Toshiyuki Ogihara

Toshiyuki Ogihara is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Washington. His research focuses on formal semantics, syntax-semantics interfaces, and Japanese linguistics, particularly exploring topics such as tense, aspect, counterfactuals, and pragmatics. He has held this position since at least 2000, as evidenced by his 2000 publication and ongoing work through 2024. His academic contributions include influential analyses of Japanese syntax-morphology relationships, historical linguistic studies of Middle Japanese, and cross-linguistic comparisons of tense systems.

Research Interests:

• Formal semantics of tense and aspect
• Pragmatic implications of syntactic structures
• Cross-linguistic variation in temporal reference
• Japanese morphological interpretations (e.g., -te iru, -ta morphemes)
• Counterfactual conditionals and modal embeddings

Teaching:

• Formal Semantics
• Japanese Linguistics
• Introduction to Linguistics

Publications highlight a sustained focus on Japanese linguistic phenomena, with recent work extending into broader semantic theories applicable across languages. His 2016 monograph and 2024 studies exemplify deep engagement with both theoretical and empirical dimensions of semantics.