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Elena Herburger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Georgetown University's College. Her research focuses on semantics, particularly in areas such as negation, focus, quantification, and conditionals, primarily using data from English, Spanish, and German. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and an M.A. from Universität Wien.
Her expertise spans formal semantics and pragmatics, with notable work on negative polarity items (NPIs), conditional constructions, and the historical development of linguistic structures. Recent studies include analyses of additive presuppositions, temporal-to-concessive meaning shifts in 'still', and comparative modality.
Her publications demonstrate a strong focus on cross-linguistic analysis, syntax-semantics interactions, and the interface between pragmatics and formal semantics. While no specific awards or grants are listed, her extensive publication record reflects sustained contributions to theoretical linguistics.
