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Mihaela MocanuView profile

Researcher

• Intercultural Communication
• Semiotics
• Sociolinguistics
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Mihaela Mocanu is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research within Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, focusing on intercultural communication, semiotics, sociolinguistics, and migration studies. She holds a joint doctorate in Philosophy and Social Sciences and Informatics, reflecting her interdisciplinary expertise. Bachelor’s in Philology Master’s in Comparative Literature and Cultural Anthropology Joint PhD in Philosophy and Social Sciences and Informatics Her research explores intersections of language, migration, and cultural identity, with a focus on Romanian diaspora in Belgium and lexicographic practices. She emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration through the Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Cultural Heritage . Notable contributions include work on research funding competition dynamics, civic engagement in science, and historical Romanian journalism. She actively engages in projects with national and international funding. Her academic output spans sociolinguistic analysis of Romanian vocatives, multilingual dictionary design, and political discourse pragmatics, demonstrating a commitment to bridging linguistic theory with real-world applications.

Viviane DéprezView profile

Professor

• Comparative Syntax
• Syntax-Semantics Interface
• Romance Languages
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Professor Viviane Déprez is a faculty member in the Department of Linguistics at Rutgers University, affiliated with the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS). She leads the Comparative and Experimental Linguistics Lab and specializes in comparative syntax, syntax-semantics interfaces, Romance languages, and Creole languages. Her research focuses on negation, negative concord, and neurolinguistic aspects of language processing. Déprez has authored or co-authored over 100 publications, including seminal works on negation in French, Creole languages, and experimental syntax-semantics interactions. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with empirical methods, exploring topics like syntactic structure, historical linguistics, and the cognitive underpinnings of language. Key research areas include: Experimental investigation of negative concord and negation disambiguation in Romance and Creole languages Structural and semantic properties of Creole languages, particularly Haitian Creole Neurolinguistic studies on syntax-processing interactions with motor systems Language acquisition, including L2 determiner systems and specificity effects Historical development of negative expressions and grammatical features Publications span experimental syntax, formal semantics, and neuroimaging studies, frequently appearing in journals like Lingua , Frontiers in Psychology , and Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages . Her edited volumes on negation and Creole syntax have become foundational texts in linguistic theory. Current research integrates experimental methods with theoretical frameworks to address questions about language universals and variation, with ongoing projects in neurolinguistics and Creole syntax-semantics interfaces.

Elyssa FentonView profile

Assistant Professor

• Linguistics
• Spanish Language Studies
• English Language Studies
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Elyssa Fenton is an Assistant Professor and Director of Language Instruction for the Spanish Basic Language Program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Spanish Linguistics from Florida State University and a B.A. in Spanish from Wittenberg University. Her research focuses on the Phonology and Syntax of English and Spanish, particularly the Syntax-Phonology Interface. She examines how prosody influences speech production and perception across these languages. Her work includes studies on ambiguous relative clauses and Afro-Peruvian Spanish intonation patterns. She teaches courses such as SPA 315 (Intermediate Spanish Composition), SPA 301 (Spanish Language and Cultures), and introductory/intermediate Spanish language courses. No academic awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided materials. She currently oversees the Spanish Basic Language Program but no specific labs or collaborative teams are mentioned.

Karlos ArregiView profile

Professor

• Syntax
• Morphology
• Syntax-Phonology Interface
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Karlos Arregi is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Chicago. He received his Ph.D. in Linguistics from MIT in 2002 and has been teaching at UChicago since 2008. His research focuses on syntax, morphology, and their interfaces with phonology and semantics, with primary data from Basque, Spanish, and Washo. Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002 Teaching at University of Chicago since 2008 His work investigates whether grammatical properties arise from syntactic principles or interface regulations. Key areas include syntactic word formation, agreement/case theory, clitics, ellipsis, stress phonology, and switch reference. Recent publications examine: long head movement unification (2021), Basque-Washo comparative morphotactics (2022), parasitic gap constraints (2024), and generalized head movement theory (2018). Articles frequently address morpheme order, postsyntactic operations, and interface phenomena across Basque, Spanish, and indigenous languages. He has taught advanced courses in Morphology (LING 21000/LING 31000), Syntax (LING 30201), and Placement Proseminar (LING 47850) to prepare graduate students for academic job markets.

Judith TonhauserView profile

Professor

• Natural Language Meaning
• Semantics
• Pragmatics
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Prof. Dr. Judith Tonhauser is a full professor in the Department of English Linguistics at the University of Stuttgart, where she also serves as Vice Rector for Early Career Researchers and Diversity. She previously held positions at The Ohio State University and was a fellow at the Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft in Berlin and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Her research focuses on natural language meaning, particularly semantics and pragmatics, investigating how meaning arises from linguistic expressions and how listeners interpret communicative intent. She specializes in: Projective content and presupposition phenomena Cross-linguistic studies of English and Paraguayan Guaraní Social meaning including irony and discourse structure Prosody-meaning interfaces Her publications show consistent focus on experimental approaches to linguistic theory, with recent work emphasizing cross-linguistic comparisons, prosodic interfaces, and computational methodologies. The trajectory demonstrates increasing sophistication in experimental design and theoretical modeling. She has received several prestigious awards including: Linguistic Society of America's Early Career Award (2016) Best Paper in Language Award (2014) Humboldt-Forschungsstipendium (2013) Frederick Burkhardt Fellowship (2013) At Stuttgart, she teaches semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics courses, and advises theses in these areas. She leads research projects involving experimental methodologies and collaborates with international teams investigating language processing and interpretation.

Kristin HansonView profile

Professor

• Linguistics
• Poetry
• Poetic Meter
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Professor Kristin Hanson is a linguist specializing in poetic meter at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research examines how meter stylizes natural language rhythm, with focuses on rhyme, alliteration, and the interplay between poetry and music/dance. She is currently writing "An Art that Nature Makes": A Linguistic Perspective on Meter in English . Her work bridges linguistics and aesthetics, exploring how art forms connect to human perception. Key publications include edited volumes like The Nature of the Word (2008) and entries in major encyclopedias such as Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics . Her research spans historical analyses (e.g., Donne, Shakespeare) to modern poets (e.g., Pinsky). She teaches at Berkeley and has presented globally on topics like metrical theory and cross-cultural metrics. Though no formal awards are listed, her extensive publications and international presentations highlight her scholarly impact. She advises no listed students but collaborates on projects like the American Heritage Dictionary . Office hours are by appointment in 426 Wheeler Hall.

• Syntax
• Information Structure
• Intonation Analysis
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Prof. Dr. Susanne Winkler is a Senior Professor (since October 2024) and Chair of English Linguistics at the Faculty of Humanities of Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. Her research focuses on syntactic theory, information structure, and the syntax-prosody and syntax-pragmatics interface. She leads projects within the Collaborative Research Center (SFB 833) and the Research Training Group (GRK 1808), investigating topics like focus and extraction in complex constructions, ambiguity in discourse, and the syntax-discourse interface. Research Projects: SFB 833 Project A7: Focus and Extraction in Complex Constructions GRK 1808: Ambiguity in Production and Reception Experimental Syntax and Neurolinguistics Her work bridges formal syntax, psycholinguistics, and discourse analysis, with contributions to understanding how syntactic structure interacts with processing and discourse coherence. She has co-edited volumes on topics like information structure and freezing effects, and her research often emphasizes empirical methods. Prof. Winkler oversees a team including Dr. Paula Menéndez Benito, Dr. Andreas Kehl, and PhD students like Lorenz Geiger and Maren Ebert-Rohleder. She collaborates with institutions like the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics and hosts interdisciplinary workshops (e.g., ISA 2019 on Information Structure and Ambiguity).

• General Linguistics
• Phonetics
• Phonology
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Aveen Mohammed Hasan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English Language at the Iraqi College of Humanities, University of Zakho. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from Ulster University (2012) and has been actively involved in academic leadership roles, including serving as Head of Department and Head Assistant. Her research focuses on Kurdish linguistics, with specializations in phonetics, phonology, and sociolinguistics. Education: Doctor of Philosophy (2012), Master of Arts (2005), Bachelor of Arts (2001) in English Language from University of Duhok. Professional experience includes roles as Assistant Professor (2018–present), Lecturer (2013–2018), and Assistant Lecturer (2005–2013). She has conducted training programs on TESOL methodology, higher education leadership, and ELT pedagogy. Research interests include Kurdish intonation patterns, phonological processes (e.g., glide insertion, stress shifts), loanword variation, and language acquisition in Kurdish-speaking children. She has organized academic workshops and serves on editorial committees for journals like Humanities Journal of University of Zakho and Journal of Comparative Studies. Recent work includes developing articulation tests for Kurdish children, analyzing e-learning challenges during the pandemic, and studying loanword usage in Kurdish dialects. Her contributions to phonetics and sociolinguistics have been presented at international conferences, including the International Conference on Kurdish Linguistics and the University of Daugavpils’ Human: Language, Society, Culture conference.

Yi Ting HuangView profile

Professor

• Language and Society
• Real-Time Processing and Learning
• Semantics-Pragmatics Interface
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Yi Ting Huang is a Professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland. She holds a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Harvard University and completed postdoctoral training in cognitive psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on language processing in adults and children, with applications to populations affected by poverty, cochlear implants, and pandemic-related isolation. Ph.D. Psychology, Harvard University, 2009 M.A. Psychology, Harvard University, 2005 B.A. Psychology and Economics, Northwestern University, 2003 Her work investigates the intersection of language, cognition, and social development, particularly how past experiences shape language comprehension and strategies in children from diverse backgrounds. She employs eye-tracking while listening to study real-time language processing in both literate and illiterate populations, emphasizing computational demands and learner resources like language experience and cognitive capacity. Recent publications explore dialect differences in African American English-speaking children, auditory signal degradation effects on syntactic parsing, semantic prediction in cochlear-implant users, socioeconomic disparities in language development, and statistical learning in grammatical category acquisition. Her studies also address scalar implicatures, discourse-pragmatic interactions, and neurocognitive mechanisms in lexical processing. Principal Investigator, UMD Grand Challenges team project on “Fostering Inclusivity through Technology” Director, Maryland Language Science Center Co-Principal Investigator, NSF-funded Language Science Station at Planet Word Museum Associate Editor, Language Acquisition Editorial Board, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition She advises current and former graduate students, including Alix Kowalski, Rachel Adler, Zoe Ovans, and Michelle Erskine, and has taught courses such as Introduction to Psycholinguistics and Speech and Language Development in Children.

Alex de CarvalhoView profile

Associate Professor

• Language Acquisition
• Syntax Development
• Language Processing
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Alex de Carvalho is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Université de Paris, affiliated with the Laboratoire de Psychologie du Développement et de l'Éducation de l'Enfant (LaPsyDÉ). He holds a PhD in Cognitive Sciences from École normale supérieure, PSL University (2017) and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania with John Trueswell. His research focuses on language acquisition, syntax development, and cognitive mechanisms in children. Education: PhD in Cognitive Sciences, École normale supérieure, PSL University (2017) M.A. in Cognitive Sciences, École normale supérieure, Paris (2014) B.A. in Linguistics/Education, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2011) Research Interests: Language acquisition, syntax development, prosody-syntax interaction, and real-time language processing in infants and young children. His work employs methods like eye-tracking and EEG to study how children integrate prosodic, syntactic, and semantic cues during language learning. Collaborations: Partnerships with institutions in the USA (University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, University of Delaware), UK (University of Edinburgh), and Brazil (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro). Teaching: Leads courses on developmental psychology, language acquisition, and research methods at Université de Paris and École Normale Supérieure. Supervises graduate and undergraduate students in experimental research. Labs: Director of the BabyLab at École normale supérieure, focusing on early language development and cognitive processes.

Masaaki KamiyaView profile

Associate Professor

• Japanese Linguistics
• Language Acquisition (First and Second)
• Syntax
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Dr. Masaaki Kamiya is an Associate Professor of Japanese and Director of the Linguistics Program at Hamilton College. His research focuses on syntax, semantics, and language acquisition, with a particular emphasis on Japanese linguistics and pedagogy. He holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Maryland and has held multiple teaching and administrative roles at Hamilton since 2002. Dr. Kamiya’s academic credentials include a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, an M.Ed. from East Carolina University, and a B.A. from Dokkyo University. He has also participated in an educational exchange program at Bryn Mawr College. His research explores topics such as first/second language acquisition, syntactic and semantic structures in Japanese, pragmatics, and the role of prosody in language processing. Notable works include studies on Japanese nominalizations, L2 prosody effects, and gesture’s role in resolving scopal ambiguity. Dr. Kamiya has received numerous awards, including the Christian A. Johnson Teaching Award (2011) and multiple Emerson Summer Collaboration Grants. His publications span journals like Natural Language & Linguistic Theory and Journal of Japanese Linguistics . He advises students in linguistics and Japanese studies, coordinates the Japanese Program, and has led initiatives such as the Asia Forum and Phi Sigma Iota honor society. His courses include advanced Japanese language instruction, morphology/syntax, and conversation analysis using Japanese media.

• Psycholinguistics
• Sentence Processing
• Prosodic Analysis
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Nazik Dinçtopal Deniz is an Assistant Professor at Boğaziçi University's Department of Foreign Language Education, with a secondary appointment in the Cognitive Science program. Her research examines first and second language processing mechanisms, especially the role of prosody in syntactic and morphological disambiguation in Turkish. Research investigates rhythmic influences in sentence processing, prosodic resolution of ambiguities, and cross-linguistic factors in L2 processing. Current projects include a TÜBİTAK-funded study on negative polarity items in Turkish L1/L2 acquisition. Directs the Psycholinguistics Laboratory equipped with eye-tracking technology. Supervised 5 graduate theses on topics including focus processing and agreement asymmetries. No major scientific awards documented.

Liz SmeetsView profile

Assistant Professor

• Language Acquisition
• Syntax-Semantics Interface
• Syntax-Discourse Interface
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Liz Smeets is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at York University, affiliated with the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. She holds a PhD from McGill University (2020) and dual BAs in Linguistics and Italian from Utrecht University (2012). Her research focuses on second language acquisition, syntax-discourse interfaces, and bilingual populations’ language transfer. She collaborates with the University of Guelph to develop linguistically informed language learning modules for classrooms. Education: PhD in Linguistics, McGill University (2020) BAs (cum laude) in Linguistics and Italian Language & Culture, Utrecht University (2012) Research emphasizes syntax-semantics/discourse/prosody interfaces, particularly how bilingual learners integrate native and target language systems. She explores how prosody (e.g., stress) influences pronoun interpretation in L2 English and Italian. Applied work bridges linguistic theory with pedagogical tools for language instructors. Collaborations include projects with Alena Barysevich at U of Guelph to create online resources for language learners. Personal interests include yoga, travel, and nature, reflecting a balanced academic and creative lifestyle.

Mena LafkiouiView profile

Professor

• Berber linguistics
• Geolinguistics
• Sociolinguistics
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Mena Lafkioui is a Full Professor (Directeur d'études) in Berber linguistics at the Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris, holding a concurrent position as Research Director at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). She has been affiliated with these institutions since 2018 and 2014 respectively, following previous academic positions at Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Università della Calabria, and Ghent University. Her educational background includes a Habilitation in 'Sciences du langage' from EHESS (2010), a Ph.D. in Linguistics from INALCO, Paris (1999), a Postgraduate degree in Linguistics from INALCO (1995), and a Master's in Oriental Languages and Cultures from Ghent University (1994). Lafkioui's research spans Berber linguistics, geolinguistics, sociolinguistics, Afroasiatic linguistics, Arabic dialectology, and negation typology. Her work integrates structural linguistic analysis with sociocultural contexts, particularly focusing on the Rif Berber language continuum, language contact phenomena, and the impact of digital communication on Amazigh identity construction. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent focus on Berber language structures, particularly examining negation patterns, topicalization mechanisms, geolinguistic variation, and the impact of language contact with Arabic. Her methodological approaches blend traditional linguistic analysis with computational and algorithmic perspectives, reflecting an innovative approach to language documentation and analysis. Elected as Academician, Accademia Ambrosiana, Milan (2014) Elected as founding member of the 'Classe Africa' of the Accademia Ambrosiana, Milan (2014) Elected as founding member of the 'Section Berbero' of the Accademia Ambrosiana, Milan (2014) Lafkioui has supervised 10 PhD students and 55 Master's dissertations while securing competitive research grants across Europe. She serves on multiple editorial boards including the International Journal Dialectologia et Geolinguistica and Afrika Focus. Her institutional roles include membership on the Scientific Council of the Laboratoire d'excellence Empirical Foundations of Linguistics in Paris and participation in numerous academic committees overseeing PhD programs in African languages and cultures. She has organized 17 international scientific meetings and is an active member of 10 scientific societies, including the Société de Linguistique de Paris, demonstrating her significant contribution to the academic community in linguistics and African studies.

• Language Documentation
• Indigenous Language Revitalization
• Grammar of Space
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Daisy Rosenblum is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Her research focuses on multi-modal documentation and revitalization of Indigenous languages, particularly Kʷak̓ʷala (a Wakashan language of British Columbia), emphasizing community collaboration. She also investigates spatial grammar, contact linguistics, and the decolonization of linguistic research. Education: B.A. in Linguistic Anthropology and Folklore (City University of New York), B.F.A. in Studio Art (Brooklyn College, CUNY). She has held visiting affiliations at UC Berkeley and UCSB. Research interests include language reclamation, documentation workflows, digital repatriation, and the intersection of Indigenous knowledge with traditional ecological and spatial grammars. She teaches courses such as Culture and Communication (ANTH 217) and collaborates with the K?ak??k?w?ak? Nation to create annotated speech corpora archived at UBC and SOAS.