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Krzysztof HwaszczView profile

Research Fellow

• Experimental Linguistics
• Corpus Linguistics
• Syntax-Semantics Interface
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Krzysztof Hwaszcz is a Postdoc (Adiunkt – stażysta podoktorski) at the Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University (UAM), Poznań, Poland. He holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics with distinction from the University of Wrocław (2020), and has interdisciplinary training with degrees in English Philology and Mechanical Engineering. Education: B.A. in English Philology, Legnica, 2013 M.A. in English Philology, Wrocław, 2015 Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, Wrocław, 2016 Ph.D. in Linguistics (with distinction), Wrocław, 2020 His research centers on experimental and corpus-based linguistics, with a focus on the syntax-semantics interface, compound word processing, psycholinguistics, and second/third language acquisition. He investigates how syntactic and semantic components interact in language processing, particularly in Polish and bilingual contexts. His work combines cognitive experiments, priming studies, and corpus analysis to explore the mental lexicon and language representation. The recent publications reflect a strong trend in psycholinguistic experimentation, especially in the processing of compound words, semantic transparency, and hemispheric asymmetries in bilinguals. His work bridges theoretical syntax with cognitive science, using empirical data from reaction time and priming tasks. Topics include figurative language, indefinite articles in Slavic languages, and cerebral lateralization in L1/L2 processing. Scientific Grants and Projects: Principal Investigator, 2018–2019: 'Syntactic and semantic components of experimentally elicited compound blends in Polish' (FNP) Principal Investigator, 2016–2018: 'The numeral jeden as an indefinite article: A corpus-based study in Polish' (FNP) Principal Investigator, 2017–2018: 'The role of semantic transparency in the processing of Polish compound words' (FNP) Principal Investigator, 2016–2018: 'The representation and organization of the mental lexicon in the processing of Polish compound words' (FNP) Co-Investigator, 2022–2024: 'Across-Domain Investigations in Multilingualism (ADIM)', NCN GRIEG-1 (PI: Magdalena Wrembel) Co-Investigator, 2018–2019: 'Cerebral asymmetries in the processing of compounds in L1 and L2' (PI: Hanna Kędzierska) He has not advised any students listed in the provided text but has actively collaborated on research with scholars such as Hanna Kędzierska and Joanna Bożek. He has presented his work at numerous international conferences, including the University of Vienna (invited talk), ISMBS, and the European Conference on Formal Description of Slavic Languages. He is associated with research teams ADIM and CLIMAD, indicating ongoing collaborative projects in multilingualism and cognitive linguistics. Labs and Research Teams: He is affiliated with the ADIM (Across-Domain Investigations in Multilingualism) and CLIMAD research groups, which focus on experimental and corpus-based studies of multilingual cognition and language processing.

Stephen JonesView profile

Assistant Professor

• Linguistics
• Cognitive Modelling
• Syntax-Prosody Interface
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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.

• Syntax
• Semantics
• Prosody
• +7 more

Justin Royer is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics and Translation at the Université de Montréal, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He previously held a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship at UC Berkeley and earned his PhD in Linguistics from McGill University in 2022 under the supervision of Jessica Coon, Luis Alonso-Ovalle, and Aron Hirsch. Research Interests: Theoretical syntax, semantics, and prosody Mayan languages, especially Chuj (spoken in Guatemala and Mexico) Québec French, particularly negation and clause-typing Language documentation and fieldwork methodologies Linguistic typology and cross-linguistic comparison His research bridges formal linguistic theory and empirical fieldwork, focusing on under-represented Indigenous languages. He investigates how syntactic structures interact with prosody and semantics, with a particular interest in phenomena such as anaphora, definiteness, classifiers, modality, and ergativity. Recent Research Trends: His most recent publications (2022–2025) reveal a strong focus on the interplay between syntax and semantics in Mayan languages, particularly Chuj and Mam. Key themes include animacy hierarchies, binding theory, ergative anaphors, modal indefinites, quantifier interpretation, and the syntax-prosody interface. He also continues to explore expletive negation and clause-typing in Québec French, contributing to the understanding of variation within Romance languages. Scientific Awards: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Advising and Grants: While specific advisees are not listed, Justin Royer has co-authored work with graduate students and collaborators such as Cristina Buenrostro, Rodrigo Ranero, and Noah Elkins, indicating active mentoring. His Banting Fellowship—a highly competitive award—demonstrates significant research funding and recognition. His ongoing collaborations and publication record suggest continued grant support and academic leadership. Labs and Research Groups: He is affiliated with research circles and workshops at major institutions, including the Syntax-Semantics Circle at UC Berkeley and the Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto-Hamilton Syntax Workshop. His invited talks at Stanford, UCLA, and the University of Washington reflect active engagement in the broader formal linguistics community.

Géraldine LegendreView profile

Professor

• Adult and child syntax
• Optimality Theory
• Models of the interfaces
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Géraldine Legendre is a Professor and Chair at the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, Johns Hopkins University. Her research explores the architecture of language, with a focus on syntax, cross-linguistic variation, and the role of optimization in linguistic models. Education: PhD in Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego Her work spans syntactic theory, child language acquisition, and formal models of variation, particularly in French, Romance, and Balkan languages. She investigates mappings between lexical semantics, prosody, and information structure in syntactic frameworks.

Judith TonhauserView profile

Professor

• Natural Language Semantics
• Pragmatics
• Prosody
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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 holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Stanford University (2006) and a Diploma in Computational Linguistics from the University of Stuttgart (2000). Previously, she held academic positions at The Ohio State University and fellowships at leading research institutions including the Center for Advanced Study at Stanford. Her research investigates natural language meaning through theoretical, experimental, and computational approaches, focusing on projective content, prosody, temporal reference, and social meaning. She conducts cross-linguistic fieldwork on Paraguayan Guaraní and other understudied languages, employing methods like native speaker elicitation, corpus mining, and psycholinguistic experiments. Her work bridges semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and cognitive science. Awarded the Linguistic Society of America's Early Career Award (2016) and Best Paper in Language (2014), she also received Humboldt and Burkhardt Fellowships. She teaches courses in semantics, pragmatics, psycholinguistics, and sociolinguistics, and actively advises bachelor/master theses with experimental components.

Imme KuchenbrandtView profile

Researcher

• Romance Linguistics
• Spanish Linguistics
• French Linguistics
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Dr. Imme Kuchenbrandt is a Research Associate specializing in French and Spanish Linguistics at Goethe University Frankfurt's Institute for Romance Languages and Literatures . She holds examination responsibilities for L2/L3 Spanish and French programs and offers consultation services for students. Her academic role includes teaching courses such as Einführung in die Morphologie des Portugiesischen und Spanischen and phonology courses in French/Spanish. Research Focus Kuchenbrandt's research spans Romance linguistics, with emphases on Spanish and French. Key areas include: Phonology and prosody in historical texts Syntax and clitic systems in Old/Modern Spanish Cross-linguistic analysis (Spanish-German/French-English) Bilingual language acquisition and grammatical gender Corpus-based approaches to linguistic diversity Projects and Grants She co-leads the project Building Blocks of Grammar: A Multimedia Bridging Course (funded by the eLearning Fund 2014) and is developing a habilitation on Sentence structures in language comparison . She also coordinates outreach initiatives like the Introductory project on contrastive linguistics at Rivius-Gymnasium Attendorn. Publication Trends Her 15 recent articles (2019–2005) reflect a strong focus on historical Romance linguistics, particularly Spanish phonology and syntax. Recurring themes include prosodic evolution, clitic placement, bilingual acquisition, and corpus-driven comparisons between Spanish, French, and German. Methodologically, she prioritizes empirical analysis of historical texts and multilingual corpora. Awards and Advising No scientific awards are mentioned. Similarly, no supervised students or additional grants are documented.

• Syntax
• Morphology
• Ellipsis
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Martin Salzmann is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Potsdam's Department of Linguistics. He serves as Co-Director of the Potsdam Morpho-Syntax Lab and Principal Investigator for the research project Consequences of head argument order for syntax . Additionally, he holds the position of Associate Editor at Natural Language and Linguistic Theory . His research focuses on core areas of theoretical linguistics, with particular expertise in: Syntax and morphosyntax (clitic doubling, ellipsis, movement) Interface phenomena (syntax-phonology, syntax-semantics) Greek linguistics Formal grammatical analysis Experimental approaches to linguistic theory Recent publications demonstrate strong research output in syntax and its interfaces, with recurring themes including ellipsis mechanisms (particularly NP-ellipsis), clitic doubling phenomena, Greek syntax, and the phonetic consequences of syntactic structures. Collaborative work features prominently, with frequent co-authorships.

• Syntax
• Morphosyntax
• Syntactic Variations
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Juliette THUILIER is a Lecturer in the Department of Language Sciences at Toulouse Jean Jaurès University (UT2J), where she maintains offices at both the CLLE-ERSS Research House (B505) and the UFR LLCE (LA375). She is an active member of the LL (Languages and Language) team within the CLLE Laboratory (Cognition, Languages, Ergonomics). Her research focuses on syntax and morphosyntax, with particular attention to syntactic variations, phenomena of syntactic alternation, and corpus data in syntax (especially oral corpora). THUILIER employs quantitative and experimental approaches to investigate linguistic phenomena, frequently examining word order patterns in French including adjective placement and postverbal complement ordering. Her recent publications reveal a strong methodological trend combining corpus analysis with experimental techniques such as acceptability judgment tasks and sentence production experiments. Her work spans theoretical syntax, experimental linguistics, and quantitative approaches, often investigating how factors like animacy, semantic roles, prototypicality, and dependency length influence syntactic choices. While primarily focused on French, her research also includes cross-linguistic comparisons, such as her work comparing French and Serbian adjective placement. THUILIER teaches across multiple academic levels: L1 Diversity of languages, L2 Syntax of the simple sentence, L3 Syntax of the complex sentence, L3 Theoretical syntax, L3 Lexical morphology, Master Experimental syntax, and Master Prosody and syntax/prosody interface. She is deeply integrated with the CLLE Laboratory, contributing to research on language cognition and ergonomics through numerous collaborations with researchers across various institutions. Her work demonstrates a commitment to bridging theoretical syntax with empirical data collection methods, providing valuable insights into syntactic variation and the cognitive processes underlying language production.

Mark SteedmanView profile

Professor

• Computational musical analysis
• Computational linguistics
• Combinatory logic
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Mark Steedman is a Professor of Cognitive Science at the School of Informatics , University of Edinburgh, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania. His research bridges Artificial Intelligence , Cognitive Science , and Computational Linguistics , with a focus on Combinatory Categorial Grammar (CCG) , Prosody and Intonation , and Temporal Semantics . He has led the Institute for Language, Cognition, and Computation and contributed to interdisciplinary research at the Human Communications Research Center and Centre for Speech Technology Research . Research Interests : Steedman's work explores the intersection of formal grammar, computational models, and cognitive processes. He investigates how CCG parsing can enhance semantic inference, how prosodic features improve speech processing, and the role of temporal semantics in language understanding. His projects often integrate language models with entailment graphs for question answering and dialogue systems. Scientific Awards : Fellow of the American Association of Artificial Intelligence (1993) Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2002) Fellow of the British Academy (2002) Member of Academia Europaea (2006) Best Paper Awards at ACL 2023 and AACL/IJCNLP 2023 Influential Paper Award (IFAAMAS 2017) Recent Trends in Publications : His recent work emphasizes language models for semantic inference , entailment graphs in multilingual settings, and incremental parsing for brain-language interfaces. Papers address challenges in hallucination , cross-lingual transfer , and prosody-text alignment .

• Linguistics
• African Languages
• Phonetics
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Sophie Salffner is a researcher at SOAS University of London, affiliated with the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics. Her work focuses on African languages, particularly the endangered Ikaan (Ukaan) language spoken in Nigeria. Research Interests: Dr. Salffner's research spans phonology, tone systems, and cultural documentation in African languages. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in Nigeria, contributing to linguistic theory and methodological innovations in language documentation. Publication Trends: Her publications include studies on Ikaan's tonal grammar, phonetic field methods, and cultural projects. She emphasizes endangered language preservation and interdisciplinary approaches combining linguistics and technology. Labs & Collaborations: Dr. Salffner collaborates with the Centre for Endangered Languages, Cultures and Linguistics (LAC) at SOAS and has worked with researchers like Brian Sands and Mark Tzika on phonetic tools and African language classification.

Andrew SimpsonView profile

Professor

• Comparative Syntax
• East Asian Languages
• Southeast Asian Languages
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Andrew Simpson is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Southern California's College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on the comparative syntax of East Asian, Southeast Asian, and South Asian languages, including Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Thai, Burmese, Hindi, and Bengali. He has published extensively on topics such as sluicing, grammaticalization, classifier systems, definiteness, and the intersection of language and national identity. Ph.D., Linguistics, University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), 1995 B.A., Modern Languages (French and German), Bristol University, UK, 1984 Simpson’s work explores cross-linguistic syntactic variation, with particular emphasis on functional categories, phase theory, and prosody-syntax interactions. His recent studies investigate specificity and focus in Lalo Yi, classifier systems in Vietnamese and Bangla, and word order patterns in Korean nominal phrases. His publications highlight theoretical advancements in minimalism and typological analysis. His 15 most recent articles (2015-2024) span syntactic theory, language typology, and sociolinguistic aspects of East/Southeast/South Asian languages. Key trends include phase-driven movement, definiteness encoding, and classifier-based nominal structures. USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences General Education Teaching Award, 2017-2018 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences General Education Teaching Award, 2009-2010 Simpson has served on editorial boards, including as Joint General Editor of the Journal of East Asian Linguistics, and held academic roles at SOAS (University of London) and Frankfurt University prior to his current position at USC.

Jonas GrünkeView profile

Researcher

• Phonetics and Phonology
• Syntax
• Second Language Acquisition
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Jonas Grünke is a Researcher in Romance Linguistics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, specializing in French, Spanish, and Portuguese. He will transition to a Professorship for Multilingualism at the University of Regensburg in 2025, leading the Forum for Multilingualism and Regionalism and its Master's program MaMuR. His office hours require email scheduling via Microsoft Teams. He also curates recent acquisitions for the Romance Linguistics Department. Education : BA in Spanish (University of Hamburg, 2010–2014), MA in Romance Linguistics (University of Hamburg, 2014–2015), Ph.D. (Mainz, 2022, summa cum laude). Research Focus : Phonetics/phonology (Spanish, Catalan, Judeo-Spanish), syntax (information structure, clitics), second/third language acquisition (heritage bilingualism), multilingualism (societal and individual), dialectology, and minority languages (Judeo-Spanish, Romansh, Occitan). Publications : Recent work explores intonation in Catalan-Spanish contact, Bulgarian Judeo-Spanish vowel reduction, L3 French prosody intervention studies, and digital tools for pronunciation training. Awards : Second Poster Prize at 27th LIPP Symposium (2021). Advising : Supervised 13 theses (B.Ed., M.Ed.) on topics like subject pronouns in French, creole language structures, and bilingual education. Projects : Co-leader of DFG project Jewish Spanish in Bulgaria (2022–2025), promoting lesser-known Romance languages (Occitan, Galician) via courses and workshops.

Tania IoninView profile

Professor

• Second Language Acquisition
• Experimental Semantics
• Syntax/Semantics Interface
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Tania Ionin is a Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, affiliated with the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, the Department of Linguistics, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. She serves as Head of Linguistics and leads the Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Lab. Her work spans multiple centers, including the Russian, East European and Eurasian Center, the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, and the Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies. Ionin’s research focuses on experimental semantics, syntax/semantics interface, and second language acquisition. Her studies examine quantifier scope, determiner interpretation, genericity, and plural marking across languages like Russian, English, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese. She employs experimental methodologies to analyze cross-linguistic transfer, bilingual processing, and formal linguistic theory. Her recent publications (2024-2025) include investigations on multiple grammars, contrastive focus in bilinguals, and pedagogical applications for heritage Russian learners. Earlier work explores count/mass distinctions, plural NP interpretation, and genericity expression in multilingual contexts. Her research frequently bridges theoretical linguistics with empirical language acquisition studies. Ionin actively collaborates with scholars like Silvina Montrul, Tatiana Luchkina, and Ralitsa Slabakova. She contributes to handbooks and journals such as Linguistic Inquiry and Second Language Research , emphasizing methodological rigor and classroom applications. She leads the Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Lab, fostering interdisciplinary research on multilingualism and linguistic theory.

• Syntax
• Semantics
• L1/Heritage Language/L2 Acquisition
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Jiyoung CHOI is an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) and a member of the Centre de Recherches Linguistiques sur l'Asie Orientale (CRLAO) . Her work focuses on Korean syntax and semantics, particularly L1/Heritage Language/L2 Acquisition Tense & Aspect Lexical Aspect (Inchoative States) wh-Quantification Negation & Prosody Conditionals & Indexicality Her research utilizes experimental and formal linguistic approaches to analyze phenomena in Korean, including ellipsis, interrogatives, and syntax-semantics interfaces. She has contributed to peer-reviewed journals and international conference proceedings, with a focus on aspectual structure and grammatical development. Email: choi.jiyoung1003@gmail.com and jiyoung.choi@inalco.fr .

Mathilde Eveline KeizerView profile

Professor

• Functional Discourse Grammar
• English Noun Phrase
• Linguistic Categorization
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Mathilde Eveline Keizer is a Professor of English Linguistics: Variation and Cognition at the Department of English and American Studies, Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies, University of Vienna. She serves as both Vice-Director of Studies for English and American Studies and Deputy Head of the Department of English and American Studies, demonstrating significant leadership within the institution. Professor Keizer's educational background includes: MA in English language and literature, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (1987) PhD in English Linguistics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (1992) Her primary research focuses on the theoretical framework of Functional Discourse Grammar, with particular emphasis on the Noun Phrase in English and Dutch, possessive constructions, reference and predication, definiteness, English pronouns, apposition, information structure, linguistic categorization, and semi-fixed constructions. Professor Keizer leads the FunCog research group, which investigates the intersection of functional and cognitive approaches to language structure. Her work demonstrates how linguistic structures emerge from the interaction of cognitive processes and communicative needs, providing insights into the dynamic nature of language organization. Analysis of Professor Keizer's recent publications reveals a consistent focus on English syntax within the framework of Functional Discourse Grammar. Her work spans noun phrase structure, partitive constructions, prepositional phrases, and adverbial modification, demonstrating the versatility of FDG in addressing diverse syntactic phenomena. A notable trend is her increasing attention to cross-linguistic comparisons, particularly between English and Dutch, which enriches our understanding of language universals and specifics. Professor Keizer has made significant contributions to the field through her extensive publication record, including authored and edited books that have shaped contemporary understanding of functional-cognitive approaches to grammar. Her work has appeared in leading linguistics journals and handbooks, establishing her as a prominent voice in theoretical linguistics. As an educator, Professor Keizer teaches courses on Functional Discourse Grammar, Cognitive Grammar, Linguistic Categorization, Fuzzy grammar, Linguistic models and approaches, The English Noun Phrase, English adjectives, English idioms, and English syntax. She has supervised numerous graduate students through thesis seminars and advanced courses in linguistics, contributing significantly to the development of the next generation of linguists. Professor Keizer leads the FunCog research group, which brings together scholars interested in the intersection of functional and cognitive approaches to language. The group focuses on empirical investigations of linguistic structures through the lens of Functional Discourse Grammar, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and innovative research methodologies that bridge theoretical linguistics with practical applications in language teaching and computational linguistics.