Alan Munn

Alan Munn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures at Michigan State University's College of Arts and Letters. His research spans syntactic theory, semantics, and psycholinguistics with a focus on interdisciplinary connections to cognitive science.

Education

• Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park

Research Focus

Dr. Munn specializes in syntactic theory, particularly the syntax-semantics interface, and conducts psycholinguistic research on on-line syntactic comprehension and aphasia. His recent work examines coordinate structures, agreement phenomena, and comparative syntax through both theoretical and experimental approaches. He integrates computational linguistics methodologies within cognitive science frameworks to advance understanding of language processing.

Professional Context

His publications appear in leading journals including Linguistic Inquiry, Natural Language Semantics, and The Linguistic Review. Departmental news indicates involvement with the MSU Language Acquisition Lab, where undergraduate research in child language acquisition and linguistic analysis is actively conducted, though specific mentorship roles aren't detailed in available materials.