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Dr. Esra Predolac is a Lecturer and Language Coordinator for Turkish at the University of Kansas, where she also serves as Assistant Director of the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREES). She holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Cornell University (2017). Her research focuses on syntax and its interfaces, including clausal complements, nominalizations, embedded root phenomena, extraposition, and second language acquisition, with a particular emphasis on Turkish grammar. She teaches Turkish language courses at various levels and contributes to academic publications in formal linguistics.
Her research explores syntactic structures in Turkish, such as clausal complements and nominalizations, analyzing their interactions with semantics and syntax. She investigates phenomena like embedded root constructions and ki-clauses to uncover deeper theoretical insights into Turkish syntax. Her work bridges formal linguistic theory and practical applications in language acquisition.
Dr. Predolac has published studies on Turkish syntax, including analyses of clausal structures presented at workshops like the Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics and the Northeast Linguistics Society. She actively participates in academic editing, co-editing conference proceedings such as Formal Approaches to Slavic Linguistics 18 (2011).
No scientific awards or grants are listed in the provided information. She coordinates Turkish language programs and supports CREES initiatives, though no specific lab or team affiliations are mentioned.
