Shin Fukuda

Shin Fukuda is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM), with affiliations as cooperating faculty in the Department of Second Language Studies (SLS) and the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (EALL). His research focuses on theoretical and experimental syntax, lexical semantics, syntax-semantic interfaces, and the study of Asia-Pacific languages, particularly Japanese and Formosan languages. He leads the Experimental Approaches to Theoretical Syntax (EATS) lab, a virtual research initiative exploring syntactic phenomena through experimental methods.

He holds a BA from San Diego State University and a PhD from UC San Diego, where he studied under notable linguists including Ivano Caponigro and Masha Polinsky. His editorial roles include series editor for the Endangered and Lesser-Studied Languages and Dialects book series and associate editor for Glossa and Language and Linguistics.

His work spans topics such as voice systems in Formosan languages, island effects in Japanese syntax, and experimental methods in linguistic judgment studies. Recent research highlights include investigations into Puyuma’s dual voice systems, NP-scrambling effects, and the interplay between syntax and semantics in Japanese verb behavior.

He actively contributes to interdisciplinary collaborations, bridging formal syntax with experimental methodologies. His teaching and advising focus on fostering experimental rigor in syntactic research.