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Prerna Nadathur is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at New York University (NYU), currently on leave from Ohio State University. Her research focuses on semantics, pragmatics, and causal reasoning, particularly exploring causal dependence in lexical and compositional semantics. She holds a PhD from Stanford University (2019), an MPhil from Oxford University (2013), and a BA from the University of Chicago (2010). Key areas of her work include causal models in event structure, actuality inferences from ability modals, and cross-linguistic studies of causative verbs and exceptive constructions.
Her academic journey includes postdoctoral positions at institutions such as the University of Konstanz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. She has taught courses on semantics, pragmatics, and linguistic theory at NYU, Ohio State, UC Berkeley, and other institutions. Recent contributions include a monograph on Actuality Inferences (Oxford University Press, 2023) and keynote presentations on causal language in Hindi/Urdu constructions. Her research bridges formal semantics with experimental methods, addressing questions about how causal reasoning interacts with linguistic structure.
Nadathur’s work has been published in venues like Journal of Semantics, Sinn und Bedeutung, and WCCFL. She actively participates in conferences such as the Linguistic Society of America and Agency and Intentions in Language, presenting on topics like frustrative particles, causal models, and teleological modality. Her ongoing projects explore causal semantics in South Asian languages and the relationship between aspectual composition and event structure.
