David J Medeiros

David J Medeiros is an Associate Professor in Linguistics at California State University, Northridge. His teaching portfolio includes undergraduate courses on language in society, languages of California, syntax, morphology, language acquisition, and computational linguistics, as well as graduate courses in acquisition and syntax. His research focuses on generative syntax, morphology, imperatives, and the morpho-syntax of Polynesian languages.

• Education: Ph.D. (2013) from University of Michigan, B.A. (2004) from University of Oregon

Research Interests: David’s work bridges theoretical linguistics with sociolinguistic and computational approaches, emphasizing the structural properties of Polynesian languages and first language acquisition mechanisms.