon languages, while his work on Moroccan Arabic explores language contact and borrowing. He has also contributed to the documentation of Songhay and Gur languages in West Africa. Grants and awards highlight his commitment to endangered language preservation, including NEH and NSF funding for Dogon and Songhay projects. His contributions to linguistic typology and historical morphology have influenced debates on morpheme renewal and syntactic change.

Carmel O’ShannessyView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Language Contact
• Mixed Languages
• Language Acquisition
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Carmel O’Shannessy is a Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University’s School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics and an affiliate of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language (CoEDL) . Her work focuses on language contact, mixed languages, and child language acquisition, particularly in Indigenous Australian communities. Education: PhD in Linguistics (University of Sydney, Australia; Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, The Netherlands, 2007) She has documented the development of Light Warlpiri , a new mixed language, since its emergence. Her research explores how children and adults contribute to contact-induced language change, with fieldwork in Central Australia since 1996. Key projects include her ARC Future Fellowship grant for tracking Indigenous children’s language development. Recent publications span topics like typology of Australian contact languages, child-directed speech modifications in Warlpiri, and sociolinguistic dynamics of youth language varieties. Her work appears in journals such as Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages and Languages , as well as edited volumes like The Oxford Guide to Australian Languages . Scientific Awards: ARC Future Fellowship She has mentored students including Francois-Xavier Faucounau , Annie Kwai , and Zobule . Her interdisciplinary approach combines linguistic analysis, digital tools (e.g., the Little Kids Learning Languages app), and community collaboration. Labs/Teams: ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language (CoEDL)

Peter ArkadievView profile

Researcher

• Linguistics
• Morphology
• Syntax
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Dr. habil. Peter Arkadiev is a prominent linguist specializing in morphology, syntax, and typology, with a focus on Baltic, Slavic, and Northwest Caucasian languages. He holds a research position at the University of Potsdam, Institute of Slavistics, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) since December 2024. Previously, he held roles including Visiting Professor at the University of Mainz, Senior Fellow at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, and Marie Curie Senior Fellow. His academic credentials include a Habilitation in typological linguistics (2019) and a PhD from the Russian State University for the Humanities (2006). Research Interests: - Language Typology and Cross-Linguistic Comparison - Areal Linguistics and Language Contact - Case Systems and Argument Structure - Tense-Aspect-Actionality - Morphological Complexity and Polysynthesis - Baltic, Slavic, and Northwest Caucasian Languages Awards: Member of Academia Europaea (2023), Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2022), Marie Curie Senior Fellowship (2023–2024), and multiple DFG-funded projects. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with empirical fieldwork, particularly in the North Caucasus. Publications span over 30 peer-reviewed articles and edited volumes, focusing on topics like prefixal perfectivization, applicative constructions, and morphological borrowing. Current research includes the DFG-funded project 'Typology and Diachrony of Ambifixation' (2024–2027).

• Experimental Psycholinguistics
• Morphosyntax
• Language Change Mechanisms
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Clay Beckner is an Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. His research focuses on experimental psycholinguistics, morphosyntax, mechanisms of language change, iterated learning, and complex systems from a usage-based perspective. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico (2013), where his thesis explored dynamic mental lexicon through experiments on multi-word 'prefabs'. From 2013-2018, he worked at the New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain & Behaviour, studying interspeaker alignment, iterated learning, and human-machine interaction. Recent work examines non-Māori speakers' implicit knowledge of Māori sound patterns through experimental studies in New Zealand. His research interests include the interplay between language usage and structure across lifespans, diachronic processes, and social influences on linguistic systems. Key contributions address lexical representation, morphological variation, and the role of ambient exposure in language knowledge. He has collaborated extensively on projects involving iterated learning tasks, human-robot interaction, and cross-linguistic attractor dynamics. Award details: No specific awards mentioned in the text. Grants and advising: No explicit grant details provided. No listed advisees/students. His work often involves interdisciplinary teams, including studies with robots and cross-cultural language experiments. Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the University of Warwick's Applied Linguistics program and previously the New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain & Behaviour.

Will OxfordView profile

Associate Professor

• Syntax
• Morphology
• Algonquian Linguistics
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Will Oxford is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Manitoba. He holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Toronto. His research focuses on theoretical and descriptive syntax and morphology, particularly in Algonquian languages, with an emphasis on agreement systems, morphosyntactic alignment, and historical linguistics. He has conducted fieldwork on Innu, Ojibwe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Kapampangan, and Ilocano. He is collaborating on preparing the late David Pentland's Proto-Algonquian dictionary for publication and co-authoring a forthcoming book The Algonquian Inverse (Oxford University Press, 2024). Research interests include direct-inverse systems, agreement hierarchies, grammatical relations, inflectional morphology, language description, and phonology. He has held a SSHRC Insight Development Grant (2016-19) for research on structure and change in Algonquian agreement systems. He teaches at the University of Manitoba and has held an invited teaching position at MIT (2022-23). Key publications include analyses of inverse agreement in Algonquian languages, person hierarchy interactions, and morphological processes like fission and impoverishment. His work spans syntactic theory, historical linguistics, and language documentation, with particular attention to comparative analyses across Algonquian languages.

Giuseppina SilvestriView profile

Lecturer

• Comparative Linguistics
• Historical Linguistics
• Romance Linguistics
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Giuseppina Silvestri is a Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Her academic affiliation is within the College of Letters and Science. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pisa (2013). Her primary research focuses on comparative and historical Indo-European linguistics, particularly in the domains of Italo-Romance and Greek varieties in southern Italy. Key areas include morphosyntactic variation, theoretical syntax (parametric approach), glotto-genetics, and interfaces between phonology-syntax and syntax-semantics. Her work explores language contact phenomena, such as the structural convergence between Greek and Romance dialects in regions like Calabria and Salento. She investigates topics like complementizer systems, aspectual morphology, infinitival vs. finite constructions, and grammaticalization processes. Notable studies address the role of contact in shaping morphosyntactic features such as perfective aspect, negative imperatives, and possessive constructions in endangered Italo-Greek varieties. Silvestri’s research also delves into phonology-syntax interactions, such as propagation phenomena and word-final schwa licensing in southern Italian dialects. Her contributions highlight syntactic microvariation and parameter hierarchies in Italo-Romance, with a focus on features like differential object marking, participle agreement, and adverb agreement. Her work bridges empirical dialectology with formal syntactic theory, offering insights into syntactic phylogeny and the historical reality of biolinguistic diversity.

Bryan KoronkiewiczView profile

Associate Professor

• bilingualism
• code-switching
• syntax
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Bryan Koronkiewicz serves as Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics within the Department of Modern Languages & Classics at the University of Alabama. His academic profile bridges theoretical linguistics and practical language education with specialized expertise in bilingual speech phenomena. His educational trajectory includes: PhD in Hispanic Studies (Linguistics), University of Illinois at Chicago (2014) MA in Hispanic Studies (Linguistics), University of Illinois at Chicago (2010) BA in Spanish / Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Koronkiewicz's research centers on Spanish-English code-switching through experimental and quantitative lenses, examining syntactic constraints in heritage speakers' language production. His work interrogates phenomena like preposition stranding, adverb placement, and inalienable possession while addressing methodological challenges in bilingualism research. This interdisciplinary approach connects theoretical syntax with second language acquisition and heritage language pedagogy, emphasizing empirical validation of linguistic constraints. Analysis of his 13 publications (2013-2023) reveals consistent focus on experimental code-switching research using acceptability judgments and corpus methods. Key trends include systematic investigation of syntactic boundaries in bilingual speech, methodological innovations in data collection, and expansion into language pedagogy through studies of social media integration and writing assessment. His work demonstrates strong alignment with contemporary debates in bilingual syntax while maintaining practical relevance for heritage language education. No scientific awards or fellowships were documented in the source material. Dr. Koronkiewicz teaches across the curriculum from first-year language courses to graduate seminars in bilingualism, syntax, and second language teaching methods. While departmental highlights reference French PhD students (Awodirepo, Lambon, Dafong), no specific advisees in Spanish linguistics are identified. The text contains no mention of grant funding or research team leadership. No dedicated laboratories or research collectives are associated with his profile in the available documentation.

Guy EmersonView profile

Research Fellow

• Natural Language Processing
• Machine Learning
• Computational Linguistics
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Dr Guy Emerson is a Departmental Early-Career Academic Fellow and Affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Technology at the University of Cambridge. He also serves as a College Lecturer at Gonville & Caius College and Executive Director of Cambridge Language Sciences. His research focuses on computational linguistics, particularly functional distributional semantics, probabilistic models, and machine learning applications in natural language processing. He explores how computational models can illuminate linguistic knowledge and advance artificial intelligence. His work integrates formal linguistic theory with data-driven methods, addressing challenges like hypernymy detection, cross-linguistic syntax, and semantic representation. Recent projects include probing lexical semantics limitations, developing scalable distributional models, and leveraging visual data for semantic analysis. Key themes include natural language processing, machine learning, and cross-linguistic studies, with publications in top venues like SemEval workshops and computational linguistics journals. His contributions bridge formal syntax, probabilistic semantics, and scalable computational techniques, emphasizing both theoretical and applied outcomes. Emerson collaborates extensively on interdisciplinary initiatives through Cambridge Language Sciences, fostering connections between linguistics, computer science, and cognitive science. His research has implications for improving NLP systems, semantic modeling, and cross-linguistic computational frameworks.

Nicholas RolleView profile

Assistant Professor

• Phonology
• Morphology
• Linguistic Typology
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Nicholas Rolle is an Assistant Professor in the Program in Linguistics at Princeton University. He holds a PhD from the Department of Linguistics at UC Berkeley (2018) and previously held a research position at the Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS) in Berlin, Germany. His research focuses on phonology, morphology, and their interface with syntax, with a particular emphasis on African languages, especially those in the Niger-Congo family. Key areas of interest include tone systems, segment-tone interactions, vowel harmony, and prosodic constituency, with fieldwork in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Rolle is a core contributor to the ALFA (Areal Linguistic Features of Africa) project, co-developing a database of vowel systems across 681 West and Central African languages. His work explores typological patterns in Advanced Tongue Root (ATR) harmony and interior vowels, highlighted in Linguistic Typology (2020). Recent publications address tone-driven epenthesis in Ghomala’, clitic tone spreading in Kalabari, and theoretical contributions to morphosyntactic exponence. Publications: Over 25 peer-reviewed articles in top journals ( Natural Language & Linguistic Theory , Linguistic Inquiry , Phonology ). Fieldwork collaborations: With communities in Sierra Leone (Limba), Nigeria (Degema, Izon), and Cameroon (Ghomala’). Current projects: A monograph on grammatical tone under contract with Mouton De Gruyter. His work bridges formal theory with empirical description, emphasizing areal and typological linguistics. Office: Green Hall 1-S-16 | Email: nrolle@princeton.edu .

Manuel OteroView profile

Associate Professor

• Historical Linguistics
• Documentation and Description of Endangered Languages

Manuel Otero is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Eastern Connecticut State University. He specializes in historical linguistics and the documentation of endangered languages, particularly focusing on languages spoken by marginalized communities in western Ethiopia and Sudanese refugees in the U.S. Dr. Otero earned his PhD in Linguistics from the University of Oregon. His research emphasizes the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Ethiopian Komo, with a focus on vowel harmony systems, directional verb morphology, and historical reconstruction of the Koman language family. He also explores typological aspects of Chacoan languages like Nivaĉle and Pilagá. His publications span acoustic phonetics, morphosyntactic analysis, and language documentation. Recent work includes studies on associated motion, deictic direction, and exchoative aspect in Koman languages. His teaching focuses on introductory linguistics and writing courses, aiming to highlight the beauty and complexity of human language. Research grants and lab affiliations are not explicitly mentioned, but his work directly engages with community-based language preservation efforts. He advises no listed students but actively contributes to endangered language documentation through fieldwork and academic collaborations.

• Syntax
• Semantics
• Pragmatics
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Ivana N. Antonić serves as a full Professor at the Department of Serbian Language and Linguistics within the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Novi Sad. With an academic career spanning since 1987, she has progressed through the ranks from Assistant-trainee to her current position achieved in 2006, specializing in syntax and semantics of the standard Serbian language. Her academic foundation includes: PhD in Linguistics (1996) from University of Novi Sad Master's degree in Linguistics (1991) Diploma in South Slavic Languages (1986) Professor Antonić's research program focuses on theoretical syntax, syntactic semantics and pragmatics within Serbian linguistics, with particular expertise in case systems, temporal clauses, and prepositional constructions. Her methodological approach combines descriptive analysis of standard Serbian with theoretical frameworks from general linguistics, contributing significantly to understanding morphosyntactic interfaces and grammatical relations in South Slavic languages. Her publication trajectory reveals consistent specialization in Serbian syntax over three decades, with recent works (2022-2023) expanding her foundational research on case systems and temporal relations. This scholarly continuity demonstrates deep engagement with structural properties of Serbian while addressing theoretical questions relevant to broader linguistic inquiry. Her distinguished contributions have earned significant recognition: "Pavle Ivić" Award (2005) for co-authoring the seminal grammar reference Government of Serbia Special Award (2001) for outstanding early-career research She mentors graduate students through advanced coursework including Case Syntax and Semantics (OAS) and Syntax of Complex Sentences (MAS), while maintaining research collaborations with the Institute of Serbian Language at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Her scholarly activities extend to editorial contributions for major linguistic publications and participation in national linguistic societies focused on Slavic language standardization.

Marc BrunelleView profile

Professor

• Phonological Theory
• Phonetics
• Tone and Intonation
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Marc Brunelle is a full Professor in the Department of Linguistics within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ottawa. He serves as co-director of the Sound Patterns Laboratory (Laboratoire des structures sonores), a state-of-the-art phonetics facility funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation. His academic profile reflects deep engagement with linguistic theory and empirical research focused on sound systems across languages. Professor Brunelle's research centers on phonological theory, phonetics, tone and intonation systems, sound change phenomena, and the effects of language contact on sound systems. His work primarily investigates Southeast Asian languages, with special emphasis on Vietnamese and Cham language families. He has made significant contributions to understanding register systems, phonological change processes like transphonologization, and the relationship between production and perception in tone languages. His research combines theoretical linguistics with empirical laboratory methods and extensive fieldwork documentation. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong focus on phonological systems across Mainland Southeast Asia, particularly examining register phenomena, voicing contrasts, and tonal systems in languages like Raglai, Jarai, Chrau, and Chru. His work frequently employs production and perception methodologies to investigate phonological change in progress, with particular attention to how linguistic variation manifests across different dialects and speech communities. A consistent theme throughout his scholarship is the documentation and analysis of endangered Southeast Asian languages, especially those within the Chamic subgroup. Professor Brunelle actively supervises Master's and PhD students working on prosody and phonetics/phonology of Southeast Asian languages. He has developed specialized software tools for Vietnamese language processing, including the Montreal Corpus tools for automatic conversion of quốc ngữ (Vietnamese script) to the International Phonetic Alphabet and for forced-alignment of Vietnamese transcriptions and recordings. His research program demonstrates sustained collaboration with scholars across multiple institutions and countries, particularly with Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian researchers. The Sound Patterns Laboratory he co-directs represents a significant research infrastructure for phonetic investigation, supporting both his own research program and that of his students and collaborators. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with language documentation efforts, particularly for endangered languages of Southeast Asia where he has conducted extensive fieldwork.

• Theoretical Morphosyntax
• Computational Linguistics
• Case Theory
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Ümit Atlamaz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Boğaziçi University. His academic work bridges theoretical linguistics and computational approaches, with expertise spanning multiple language families including Turkish, Kurmanji, Laz, and South Asian languages. His research focuses on theoretical morphosyntax (case theory, agreement phenomena, differential object marking, and null arguments) and computational linguistics (neural network capabilities, natural language inference, sentiment analysis, and ontological representations). Recent publications demonstrate a growing integration of these strands, particularly in applying computational methods to typologically diverse languages like Turkish and Laz. His publication trends reveal a consistent focus on case-agreement interactions across theoretical and computational frameworks. The most recent works (2021-2023) increasingly combine formal syntactic analysis with computational applications, particularly in Turkish NLP benchmarking and morphological analysis. Key recurring themes include split-ergativity patterns, heritage language syntax, and the morphosyntactic properties of under-resourced languages. At Boğaziçi University, Atlamaz co-organizes the ST@BU (Syntactic Theory at Boğaziçi University) reading group with Ömer Demirok, focusing on advanced syntactic theory. Supported by Metin Bağrıaçık, Sumru Özsoy, and Balkız Öztürk, this bi-weekly forum examines topics like case theory and agreement systems. He teaches courses including Syntax and Semantics of Modern Turkish and Computational Methods in Linguistics , reflecting his dual research interests. Prior to academia, he applied his linguistic expertise in NLP roles at Facebook and Google.

David KingView profile

Visiting Assistant Professor

• Glass Art
• Historical Manufacturing Processes
• Contemporary Craft Practices
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David King is a Visiting Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University (OSU), specializing in glass art and contemporary craft practices. He holds an MFA from Tyler School of Art and Architecture (2011) and has undertaken residencies at institutions including WheatonArts, Pilchuck Glass School, and Sunderland University (UK). His work explores the intersection of historical manufacturing techniques and modern innovation, producing installations and artifacts that challenge conventional craft practices. Exhibitions of his work have been featured at the Corning Museum of Glass, including its 2019 New Glass Now exhibition. King’s research interests focus on the fusion of tradition and technology in handmade objects, with a particular emphasis on glass as a medium. He has received awards from institutions such as the University of the Arts (Philadelphia), Pilchuck Glass School, and Contemporary Craft (Pittsburgh). His academic contributions span computational linguistics and NLP, reflected in peer-reviewed publications addressing sequence-to-sequence models, surface realization, and adversarial attacks on sentiment analysis systems. As an educator, King has taught at multiple institutions and conducted workshops internationally, emphasizing both artistic practice and technical innovation. His work bridges fine art, craft, and technology, advocating for the enduring relevance of handmade processes in an increasingly digitized world.

Raquel AmaroView profile

Assistant Professor

• Computational Linguistics
• Lexical Semantics
• Lexicography
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Raquel Amaro serves as tenured Assistant Professor at NOVA University of Lisbon's School of Social Sciences and Humanities and Researcher at the Linguistics Research Centre (CLUNL) since 2015. She coordinates the Horizon Europe iRead4Skills project and has led 7 of 25+ research initiatives in corpus linguistics, computational lexical semantics, lexicography, and language technologies. Education: PhD in Computational Linguistics, University of Lisbon (2010) Master in Linguistics, University of Lisbon (2002) Her research pioneers computational approaches to lexical semantics and grammatical modeling, with emphasis on cross-linguistic resource development (Portuguese/Italian/Slovak) and educational applications. Current work bridges computational linguistics with health literacy and heritage language preservation through COST Actions and the Heritage Language Consortium. Recent publications demonstrate methodological innovation in semantic alignment frameworks, pedagogical lexicography tools, and multilingual grammatical resources, reflecting her dual focus on theoretical linguistics and practical language technology deployment. She actively supervises PhD/MA candidates while teaching computational linguistics across degree levels. Her professional footprint spans project leadership (7 coordinated), international collaborations (Macao, Mozambique, Czech Republic), and service on journal/conference committees. As CLUNL Board Director since 2017, she shapes institutional research strategy while maintaining industry engagement through roles like Lionbridge Computational Linguist.