Bronwyn Bjorkman

Bronwyn Bjorkman is an Associate Professor and Department Head in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (LLCU) at Queen's University, Canada. She specializes in syntax, morphology, and semantics, with a focus on verbal inflection, tense, and aspect. Her research explores how syntactic features mediate between morphological realization and semantic interpretation, particularly in expressions of anteriority and morphophonological processes.

Education:

• PhD in Linguistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2011)
• BA in Linguistics and Philosophy, McGill University (2006)

Research Interests: Her work delves into morphology-syntactic interfaces, feature theory, and the relationship between morphological structure and phonology. Notable areas include counterfactual marking, pronoun paradigms, and the syntax-semantics of coordination.

Teaching: She teaches courses in linguistics, including Introduction to Linguistics, Morphology, Syntax, and Historical Linguistics. She co-leads the SynTeach project to improve syntax pedagogy across institutions.

Awards:

• Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship (University of Toronto, 2013–2015)

Grants & Projects: Involved in initiatives like the Essentials of Linguistics textbook (2nd Edition) and the Word to the Whys podcast for linguistic education.

Labs/Teams: Leads the LLCU department and collaborates with international teams on syntax pedagogy and linguistic theory.