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Thomas Roberts is an Assistant Professor of Computational Linguistics at Utrecht University. Previously, he completed his PhD in Linguistics at UC Santa Cruz and held a postdoctoral position at the Institute for Logic, Language, and Computation at the University of Amsterdam. His research focuses on the interplay between literal linguistic meaning (semantics) and contextual implications (pragmatics), with specific interests in clause-embedding structures, discourse particles, biased question interpretation, and ethical dimensions of internet communication.
- Affiliations: Utrecht University (current), UC Santa Cruz (PhD), University of Amsterdam (postdoc)
Research interests include formal semantics, discourse analysis, and sociolinguistic pragmatics. His work examines how linguistic expressions derive meaning in real-world contexts, addressing topics like temporal aspect systems and the pragmatic implications of digital communication.
- Key themes: Pragmatics-Semantics Interface, Bias in Questions, Internet Discourse Ethics
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