Jens Hopperdietzel

Jens Hopperdietzel is a doctoral researcher specializing in Syntax & Lexicon, with a focus on Austronesian and Oceanic languages. His work examines serial verb constructions (SVCs), ergativity, unaccusativity, and the syntax-semantics interface in languages such as Samoan and Daakaka.

• Presented at major conferences including WCCFL 40 (Stanford University, 2022), NELS 52 (Rutgers University, 2021), and Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association meetings.
• Collaborated with Artemis Alexiadou and Nicola Klingler on prosodic integration and causative predicate constraints in SVCs.

His research bridges formal linguistic theory with empirical analysis of Oceanic language structures, particularly in the domains of nominalization and resultative constructions.